Martha Elaine Wash is a well-known American singer, songwriter, actress, and producer, born in San Francisco, California, U.S. on December 28, 1953. She has a distinctive and powerful voice which she is known for. Her first achieved fame was as half of the Two Tons O’ Fun, who sang backing vocals for the disco singer Sylvester including on his signature hit “You Make Me Feel.”
Martha first auditioned as a backup singer before a singer Sylvester and his manager Brent Thomson in February 1976. Sylvester was immediately impressed with her vocal performance and asked if she had a friend who could sing like her, Martha then introduced him to Izora Rhodes.
In 1989, Wash recorded the song “You’re My One and Only True Love” as a demo, produced by David Cole who would later form the C+C Music Factory. Cole later gave the song to the then-upcoming female group Seduction. The song appeared on Seduction’s debut album “Nothing Matters Without Love,” which was released in September 1989
Where did Martha Wash go to college and high school?
According to available records, Martha did not have a college education, however, she graduated from High School. Martha had her basic education at McKinley Elementary and continued to San Francisco Polytechnic High School where she graduated. While in High school, Martha she sang in the school choir and has appeared on four albums in the school choir.
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