Ketty Lester
Ketty Lester, born Revoyda Frierson on 16 August 1934 in Hope, Arkansas, is an
American soul singer and actor. Raised as one of fifteen children in a
sharecropping family, she developed her vocal talents through church and school
choirs. After high school, she was awarded a scholarship to study music at the
City College of San Francisco. During her studies, she began performing
professionally under the name Ketty Lester at The Purple Onion nightclub. Her
breakthrough came in 1962 with the release of "Love Letters" on Era Records,
which peaked at number five on the charts and rema...
