associated_acts years_active birth_place background instrument birth_date genre article_title
smith 1965 -- 1976 st. louis , missouri , u.s. solo_singer vocals 26 november 1948 rock , blues gayle mccormick

gayle mccormick

gayle mccormick -lrb- born november 26 , 1948 -rrb- is an american singer .
she attended pattonville high school in maryland heights , missouri near st. louis and sang high soprano with the suburb choir , a 150-voice unit that performed annually with the st. louis symphony .
her recording and performing career stretched from 1965 to 1976 .
mccormick started her career singing songs by tina turner and etta james before joining smith .
