Joni Sledge, who with her sisters recorded the enduring dance anthem “We Are Family,” has died, the band’s representative said Saturday. Sledge was found dead in her home by a friend in Phoenix, Arizona, on Friday, the band’s publicist, Biff Warren, said. We welcome your prayers as we weep the loss of our sister, mother, aunt, niece and cousin,” read a family statement. But then they met Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers of the hit group Chic, and their breakout soon came. Still, Sister Sledge continued; while sister Kathy left the group for a solo career, the trio of sisters continued to perform and record, including a performance for Pope Francis in 2015.

Source: National Post March 12, 2017 16:03 UTC