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Vicki Anderson (born Myra Barnes; November 21, 1939 – July 3, 2023) was an American soul singer best known for her performances with the James Brown Revue. She recorded a number of singles under both her birth and stage names. She was the widow of Bobby Byrd and mother of musician Carleen Anderson.
Jul 5, 2023 · While in the band, she met Bobby Byrd (1934–2007), who collaborated closely with Brown as a co-founder of the Famous Flames. The two eventually left the James Brown Revue and married in 1970.
After splitting from Brown in 1973, Byrd and Vicki Anderson, who left Brown's band at the same time as Byrd, got married. Byrd had three children with his first wife, Gail Harbin Byrd, (Walda, Orrin and Ruthie) in Toccoa, Georgia. He also had two children from another relationship. Byrd raised Anderson's children including Carleen. The couple ...
Jul 7, 2023 · US soul vocalist Vicki Anderson Byrd, whose career was closely associated with that of James Brown, in whose band she sang in two spells in the 1960s and 1970s, died on Monday (3) at the age...
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Sep 15, 2007 · Byrd’s survivors include his wife, Vicki Anderson, who also sang and performed in Brown’s touring band.
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Meeting – and marrying – band mate Bobby Byrd, she played a pivotal role in soul’s evolution into funk. Recording some fantastic solo cuts, her 1970 song ‘Message From A Soul Sister’ remains one of the era’s finest.
During that time she met and married band mate, Bobby Byrd. Her own 1970 solo single, ‘Message From A Soul Sister’ is revered by funk collectors. Vicki is, of course, the mother of Carleen Anderson and though she was never a major star in the US she was held in huge respect by the UK and European soul and funk contingent.
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