Evelyn King

R&B and disco singer Evelyn King was born on July 1, 1960 in the Bronx, New York and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her father was a member of the groups the Orioles and the Harptones and her mother managed a band called Red Quality. Evelyn was discovered by music producer Theodore Life while working part time as a cleaning woman for the recording studio Sigma Sound Studios. She began her professional singing career at age sixteen.

King scored her biggest and most famous smash success with the groovy disco anthem "Shame," which peaked at #9 on the Billboard pop charts in 1978. The follow-up song "I Don't Know If It's Right" likewise did well; it went all the way to #23 on the Billboard pop charts. Both "Love Come Down" and "I'm In Love" were #1 R&B radio hits in the early 80's. Moreover, such equally funky and infectious songs as "Don't Hide Our Love," "Betcha She Don't Love You," "Just for the Night," "High Horse," "Your Personal Touch," and "Flirt" were all substantial successes on the R&B radio charts throughout the early to mid 80's.

The 1983 single "Get Loose" was a Top 10 hit in Europe and cracked the UK Top 40. Evelyn has done work for various charities that include L. A.

Her big hit disco song "Shame" has been covered by such artists as Zhane and Kim Wilde. Moreover, "Shame" was one of the first songs inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame in a ceremony held at New York's Spirit club on September 20, 2004.

Cares and the 2008 March of Dimes Fundraiser.