| Yvonne got her start as a latter-day member of the re-formulated Chantels and the James Brown Revue. Signed to Motown Records in the early 1970's as a result of her work with Chuck Jackson, she appeared in a minor role as a chanteuse in the film "Lady Sings the Blues" before hooking up with producer Norman Whitfield for a first-rate series of singles: "Love Ain't No Toy," "Walk Out the Door If You Wanna," and what is perhaps the definitive version of "Funky Music Sho' 'Nuff Turns Me On," and a stunning remake of the Kim Weston/Gladys Knight semi-standard "It Should Have Been Me," which dented the lower end of the pop charts in 1976 and became a club classic. A raucous soul belter who deserved better at Motown, Fair died in Las Vegas in 1994. Though she had only one club hit, Yvonne deserves her place in the DiscoMuseum. A talent sadly under appreciated. |
