In her early years, she performed as a comedian and singer. Ron Townsend (a former member of R&B group, Fifth Dimension) put Vesta in his band, Wild Honey. Vesta became a studio singer for artists such as Chaka Khan, Gladys Knight, Stephanie Mills and Gordon Lightfoot.
In 1986, she released her self-titled debut album on A&M Records. The album peaked at #43 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart.
Her first single "Once Bitten Twice Shy" peaked at #40 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart, #45 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart and #9 on Billboard's Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 16 weeks. The song also peaked at #14 on the U.K. Singles chart.
Vesta's second single "Something About You" peaked at #21 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart, #42 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart and #46 on Billboard's Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 10 weeks.
In 1988, Vesta released her sophomore album "Vesta 4 U" peaked at #131 on the Billboard 200 chart and #26 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart.
The album was unsuccessful and the only single to chart was, "Always" which peaked at #44 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 12 weeks. Soon after, Vesta left A&M Records.
A music video was made for the song, "Somebody For Me," but it's unknown how it charted. After that, she continued doing session work for artists such as George Duke, Howard Hewitt and Phil Perry.
In 2007, she released her sixth album, "Distant Lover" on Shanachie Records which consisted of cover songs by artists such as Stevie Wonder, Bill Withers, Marvin Gaye and Sade.Sadly on September 22, 2011, Vesta was found deceased in a hotel room in El Segundo, California from hypertensive heart disease at the age of 53.
To see Vesta's official website, go to:
http://www.vestawilliams.com/
To see the music video for "Once Bitten Twice Shy," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhhMLHJZVHc
To see the music video for "Something About You," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EL0pWiJViZs
To see the music video for "Don't Blow a Good Thing," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUrVJ_BeC9s
To see a fan-made video for "You Make Me Want to (Love Again)," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJRGzh0bXv4
To see a fan-made video for "Suddenly It's Magic," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33HKrh4LX7Q
To see the music video for "Sweet Sweet Love," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoNXbU4jgMY
To see a fan-made video for "4 U," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BXWcDkEnw0
To see the music video for "Congratulations," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjheBSB-7_A
To see the music video for "How You Feel," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_DUWeZ6ZzQ
To see the music video for "Special," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KPImmytHDE
To see the music video for "Do Ya," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Gk__5Ud0EY
To see a fan-made video for "Always," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWo3uhTZ_RI
To see the music video for "Somebody For Me," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHrR33lfGf8
[updated on 05\30\13]
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