Sugar Pie DeSanto
Sugar Pie DeSanto's career began at a talent show when Johnny Otis spotted her talent (she won) and offered her a contract on the spot. She joined his revue and he nicknamed her Sugar Pie. While she is best known for hits like "I Want to Know", which hit #4 on the R&B charts in 1960, "Soulful Dress" in 1964, and duets with Etta James on "Do I Make Myself Clear" and "In the Basement, Part 1", she is a songwriter whose songs have been recorded by Fontella Bass, Little Milton, Minnie Riperton and The Dells.