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Sugar Pie DeSanto (born Peylia Marsema Balinton, October 16, 1935) is an American R&B singer and dancer, whose career in music flourished in the 1950s and 1960s. Early life [ edit ] DeSanto was born to an African-American mother, who was a concert pianist, and a Filipino father.
May 3, 2024 · Peylia Marsema Balinton — better known as blues singer Sugar Pie DeSanto — talks to her longtime manager Jim Moore. At 86 years old, she is about to be inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame.
Sep 12, 2023 · Sugar Pie DeSanto, 87, poses for a portrait outside her home in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. (Juliana Yamada/KQED) James Moore, DeSanto’s longtime manager, says he’s heard stories of how exacting she could be from other musicians, including the late Maurice White of Earth, Wind & Fire. “Some guy hit a wrong note,” Moore ...
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Jul 29, 2010 · Sugar Pie DeSanto was born in Brooklyn in October 1935, and was christened Umpeleya Marsema Balinton. Her father was Filipino, her mother African-American.
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Award-Winning Music Artist Sugar Pie DeSanto Based in Oakland, California For R&B and soul music that comes alive, you can’t go wrong with CDs from us. Jasman Records Inc. is an Oakland, California, label proudly promoting Sugar Pie DeSanto, an award-winning artist providing R&B and soul music everyone can enjoy.
About Sugar Pie. Sugar Pie DeSanto has been called a great R&B singer. Her CDs, “Sugar Is Salty” (1993), “Classic Sugar Pie” (1997), and “A Slice of Pie” (1999), are on the Jasman Records label. Yet, Ms. DeSanto, born in Brooklyn, is far more than a great blues singer—, she’s also a first-class soul singer, a commanding jazz ...
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Sugar Pie DeSanto. Born Umpeylia Marcema Balinton, this artist was given her stage name as well as her recording debut by rhythm and blues ubermensch Johnny Otis. He dubbed her "Little Miss Sugar Pie" in 1955, and not because…. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY:
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