"Sledge Hammer (ride) Sledge Hammer is a ride at Canada's Wonderland. The Huss ride was opened to the public on May 4, 2003 and continues to operate today. Sledge Hammer is also the world's first and only 'giant jumping machine' to be ever made. Over the past number of years, the ride has been faced with a number of serious mechanical issues closing the ride constantly and making it almost unpredictable for the public to know a re-opening date. When the ride was first opened during the 2003 season, the ride attracted many guests and had almost no problems. Since"
"Sister Sledge Sister Sledge is an American musical vocal group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Formed in 1971, the group consisted of sisters Debbie, Joni, Kim and Kathy Sledge. The siblings achieved international success at the height of the disco era. The year 1979 saw the release of their breakthrough album ""We Are Family"", which peaked at number three on the US Album Chart , and included the 1979 single ""We Are Family"" which reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 and earned a Grammy Award nomination, together with two other 1979 top 20 hits ""He's the Greatest Dancer"" and"
"Debbie and Kim announced that they will continue to perform as Sister Sledge. Sister Sledge Sister Sledge is an American musical vocal group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Formed in 1971, the group consisted of sisters Debbie, Joni, Kim and Kathy Sledge. The siblings achieved international success at the height of the disco era. The year 1979 saw the release of their breakthrough album ""We Are Family"", which peaked at number three on the US Album Chart , and included the 1979 single ""We Are Family"" which reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 and earned a Grammy Award nomination,"
"Kathy Sledge Kathy Sledge (born January 6, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter and producer. Sledge is best known as a founding member and lead singer of the family vocal group Sister Sledge (made up of her sisters). Embarking on her solo career in 1989, Sledge has had several hits on the International Pop and Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, including ""Take Me Back to Love Again"", which hit #1 in 1992. Sledge continues to tour throughout the United States and worldwide. Born in 1959, Sledge is the granddaughter of former opera singer Viola Williams, and daughter to Florez Sledge and"
"Joni Sledge Joan Elise Sledge (September 13, 1956 – March 10, 2017) was an American singer–songwriter, actress and producer. Sledge was best known as a founding member of the American family vocal group Sister Sledge, who were best known for their hits during the mid–1970s through the mid–1990s; most notably 1979's """"We Are Family"""" and """"He's The Greatest Dancer"""". Sledge died from natural causes on March 10, 2017 at age 60. Sledge was born the second of four daughters in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Edwin Sledge (1923–1996), a tap dancer, and his actress wife, Florez (née Williams; 1928–2007). Described as a"
"100 and number one on the R&B chart. ""We Are Family"" was digitally remastered and reissued on CD by Rhino Records in 1995. All songs written by Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers. The re–mastered CD was released in 1995. Singles We Are Family (album) We Are Family is the third studio album by the American R&B vocal group Sister Sledge, released on January 22, 1979 in the United States and on April 30, 1979 in the United Kingdom by Cotillion Records. The album was written and produced by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards of the band Chic, and includes four"
"former Broadway star Edwin Sledge of dance-tap duo ""Fred and Sledge"". Sledge is the youngest of four daughters in the music group Sister Sledge and enjoyed several R&B and dance/pop hits with her sisters Debbie, Joni and Kim. Kathy performed the lead vocals to their biggest hits, ""He's the Greatest Dancer"", ""We Are Family"" and ""Frankie"". In 1992 Sledge released a solo album, 'Heart', which peaked at 86 R&B charts. The album produced two singles ""Take Me Back to Love"" R&B 24 and ""All of My Love"" R&B 57. Sledge collaborated with Dance producer Robert Miles on dance/pop hit ""Freedom"""
"also released. In 1996, after witnessing a shooting in LA, Joni Sledge wrote the protest song ""Brother, Brother stop"" that was recorded by the trio and featured on a new greatest hits CD. In 1997, Joni produced the group's 8th studio album ""African Eyes"", that garnered critical acclaim and was nominated for a Grammy as best produced CD. In December 2000, Sister Sledge (Kathy, Debbie, Joni and Kim) performed at The White House for the President and First Lady at the final Christmas party of the Clinton Administration. The following year, in the aftermath of 9/11, all four sisters re-recorded"
