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Maxine Waters Willard
Birth nameLorna Maxine Waters
Born (1945-07-14) July 14, 1945 (age 79)
Texas, U.S.
Origin Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres R&B, soul, pop
Labels Blue Note, Warner Brothers, Arista, Waterwheel

Lorna Maxine Waters (born July 14, 1945) is an American singer, best known for her backing vocals.

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She is sister to Oren Waters, Luther Waters, and Julia Waters Tillman. Waters and her sister are sometimes referred to as "The Waters Sisters". [1] They are featured on Michael Jackson's 1982 album Thriller , [2] and in the documentary film 20 Feet from Stardom .

Biography

Waters was born Lorna Maxine Waters on July 14, 1945, in Texas to Lorena Waters. She was raised in Los Angeles by her mother with her 3 siblings. [3]

Waters and her siblings formed the Waters in the mid-1970s and they recorded for labels including for Blue Note, Warner Brothers, Arista, and Waterwheel. They recorded albums such as with two self-titled albums in 1975 and 1977, with Watercolors, released in 1980, and Welcome Home, released in 1988. [4] Waters made appearances in movies such as in Rock Prophecies, The Life and Tragic Death of James Byrd, Disney's The Kid, Wag the Dog, Spy Hard, and Vampire in Brooklyn. [5]

Waters session work has included working with Adele, Barbra Streisand, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, and Whitney Houston, former members of The Beatles: Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, other musical artists, Anita Baker, Celine Dion, Helen Reddy, Christina Aguilera, Santana, Leonard Cohen, Dolly Parton, Donna Summer, Elton John, Patti LaBelle, David Ruffin, Lionel Richie, Rick James, B.B. King, Teena Marie, Smokey Robinson, Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Rod Stewart, and Gino Vannelli among others. [3] [6] [7] [4] [8] [9] [10] [11]

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