Joyce Vincent-Wilson

Joyce Vincent Wilson (born December 14, 1946) is an American singer, best known as part of the group Tony Orlando and Dawn. Her sister, Pamela Wilson, is also a vocalist.

Wilson began her career in Detroit providing background vocals on Motown and Golden World recordings. She met Telma Hopkins during this time, and the two provided background vocals at Holland–Dozier–Holland's Invictus/Hot Wax Records.

Orlando released the singles "Candida" and "Knock Three Times", recorded with session vocalists such as Linda November and Toni Wine backing him, under the name Dawn; when the singles charted, Orlando needed a backing group to tour and record with. Wilson and Telma Hopkins joined Orlando to perform as Dawn. The group later had their own successful television program (Tony Orlando and Dawn), and Wilson was featured on hit singles including "He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)", "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" and "Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose".

Wilson had once been considered as a replacement in an official grouping of the Supremes following former member Mary Wilson's departure. It was decided by Motown that the group should not continue without an original member, and the Supremes disbanded in 1977.

Wilson sang as a backing vocalist on Scherrie Payne and Susaye Greene's duet album Partners in 1979.

Biography summary from English Wikipedia, photograph via Wikimedia Commons.