Watch Deniece Williams
"Unsung" Episode
Deniece Williams is one of our favorite songstresses of the last three decades and she finally got her due this past week on TV One's Unsung.
Possessing one of the sweetest voices in soul music, Deniece Williams spent a decade at the top of the soul charts making unabashedly positive, thoughtful music, and then another decade as a significant Gospel artist. Her clear delivery and her understated, girl-next-door style won for her a slew of fans and established for her a solid -- if often underrated - catalog of hits.
Born in 1951 in Gary, Indiana to a strict Pentecostal family, "Niecy" grew up listening to great Gospel and Jazz singers in her home, including her talented mother. While she did not intend to pursue a career in music, her emerging vocal talent brought her notice in the Chicago area and the opportunity to audition for Stevie Wonder in 1971. Wonder fell in love with her sweet, feminine voice, and hired her for what turned into a three-year stint as part of his vocal group, Wonderlove.
