Keisa Brown

American Vocalist and songwriter. Born in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1947. Died on November 18, 2006 in Maulton, New Jersey. She was 59. As a young girl she and her family moved to Chicago, where she got her start singing in school and church choirs. In her 20s her powerful voice caught the ear of a music producer at a talent show, and afterwards she relocated to Los Angeles to further her career. In 1985 she released her first full-length album, Keisa Brown, on Frederick Knight’s Park Place imprint, beginning a musical partnership with Knight that lasted well into the next decade. During this time Brown performed as a headlining artist both stateside and abroad, and also sang backing vocals for Tom Jones, Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle, Tina Turner and Boyz II Men, among others. In 1999 Brown joined Malaco Records, where she again collaborated with Frederick Knight on "The Keisa Brown Collection". Knight produced the recording and composed most of the songs, while "Fly on the Wall" was co-written by Knight with Brown.