associated_acts years_active birth_place background instrument birth_date genre article_title name occupation
tony supremes orlando and dawn , former ladies of the 1960s -- present detroit , michigan , united states solo_singer vocals 14 december 1946 r & b , soul , jazz joyce vincent wilson
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joyce vincent wilson

joyce vincent wilson -lrb- born december 14 , 1946 , detroit , michigan -rrb- is an american singer , most famous for being one-third of the group tony orlando and dawn .
orlando had released the singles `` candida '' and `` knock three times '' , recorded with session vocalists linda november and toni wine backing him , under the name `` dawn '' ; when the singles charted , orlando found himself needing to assemble an actual backing group to tour and record with .
wilson and telma hopkins became the fully embodied `` dawn '' .
the popular 1970s group later had their own successful television program , and wilson was featured on hit singles like `` he do n't love you -lrb- like i love you -rrb- '' , `` tie a yellow ribbon round the ole oak tree '' and `` mornin ' beautiful '' .
wilson continues singing to this day , usually with her sister , pamela vincent .
wilson was offered a chance to replace original supremes member mary wilson in the supremes , with members scherrie payne and susaye greene , before it was determined by motown that the group should not continue without any original members .
wilson sang as a backing vocalist on payne and greene 's duet album , `` partners '' , in 1979 , which was originally conceived as a supremes album .
a friend of payne , wilson has also provided backing vocals during her solo concerts .
in 2006 , wilson and her sister pamela vincent provided backing vocals at the twentieth anniversary concert of the former ladies of the supremes .
in january 2007 , both wilson and vincent provided backing vocals for payne at a concert in los angeles , california .
in april 2007 , joyce stepped in as a last-minute replacement for freddi poole , who was unable to join her group the former ladies of the supremes , on a tour of japan .
in june 2008 , joyce stepped in to replace lynda lawrence on a tour of england .
in september 2009 , joyce replaced freddie poole as a member of the former ladies of the supremes , which is now billed as scherrie payne and lynda laurence .
joyce and her sister pam also perform with the `` inspirational voices of free '' choir .
joyce and pam are also members of the group tour de 4force .
this 5-piece group includes both joyce and pam , as well as jim gilstrap , theresa davis and former supreme scherrie payne .
