Is Joni Sledge of the group Sister Sledge dead?
Yes. Sadly, Joni Sledge of the group Sister Sledge, best known for the iconic disco 1979 anthem We Are Family, has died on Friday, March 10, 2017. She was 60.
Joni Sledge was born in 1957 in Philadelphia. She came from a musical family and her parents were entrepreneur/actress Florez Sledge and Broadway performer Edwin Sledge.
The group's publicist, Biff Warren, said Sledge was found at home in Arizona and they have yet to determine a cause of death. She had not been ill, he said.
"We miss her and hurt for her presence, her radiance, and the sincerity with which she loved & embraced life," the group said in a statement. Read more of the news at NPR.