Ladies of Listening Pleasure

Happy Labor Day.  I love the irony of this holiday...a day that pays tribute to workers and work is a day that most of us don't work.  Since  you're probably enjoying some leisure time and doing a little grilling, I thought today's post should be something nice and leisurely that goes just fine with a barbeque. It's not possible to write in a single post, or even a thousand posts for that matter, about all of the artists that have made music that will always have a place in my heart and mind, but here are a few of my favorites from the 70's...when I was but a wee lass. These female R&B groups never hit the heights of groups like the Supremes (one of my all-time favorites) or Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, but they sure did make some wonderful music.

The Honey Cone

This Los Angeles-based group started in 1969 and was comprised of Edna Wright, lead singer (and sister of Darlene Love), Carolyn Willis and Shelly Clark (formerly of the Ikettes).  This group had a