Nurredin you’re right, she was actually white, but she was born in Jamaica, but raised in Philly. Her songwriting writing partner, Thom Bell, confirmed that she was white in an interview he did 3 years ago. Here’s what he said about their working relationship: “They never knew we were black and white,” added Bell, “and we kept it that way. They didn’t really appreciate a white woman with a black man.”
Nurredin you’re right, she was actually white, but she was born in Jamaica, but raised in Philly. Her songwriting writing partner, Thom Bell, confirmed that she was white in an interview he did 3 years ago. Here’s what he said about their working relationship: “They never knew we were black and white,” added Bell, “and we kept it that way. They didn’t really appreciate a white woman with a black man.”
Actually she was a West Indian Jew. People thought she was Caucasian.
Nurredin you’re right, she was actually white, but she was born in Jamaica, but raised in Philly. Her songwriting writing partner, Thom Bell, confirmed that she was white in an interview he did 3 years ago. Here’s what he said about their working relationship: “They never knew we were black and white,” added Bell, “and we kept it that way. They didn’t really appreciate a white woman with a black man.”
Here is a link to the article: http://articles.philly.com/2012-11-30/news/35437098_1_breast-cancer-group-lyrics-memorial-fund-raiser
Actually she was a West Indian Jew. People thought she was Caucasian.
Nurredin you’re right, she was actually white, but she was born in Jamaica, but raised in Philly. Her songwriting writing partner, Thom Bell, confirmed that she was white in an interview he did 3 years ago. Here’s what he said about their working relationship: “They never knew we were black and white,” added Bell, “and we kept it that way. They didn’t really appreciate a white woman with a black man.”
Here is a link to the article: http://articles.philly.com/2012-11-30/news/35437098_1_breast-cancer-group-lyrics-memorial-fund-raiser
One of the greatest songwriters of all time, period!
One of the greatest songwriters of all time, period!