Ketty Lester

Birth Name:

Revoyda Frierson

Birth Place:

Hope, Arkansas, United States

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack

Attended San Francisco State College on a scholarship to study music
Started singing at a young age in church and school choirs
Was born Revoyda Frierson but began performing under the stage name of Ketty Lester in the early 1950s
Recorded a Christian album in 1984 titled "I Saw Him․"
Stopped singing commercially in the late 1960s and started a career as an actress
Was featured as a contestant on the 1950s game show "You Bet Your Life․"
Went on tour as a singer with Cab Calloway's orchestra

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