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Singer. Instrument (s) Vocals. Years active. 1960s–present. Labels. Polydor Records, RCA Records, Bronze Records, Funkin' Marvellous, Nightmare, Centre City Records. Viola Billups (born July 4, 1946), known by her stage name Pearly Gates, is an American disco and soul singer and member of girl group The Flirtations .
Earnestine Pearce and Shirley Pearce sisters from Orangeburg South Carolina and Viola Billups AKA Pearly Gates from Tuskegee Alabama are The Flirtations, known for their signature song “Nothing but a Heartache”.
Despite the relative success of "Jerk It", Lestine Johnson left the group, replaced by Viola Billups. The Gypsies released only two singles on Old Town Records in 1966, giving them a total of four.
19.3K subscribers. 71. 1.5K views 3 years ago. ...more. Pearly Gates was born as Viola 'Vie' Billups in Tuskegee, Alabama on the 4th of July. Her ambition to see the world took her to New...
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The Flirtations. More images. Profile: US American Soul group, founded early 1960s South Carolina. Members included: Earnestine Pearce, Shirley Pearce, Betty Pearce, Lestine Johnson, Viola "Vie" Billups (aka Pearly Gates), Loretta Noble. Sites: Wikipedia , theflirtations.net , Facebook , X , Instagram. Aliases:
All vocals by Viola Billups Recorded and mixed at Trident Studios, London © & ℗ 1979 RSO Records, Inc. Includes unlimited streaming of Fading into the Night via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Viola Billups left the Flirtations in 1974 to pursue a solo career and was replaced by Loretta Noble. The group was still performing during the 1980s and beyond, and saw a new single, "Read About It," issued on the Passion label in 1986. The group continued to perform intermittently in some form during the following years, and was included on ...