"the World Festival of Families in Philadelphia. Daughters of Broadway tap dancer Edwin Sledge (1923–1996) and actress Florez Sledge (1928–2007), Debra ""Debbie"" Sledge (born July 9, 1954), Joan ""Joni"" Sledge (September 13, 1956 – March 10, 2017), Kim Sledge (born August 21, 1957), and Kathy Sledge (born January 6, 1959) were given vocal training by their grandmother Viola Williams, a former lyric soprano opera singer and protégé of civil rights leader Mary McLeod Bethune. Under Viola’s guidance they regularly sang at their family church, Williams Temple Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) until forming a band and performing at charity and political"
"Circle of Love (Sister Sledge album) Circle of Love is the debut studio album by the American vocal group Sister Sledge, released on January 29, 1975 by Atco Records. Featuring Kathy Sledge on vocals, the album includes the songs ""Circle of Love (Caught in the Middle)"" and ""Love Don't Go Through No Changes on Me"". The album was described as a mix of pop and soul in a 1975 ""Billboard Magazine"" review. At the time of this release, all members of the group were still teenagers; the oldest member Debbie Sledge was nineteen years old, studying at Tyler College of"
"the siblings enjoyed their first taste of success. The song was a big hit in Japan and as a result the girls were flown to the country to perform at the Tokyo Music Festival where they won the Silver Prize. The sisters also performed at the Zaire 74 concert in Africa alongside James Brown during The Rumble in the Jungle boxing event. Sister Sledge’s first album ""Circle of Love"" was released by ATCO (a subsidiary of Atlantic Records) in 1975 and included songs written by Gwen Guthrie and Gwen's then-boyfriend, studio bassist Patrick Grant who later changed his name to"
"warm extrovert, Sledge attended Olney High School; graduating in 1974. Sledge majored in communications while in college and began acting in school productions at Temple University. During her sophomore year at Temple, Sledge produced and directed her first stageplay ""WildFlower"". Sometime during her career, Sledge briefly lived in Paris, France and studied at Sorbonne University. In addition to singing, Sledge was also a songwriter and producer; writing and producing the song ""Brother, Brother Stop"" for a Sister Sledge greatest hits album in 1996. Sledge's production of their album ""African Eyes"" which was released in 1997 was nominated for a best–production"
"All American Girls All American Girls is the fifth studio album by the American R&B vocal group Sister Sledge, released on February 2, 1981 by Cotillion Records. Unlike their previous albums, the group served as co–producers, with Kathy Sledge and Joni Sledge serving as writers. Released in February 1981, This album was a departure from the ""Chic Sound"" and doesn't feature production by Nile Rodgers or Bernard Edwards unlike their previous releases. Instead, Narada Michael Walden was the main producer of the project. Four singles were released from this album. The first single from the album was ""All American Girls,"""
"We Are Family (album) We Are Family is the third studio album by the American R&B vocal group Sister Sledge, released on January 22, 1979 in the United States and on April 30, 1979 in the United Kingdom by Cotillion Records. The album was written and produced by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards of the band Chic, and includes four hit singles: the title track, ""He's the Greatest Dancer"", ""Lost in Music"", and ""Thinking of You"", all of which have been sampled, remixed, and reissued in the decades after the album's release. Chic worked with Sister Sledge, who had signed"
"String Sisters String Sisters (or The String Sisters) are a Grammy long-listed folk supergroup made up of six of the world's leading female fiddlers. In January 1998 at the world-renowned Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow, Scotland, Shetland fiddler Catriona MacDonald was commissioned to assemble the world's leading female fiddlers. Macdonald brought together friends and collaborators from Ireland, United States, Norway and Sweden to perform the festival's biggest concert of that year. Catriona arranged the concert set with fellow fiddle players Annbjørg Lien, Liz Knowles, Catriona MacDonald, Liz Carroll, Emma Härdelin and Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, who also provides vocals for the"
"""Geri"" Rhodes Kennedy (July 12, 1930 - November 16, 2017) was born in Monroe Township, North Carolina. Kennedy was the manager of The Silver Belles. Working as a barmaid in Harlem, Kennedy became interested in the chorus girls after hearing stories from former dancers such as Edna ""Yak"" Taylor. She became inspired to form the group while she was working as a road manager for the rhythm and blues group Sister Sledge, a group formed by her nieces who toured in American and Europe. During the 1970s, Kennedy recruited former dancers as part of a benefit for senior citizens, known"
