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Pat Lewis (born Patsy Lewis in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, on 23 October 1947; died August/September 2024) was an American soul singer and backing vocalist from the 1960s remembered for being inducted into the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame twice - as a solo artist in 2015 and as a member of Isaac Hayes Hot Buttered Soul group in 2017.
Lewis moved to Detroit, Michigan, in 1951. In the early 60s, Pat and her sisters formed the group The Adorables and began singing backing vocals for Golden World Records. Lewis herself debuted as a solo artist in 1966 with Can't Shake It Loose while also beginning to do outside backing vocals sessions. She met Motown Records' in-house backing group The Andantes, and one day when one of the girls couldn't make the session for Stevie Wonder's Up-Tight, Lewis stepped in and did it as well as several other Motown sessions. She signed to Solid Hit Bound Records and released a string of singles, including "Look At What I Almost Missed", "Warning", "No One to Love", "No Baby No", and "The Loser". From the late 60s on, she became a permanent backing singer for Aretha Franklin, Isaac Hayes and later on George Clinton too.
In 1989, Lewis, as well as The Andantes, were among the invited artists to join UK producer Ian Levine's mega-project Motorcity Records, a label formed to record new material on former Motown artists. Lewis became the main backing vocals co-ordinator for the label and did several hundred arrangements while she recorded more than 50 tracks with herself and as a lead singer for the re-formed Andantes. Her single Separation (1991) (co-written by Levine and Billy Griffin) was Single of the Week when reviewed in British soul magazine Blues & Soul.
After the label's demise in 1992, Lewist continued to work with Ian Levine on a regular basis. In 1997, she recorded 50 cover versions of selected Motown and Northern Soul classics although only a handful of tracks have been released on various artists compilations. In 1999, she recorded 76 gospel tracks with Levine for K-Tel.
In her later years, Lewis occasionally toured with Martha Reeves's original backing group The Vandellas, including performing in Manchester, England, in October 2007.
Pat Lewis (born Patsy Lewis in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, on 23 October 1947; died August/September 2024) was an American soul singer and backing vocalist from the 1960s remembered for being inducted into the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame twice - as a solo artist in 2015 and as a member of Isaac Hayes Hot Buttered Soul group in 2017.
Lewis moved to Detroit, Michigan, in 1951. In the early 60s, Pat and her sisters formed the group The Adorables and began singing backing vocals for Golden World Records. Lewis herself debuted as a solo artist in 1966 with Can't Shake It Loose while also beginning to do outside backing vocals sessions. She met Motown Records' in-house backing group The Andantes, and one day when one of the girls couldn't make the session for Stevie Wonder's Up-Tight, Lewis stepped in and did it as well as several other Motown sessions. She signed to Solid Hit Bound Records and released a string of singles, including "Look At What I Almost Missed", "Warning", "No One to Love", "No Baby No", and "The Loser". From the late 60s on, she became a permanent backing singer for Aretha Franklin, Isaac Hayes and later on George Clinton too.
In 1989, Lewis, as well as The Andantes, were among the invited artists to join UK producer Ian Levine's mega-project Motorcity Records, a label formed to record new material on former Motown artists. Lewis became the main backing vocals co-ordinator for the label and did several hundred arrangements while she recorded more than 50 tracks with herself and as a lead singer for the re-formed Andantes. Her single Separation (1991) (co-written by Levine and Billy Griffin) was Single of the Week when reviewed in British soul magazine Blues & Soul.
After the label's demise in 1992, Lewist continued to work with Ian Levine on a regular basis. In 1997, she recorded 50 cover versions of selected Motown and Northern Soul classics although only a handful of tracks have been released on various artists compilations. In 1999, she recorded 76 gospel tracks with Levine for K-Tel.
In her later years, Lewis occasionally toured with Martha Reeves's original backing group The Vandellas, including performing in Manchester, England, in October 2007.
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