Sugar Pie DeSanto grew up in the Fillmore district of San Francisco, hanging out and singing with neighbourhood pal Etta James. After many first place finishes at the Ellis Theater talent shows she moved on in her career, playing with the James Brown Revue for a couple of years and touring with the American Folk Blues Festival in Europe where she was known for her energetic performances. Just last year the compilation Go Go Power: The Complete Chess Singles 1961-1966 was released. It features lots of great tracks including Soulful Dress, In the Basement (with Etta James) and Mama Didn't Raise No Fools.
Here are two videos featuring Sugar Pie. The first one is on tour in England in 1964 and the second is a performance of Hello San Francisco thirty years later. She still does live shows today!
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