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Thelma Houston (née Jackson; born May 7, 1943) is an American singer. Beginning her recording career in the late 1960s, Houston scored a number-one hit record in 1977 with her recording of "Don't Leave Me This Way", which won the Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.
May 7, 2019 · Though the sophisticated pop of Sunshower confounded radio programmers, Motown was ready for an artist like Thelma Houston. By 1972, she was among the first artists signed to MoWest,...
Feb 8, 2021 · My job was to get her a hit and we tried and tried. Finally I heard Teddy Pendergrass singing “Don’t Leave Me This Way” and I thought it was perfect for Thelma and it was”.
Thelma Houston is a singer and a songwriter, who also has had a successful career in the acting profession. She is probably best remembered for her Disco version of the Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes evergreen, 'Don't Leave Me This Way'.
Jun 3, 2018 · She almost had to put her job on the line by saying, ‘this song is a hit, I believe in it.” And then once it got out there in the clubs, that was that. The company got behind it and it became a hit.
- Henry Giardina
Mar 21, 2022 · A Mississippi native, Thelma started out in the 60s performing in gospel music with the Art Reynolds Singers. She then signed to Capitol Records (home of the Beatles, Nat King Cole, and Nancy...
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I always felt that I could have a career in the music industry based on the response that I get and was getting at the time from a 'live' performance in front of the audiences. Of course, being in the industry, it's everyone's dream I would imagine to want to do a recording.
