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Published April 30, 2021 at 4:00 AM CDT Listen • 5:18 Baby Washington
Baby Washington grew up in Harlem and became a noted R&B solo singer for Neptune Records with hits like “The Time” and then “That’s How Heartaches are Made” for Sue Records. But she started her career as a girl group singer, with the Hearts and the Jaynetts. Baby shared with me stories from the road and the stage including a pivotal moment that occurred backstage with the Hearts.
Baby Washington: We were at the Apollo Theater, and we saw our contract, and we went back to the manager to get an increase in our pay, and we were fired. So the band that worked with the Hearts, they asked me did I want to sing and work with them, which I did. I was working with them, and then they mentioned the man that owned Neptune Records–