The granddaughters of opera singer Viola Williams, the four Sledge sisters first
started singing in local churches in Philadelphia. Devising a lively R&B vocal
harmony style strongly influenced by the disco music of the era, they had their
first hit with Mama Never Told Me in 1975. After two relatively unsuccessful
albums, their career boomed after they'd been taken under the wing of top dance
producers Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards of Chic, resulting in the massive
international dance anthems We Are Family and He's The Greatest Dancer. The
group continued getting hits after s...