Sandy Posey was a singer known for 1960s hits like “Born a Woman” and “Single Girl.”
- Died: July 20, 2024 (Who else died on July 20?)
- Details of death: Died at her home in Lebanon, Tennessee of complications from dementia at the age of 80.
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Sandy Posey’s legacy
Born in Jasper, Alabama, Posey got her start in the music business working as a receptionist for a Memphis, Tennessee studio. She soon got a chance to begin working as a session singer, and she provided backing vocals on such songs as Percy Sledge’s (1940–2015) enduring hit, “When a Man Loves a Woman.”
Posey began recording her own singles in the mid-1960s, and she scored a hit in 1966 with “Born a Woman,” which, along with its million-plus sales, earned Posey a pair of Grammy Awards nominations. “Born a Woman” rose to No. 12 on the Hot 100, the first of three Posey releases that would chart in the same position. She followed it with “Single Girl” and “I Take It Back,” also No. 12 hits. Her other singles in the 1960s included “What a Woman in Love Won’t Do,” “Are You Never Coming Home,” and “Something I’ll Remember.”
In the 1970s, Posey added a country tinge to her songs, joining the “countrypolitan” movement that merged fancy strings and slick production with country music. She charted several moderate country hits, including “Bring Him Safely Home to Me,” “Born to Be With You,” and “Love Is Sometimes Easy.”
Notable quote
“My whole career came too fast, and I was scared to death to perform before an audience. I just liked to sing in the studio. I was kind of reluctant to go out on my own.” — from a 2017 interview for The Wilson Post
Tributes to Sandy Posey
Full obituary: Daily Mail
