Martha Wash, a gifted singer, took the stage on The Arsenio Hall Show in 1994 to reveal the powerful voice behind hits many didn’t know was hers. Known as “the most famous unknown singer” by Rolling Stone in 1996, her vocals fueled songs like “Everybody Dance Now,” while models silently mouthed the words in music videos. She also shined as part of The Weather Girls, delivering the unforgettable “It’s Raining Men.” Her impact went beyond music, as she helped spark ‘90s laws requiring vocal credit

Here's Jeanie Tracy, Martha Wash and Charlene Moore doing their Ladies Of Disco tour and singing Dance (Disco Heat.) Great to see these gals keeping this music alive. Both Jeanie and Martha sang back-up with Sylvester, and went on to have a string of solos hits. I got to know Jeanie when I used to do Southern Decadence in New Orleans, where she's a regular. She told me one of my fave stories. When she first starting singing with Sylvester, they were rehearsing Dance (Disco Heat). Martha stopped

Shining a light on Martha Wash on her 69th birthday 🖤 As a musical powerhouse, she has made indelible contributions to the world of music and especially house music. Whilst she initially gained fame as Sylvester's backup singer before co-founding duo the Weather Girls, in the early '90s, her powerful vocals dominated dance hits. You can hear hear her vocals in some of the biggest house tunes such as Seduction's "(You're My One and Only) True Love," Black Box's "Strike It Up" and C C Music Facto

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Martha Wash, the singer behind one of the most iconic hooks of all time, was erased and unseen for years. 1990, Wash won lawsuits against music groups C C Music Factory and Black Box for failing to provide vocal credits for songs she recorded with them as well as using models to lip-sync her vocals in music videos, stage shows, and televised performances. 🎤 Give Martha her well-deserved flowers🔥 🎥: @historyphotographed⁠ #becauseofthem | Because of Them We Can

Martha Wash sang the hit song “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now),” but the producers controversially used another model to lip-sync her powerful vocals in the music video and live shows. Wash sued and eventually settled the case, which led to a legal requirement for mandatory vocal credits on music videos and CDs in the United States. Credit: Paramount | History In Pictures