Sister Sledge

Sister Sledge is an American musical group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Formed in 1971, the group was originally composed of sisters Debbie, Joni, Kathy and Kim Sledge. With Kathy leaving in 1989 the group have since operated as a trio (with Kathy occasionally re-joining for one-off performances and several releases in the 1990s). Having enjoyed marginal success in Europe during the middle of the decade, mainstream success was achieved when breakthrough album We Are Family was released in 1979.
Symbolizing strong family values, the siblings became global superstars at the height of the disco era. The group is mostly known for the anthem, "We Are Family" and hit songs "He's the Greatest Dancer", "Lost in Music", their version of "My Guy", and "Frankie". Still performing energetic stage shows and producing music today, Sister Sledge performed for Pope Francis in Philadelphia, PA IN September 2015. The group have performed in six of the world's seven continents.
The sisters also performed at the Zaire '74 concert in Africa alongside James Brown during the infamous Rumble in the Jungle boxing event.
Tributed Bob Marley and the Wailers.
They performed the theme song to The Jeffersons, and even appeared on the show.
A version of We Are Family with Diana Ross and Patti LaBelle was done as a charity recording after the September 11 attacks.
They were invived for a one-time appearance on Oprah.
They performed at a Save the Children charity concert and along with Aretha Franklin were invited to meet the Pope and Andrea Bocelli.
Several hit albums, with We Are Family going platinum in the US. Phenomenal in Europe. Numerous hit singles.
== Genres ==
Disco
Category:Disco
Category:Post Disco
Category:Eighties
Category:Philadelphia Soul