Lester to be inducted into Black Hall of Fame

Like many in show business through the years, Ketty Lester — TV and film actress, singer, songwriter and recording artist — started life with a much less glamorous, less melodious name. She was born Revoyda Frierson on Aug. 16, 1934, in the southwest Arkansas town of Hope.

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