In Memoriam
In Memoriam : Singer Vesta Williams
R&B diva, Vesta Williams, best known for 1980’s hits “Don’t Blow A Good Thing” and “Congratulations,” has been found dead in a possible drug overdose in a California hotel room, said the coroner Friday. She was 53.
R&B diva, Vesta Williams, has been found dead in a California hotel room.
The cause of death is still unknown. She was 53.
Death details
Williams was found dead at 6:15 p.m. Thursday in an El Segundo hotel room, Los Angeles County coroner’s Capt. John Kades (KAY’-dihs) said.
An autopsy will determine the cause of death. A toxicology examination will take six weeks to be completed, Kades said. — ABC News
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About Vesta Williams
Born on Dec. 1, 1957 in Coshocton, Ohio, she had hits with “Once Bitten Twice Shy,” ”Sweet, Sweet Love” and the “torch” song “Congratulations,” a story about a woman finding out her man was getting married and through the pain, still wished him the best.
During the mid 1980s and 1990s, Williams had seven Top 20 hits to the US Billboard Chart. Her album Vesta in 1986 become a seller with hits “Once Bitten” and “Twin Shy”
Vesta Williams was also in the movie industry, playing the part as a saloon singer in the Mario Van Peebles movie “Posse” and she had a recurring role on the television situation comedy “Sister, Sister,” playing actress Jackee Harry’s best friend Monica.
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