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ROCK & ROLL CALL 📞
Recording Star DEE DEE SHARP played an amazing piano by the time she was ten and was directing her grandfather’s
Church Choir in her hometown, Philadelphia, PA. Dee Dee’s singing career began in 1958 – she was 13. Her Mom was in a very serious automobile accident and Dee Dee had to help support her family.
She checked out the help-wanted ads and noticed “Background
Singers Wanted”. Soon this talented 13-year-old was singing backup vocals for Lloyd Price, Chubby Checker, Bobby Rydell,
Frankie Avalon and Jackie Wilson. In 1962 Dee Dee signed a recording contract with Cameo Parkway records and produced
several Top10 hits: “Slow Twisting” (with Chubby Checker),
“Mashed Potato Time”(Gold Disc), “Gravy (for my Mashed Potatoes)”, “Ride” (Gold Disc) and “Do The Bird”.
Dee Dee appeared often on American Bandstand and was
regularly featured on Dick Clark’s Caravan of Stars.
The Cuz welcomes Dee Dee Sharp to MusicRadio 77WABC this Saturday 3/2/24. CB
