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Honey Cone's Message of Empowerment
TVC 625.4: Shelly Clark, one of the founding members of the legendary R&B and soul girl group Honey Cone, talks to Ed about how the empowering lyrics of Honey Cone's songs help usher in a new mindset for female groups and solo female artists. She also shares a few memories of performing as an Ikette with the Ike & Tina Turner Revue in the 1960s, including how she bonded with Tina Turner immediately because of astrology, and the story of the near tragic bus accident that nearly ended Shelly's career.
Calendar year 2023 marks the fifty-fifth anniversary of the founding of Honey Cone. To mark…
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