"""Lost in Music"". Their other US hits include a 1982 remake of Mary Wells' 1964 hit, ""My Guy"", and other international hits include ""Mama Never Told Me"" (1973), ""Thinking of You"" (1984), before reaching number one on the UK Singles Chart with the song ""Frankie"" in 1985. Remixed versions of three of their singles in 1993 returned them to the UK Top 20. Although Kathy undertook a solo career in 1989, she continued to tour with the group (with Kathy occasionally re-joining for one-off performances and several releases in the 1990s). In 2015, Sister Sledge performed for Pope Francis at"
"award at the 16th DJ Awards at Pacha, Ibiza. and performed the new Aristofreeks remix of ""We Are Family"". The first release of the 5 remixes of ""We Are Family"" that she re-recorded with the Aristofreeks were released on November 11, 2013. She also has a single together with the same group, ""Keep It Moving"" (2014), which went up to No.2 spot of US Dance Club Songs. Sledge has been married to Philip Lightfoot since 1981 and together they have two children. Kathy Sledge Kathy Sledge (born January 6, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter and producer. Sledge is best known"
"with Bluey from UK acid jazz group Incognito on the single ""World Rise and Shine"". The song featured on their greatest hits album ""And Now…Sledge…Again"". The single reached No. 1 in Italy and resulted in the trio hosting their own TV show there. The group (including Kathy) experienced a resurgence of success in the UK the following year when the Sure as Pure remix of ""We Are Family"" was released and peaked at No. 5, followed by remixes of ""Lost in Music"" (#14) and ""Thinking of You"" (#17). A greatest hits album, ""The Very Best of Sister Sledge 1973–93"", was"
"spending seventeen weeks on the charts. The single was later was certified gold by the BPI in July 1985. The other single, ""Dancing on the Jagged Edge"",Released in August 1985 peaked at number 50 on the charts in the UK. This album was certified gold on August 6, 1985. When the Boys Meet the Girls (album) When the Boys Meet the Girls is the eighth studio album by the American R&B vocal group Sister Sledge, released on June 7, 1985 by Atlantic Records. It was the group's first release on the Atlantic label. Prior to this album, the group's releases"
"Drake, mother of Nick Drake. ""Lines (Parts One, Two & Three)"", a trilogy of albums about the Hull triple trawler tragedy (1968), the First World War and the poems of Emily Brontë, was pre-released on the band's website in November 2018, prior to an official release which is scheduled for 22 February 2019. Originally an all-female band, Rachel Unthank and the Winterset made their debut performance at Towersey Village Festival in August 2004 and, on 11 May 2005, launched their debut album ""Cruel Sister"" at Holmfirth Folk Festival.""Cruel Sister"" received support from a number of DJs on BBC Radio 2"
"Sister Sin Sister Sin was an ""old-school metal"" band from Gothenburg, Sweden. The band released four full-length albums, with the most recent ""Black Lotus"" released October 27, 2014. Sister Sin toured in Europe and North America with bands such as Slayer, King Diamond, Lordi and In This Moment before splitting in November 2015. The group was formed in 2002 and released various recordings via smaller indie labels. They issued their first non-indie album ""Switchblade Serenades"" via Victory Records in October 2008; it reached number 107 on Top Heatseekers in the first week of release in the US. The band performed"
"SHEL SHEL is a folk/pop band from Fort Collins, Colorado. The band is composed of the four Holbrook sisters, where SHEL is an acronym for their names, Sarah, Hannah, Eva and Liza. Eva is on lead vocals, guitar, banjo, cello, and mandolin; Hannah on vocals, accordion and keys; Sarah on vocals, bass and fiddle; and Liza on percussion, djembe, and beat boxing. They began their career backing up their father, guitarist/singer Andrew Holbrook. The band takes part in directing their own music videos. They recently completed their second full length cd, Just Crazy Enough, in Nashville. Sarah, Hannah, Eva, and"
"Grammy. Sledge had one child, a son named Thaddeus Everett Whyte IV from her marriage to Thaddeus E. Whyte, III which was from 1992 until 2000. Sledge was found dead by a friend at her home on March 11, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona, She was 60 years old. Her death was originally considered due to unknown circumstances as she didn't have any known illnesses, according to close family sources. On March 14, 2017, Sledge's cause of death was ruled ""natural causes"". Joni Sledge Joan Elise Sledge (September 13, 1956 – March 10, 2017) was an American singer–songwriter, actress and producer."
