Or Rachelle farrell, Stephanie mills, Angela winbush, Phyllis Hyman. Yo I saw Patti Janelle live last month and at 70 she still has it. Hit every note
I got phyllis on the list. There's a bunch I left out like Dinah Washington, Martha Wash ,Shirley Murdock, Cheryl Pepsii Riley, Regina Belle,.....I'd put all of them before Tamia in terms of impact to R&B.......Even Michelle. I'm glad Michelle got a lil acknowledgement this decade even tho it was revealed she a lil nutty.
But yeah Vesta was part of my puberty years along with Karyn White, Cee Cee Peniston and Paula Abdul. I recently told another poster I found a new singer who reminds me of Vesta a lil..Her name is Koryn Hawthorne. She sings gospel but the way she can switch up tones, her swagger and even how she looks reminds me of Vesta.