Evelyn King(II)
- Actress
- Additional Crew
- Soundtrack
R&B and disco singer Evelyn King was born on July 1, 1960 in the Bronx,
New York and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her father was a
member of the groups the Orioles and the Harptones and her mother
managed a band called Red Quality. Evelyn was discovered by music
producer Theodore Life while working part time as a cleaning woman for
the recording studio Sigma Sound Studios. She began her professional
singing career at age sixteen. King scored her biggest and most famous
smash success with the groovy disco anthem "Shame," which peaked at #9
on the Billboard pop charts in 1978. The follow-up song "I Don't Know
If It's Right" likewise did well; it went all the way to #23 on the
Billboard pop charts. Both "Love Come Down" and "I'm In Love" were #1
R&B radio hits in the early 80's. Moreover, such equally funky and
infectious songs as "Don't Hide Our Love," "Betcha She Don't Love You,"
"Just for the Night," "High Horse," "Your Personal Touch," and "Flirt"
were all substantial successes on the R&B radio charts throughout the
early to mid 80's. The 1983 single "Get Loose" was a Top 10 hit in
Europe and cracked the UK Top 40. Evelyn has done work for various
charities that include L.A. Cares and the 2008 March of Dimes
Fundraiser. More recently Evelyn King has made a very successful
comeback: Her latest single "The Dance" climbed all the way to #12 on
the Billboard Dance Club charts in the summer of 2008 and she released
the album "Open Book" on August 19, 2008.