Liz Lands

Liz Lands (born 11 February 1939 – died 11 January 2013) was an American soul singer. Born Elizabeth Lands, she grew up in New York City. Her purported five octave vocal range started her Motown career. She had a background in gospel and some classical training, Liz came to the attention of Berry Gordy where she was performing at one of Dr. Martin Luther King’s benefit shows, supporting Harry Belafonte. Berry Gordy tried to make a name for her in the R&B/Pop market. She left Motown in 1964, going on to rack up quite a catalogue of singles for various labels in the Sixties and Seventies, .