- From 1977 to 1981, his main backup vocalists were Martha Wash and Izora Rhodes-Armstead, who were billed as Two Tons o' Fun. They would later find solo success as The Weather Girls with their 1982 hit "It's Raining Men".
- Early member of San Francisco drag troupe "The Cockettes"
- Disco singer
- Best known for singing the disco classic "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)".
- Best known for singing the disco classic "Dance Disco Heat" off the album "Step 2" which went gold.
- Musicial influences included Patti LaBelle, Mahalia Jackson, Judy Garland, Diana Ross, Billie Holiday, Etta James, Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield, Clara Ward, Lena Horne, Bessie Smith and Ethel Waters.
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