Dee Dee Sharp, the first Black female teen idol, who became a fixture on Dick Clark’s American Bandstand and his Caravan of Stars tour, will join Jerry Blavat’s “Gospel, Soul and Doo Wop Reunion” on ...

Dee Dee Sharp—It's Mashed Potato Time/Do The Bird: Dee Dee Sharp was born Dione LaRue in Philadelphia. But when the singer, who learned to sing in church, signed to Cameo Parkway and recorded her ...