Born and raised in the City of Brotherly Love, this Philadelphia native began singing as a child at her grandfather's church. Answering a newspaper ad at age 13 for a girl who could read music, play piano and sing, she was soon singing background vocals on records by Frankie Avalon, Freddie Cannon and Chubby Checker. In 1962 she took center stage at Cameo-Parkway Records when she was asked to record her first solo record "Mashed Potato Time". The record soared up the pop and R&B charts and was followed by a string of hits: "Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes"), "Ride", "Do The Bird" and "I Really Love You" among them. Only in her teens, Dee Dee Sharp became an international star. She toured the US and Europe quite often as part of Dick Clark's "Caravan of Stars", working with just about every major act in the golden age of rock and roll - Ben E. King, Little Anthony & The Imperials, Bobby Rydell, The Shirelles, Len Barry, Nona Hendryks, Little Eva, Chuck Jackson, The Temptations and Jerry Butler, to name a few.http://www.deedeesharp.com

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