Viola Mills - Stormy Weather

American singer. Born: 30 December 1939 in Watts, Los Angeles, California, USA. Died: 6 May 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA (aged 69). A pre-stardom began using singer Viola Wills as a session vocalist on sides that he produced for 's Bronco Records/ labels. In the mid-1960s, Keane known for hits by , the , and of ABC-TV's hit western "The Rifleman" wanted to expand into soul music. In 1965, A&R director White signed Wills to Bronco as a solo artist. She recorded several sides for the label, which all failed to chart. In 1969, she recorded a single for the label that also failed to hit, titled "" (now a British 'Northern Soul' classic). In 1974, she replaced backup vocalist on 's European tour. While in the UK, Wills recorded for . Three years later, she signed with . In 1979, while signed to the UK label, Wills enjoyed her biggest hit with a disco version of 's 1957 hit "Gonna Get Along Without You". Recording in an uptempo dance Hi-NRG style, Wills scored dancefloor hits with "If You Could Read My Mind" and "Up On The Roof

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