Vocalists Martha Wash and Izora Armstead took a winding road to landing an
iconic hit as The Weather Girls, but with 'It's Raining Men' they achieved
dance-floor immortality.
The pair knew each other from an early age, with both performing in San
Francisco choirs and eventually landing in the gospel group NOW 'News of the
World). When Wash auditioned for singer-songwriter Sylvester and his manager she
impressed them and, being picked up as a backing singer, brought Armstead with
her. They became Two Tons O' Fun, performing backing vocals for Sylvester for
several years and a...