"the song with newly re-recorded vocals by Kathy Sledge to be released on The Pacific Electronic Music label in November 2013. We Are Family (song) ""We Are Family"" is a song recorded by American vocal group Sister Sledge. The song was composed by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers. They both offered the song to Atlantic Records; although the record label initially declined, the track was released as a single from the album of the same name in April 1979 and began to gain club and radio play, eventually becoming the group's signature song. ""We Are Family"" went gold, becoming the"
"Scissor Sisters discography The discography of Scissor Sisters, an American pop group, consists of four studio albums, two extended plays, seventeen singles, two video albums and seventeen music videos. The band was formed in New York City in 2001 by Babydaddy, Jake Shears, Ana Matronic, Del Marquis and Paddy Boom, who was later replaced by Randy Real. After signing a contract with independent record label A Touch of Class in 2002, Scissor Sisters released their debut single ""Electrobix"". The critical success of its B-side, a cover version of Pink Floyd's song ""Comfortably Numb"", brought the group to the attention of"
"Slade Slade are an English rock band from Wolverhampton. They rose to prominence during the glam rock era in the early 1970s, achieving 17 consecutive top 20 hits and six number ones on the UK Singles Chart. The ""British Hit Singles & Albums"" names them as the most successful British group of the 1970s based on sales of singles. They were the first act to have three singles enter the charts at number one; all six of the band's chart-toppers were penned by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea. As of 2006, total UK sales stand at 6,520,171, and their best-selling"
"and No. 64 on the pop chart. An extensive three-year live tour began and the quartet performed sold-out shows all over the world. In 1981, Sister Sledge worked with Narada Michael Walden who produced their fifth studio album, ""All American Girls"". The project was intended as a collaboration but the resulting album is generally attributed to Narada Michael Walden. The title track became a number-three R&B hit but the following singles ""Next Time You’ll Know"" and ""If You Really Want Me"" did only moderate business. As a tribute to the late Bob Marley, a reggae influenced mix of the album's"
"Clique Girlz Clique Girlz was an American girl group consisting of sisters Destinee and Paris Monroe and Ariel Moore and later, Sara Diamond. The original group was Destinee, Paris, and Ariel. In 2009, Ariel left the group for unnamed private reasons which resulted in Sara joining the group. The group split up in 2009 when Sara Diamond left the group. In 2004, Destinee and Paris Monroe formed a group with their childhood friend Ariel Moore whom they met at school. Then, the three started to perform together as a group, named Clique (before they were signed), with the Monroes' mother,"
"Wyrd Sisters (band) The Wyrd Sisters are a Canadian folk music group formed in 1990 in Winnipeg by founding members Kim Baryluk, Nancy Reinhold and Kim Segal. The band chose the name ""the Wyrd Sisters"" to represent and reclaim the ancient pre-Christian triple goddess, also known as Weird, Wurd, Urd, Urth and The Fates. Presenting initially as a trio, the group later grew to include a full band. The Wyrd Sisters have released six independent recordings to both fan and critical acclaim. ""Herizon Magazine"" dubbed the Wyrd Sisters' 1997 release ""Raw Voice"", ""a collection of 11 lyrically intelligent and musically"
"and her daughter Lisa toured with Elton John as members of his vocal backing group. Stone appears briefly in a deleted scene ""Judith's Youth"" on the DVD of the movie ""20 Feet from Stardom"". Rose Stone Rose Stone (born Rosemary Stewart, March 21, 1945, Dallas, Texas) is an African-American singer and keyboardist. She is best known as one of the lead singers in Sly and the Family Stone, a popular psychedelic soul/funk band founded by her brothers, Sly Stone and Freddie Stone. She often wore a platinum-colored wig while performing with the band, and was noted for her strong vocals."
"Gardiner Sisters The Gardiner Sisters are a family musical group from Concord, North Carolina. The group consists of sisters Hailey, Allie, Mandi, Lindsay, Abby and Lucy Gardiner. The sisters have over 80 million views on YouTube and are one of the most popular independent music artists on Spotify with over 120 million plays. The group began in 2006 when they won the Mt. Pleasant's Got Talent July 4th singing competition. In 2009 they first started posting videos of themselves singing on YouTube. As of January 2018, the Gardiner Sisters' YouTube channel has more than 85 million total video views and"
"leader Kevin Shields is his older brother and shoe designer Eileen Shields is his younger sister. Shields is a graduate of Dublin Institute of Technology – Bolton Street. Shields has three daughters with wife and partner Maria Vlahos. Shields started playing drums as a teenager with lessons from Brian Downey of Thin Lizzy. Shields went on to form Rollerskate Skinny with members of the band Shake in 1991 as guitarist/drummer/vocalist. He played on, co-produced and wrote much of their debut 1993 ""Shoulder Voices"" LP, as well as on the ""Novice"" (1992), ""Trophy"" (1993), and ""Threshold"" (1994) EPs. He wrote and"