 | Date: 02/15/2023 Section: Rumor Mill Paulette McWilliams is a veritable unsung hero among singers. In the early 1970s, she emerged from the Chicago music scene as the original lead singer of the legendary funk band Rufus. Paulette McWilliams, Chaka Khan, Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Marvin Gaye, Luther Vandross, Billy Idol, David Bowie, Rufus, hil Upchurch, Donny Hathaway, Sly and the Family Stone, Quincy Jones, Aretha Franklin, Anastacia, Harvey Mason, Jody Watley, Whitney Houston, Patti LaBelle, Diana Ross, Irene Cara, Janis Ian, Kamal Kenyatta, Ray Charles,  Oskar Cartaya, Spiro Gyra,  Robbie Robertson,  Herb Alpert, Sarah Vaughan, Marvin Gaye |
