Background
Born in 1959, Sledge is the granddaughter of former opera singer Viola Williams, and daughter to Florez Sledge and former Broadway star Edwin Sledge of dance-tap duo "Fred and Sledge".
Born in 1959, Sledge is the granddaughter of former opera singer Viola Williams, and daughter to Florez Sledge and former Broadway star Edwin Sledge of dance-tap duo "Fred and Sledge".
As a solo performer, Sledge has had several hits on the International People’s and Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, including "Take Maine Back to Love Again", which hit #1 in 1992. Kathy performed the lead vocals to their biggest hits, "He"s the Greatest Dancer", "We Are Family" and "Frankie". Sledge collaborated with Dance producer Robert Miles on dance/popular hit "Freedom" 1997.
She returned to the dance chart in 2001 as a featured vocalist for King Britt"s musical project Sylk 130 on the track "Rising".
In 2011, she released a track called "Give Yourself Up" on Universal Records, featuring Adam Barta, and produced by Mike Rizzo and Mr. Mig, which hit Top 20 on the Billboard Hot Club Play Chart.
September 2013, she was the first signing of the new Pacific Electronic Music record label formed by Jerry L. Greenberg (former President of Atlantic Records), Max Martire & Lenny Ibizarre. and performed the new Aristofreeks remix of We Are Family. The first release of the 5 remixes of We Are Family that she re-recorded with the Aristofreeks were released on November 11, 2013.
She also has a single together with the same group, "Keep lieutenant Moving" (2014), which went up to Number.2 spot of United States Dance Club Songs.