Thursday, September 15, 2022

Wesla Whitfield 75 -- September 15, 2022


Singer Wesla Whitfield was born 75 years ago today, on 15-September-1947. She was a fellow alum of San Francisco State University. In San Francisco in 1977 two creeps tried to rob her on the street. They shot her and left her with paralyzed legs. She was able to return to singing and had a fine career. 

For many years, her husband Mike Greensill was her accompanist and arranger. She died in 2018. 

Wesla Whitfield - Lost in the Stars

Wesla Whitfield sings "I Didn't Know What Time It Was"

Wesla Whitfield - Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye


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