Vesta

Mary Vesta Williams (December 1, 1957 – September 22, 2011) was an American singer-songwriter, who performed across genres such as soul, funk, R&B, Quiet storm, jazz soul and Urban Contemporary. Originally credited as Vesta Williams, she was simply known as Vesta beginning in the 1990s. She was known for her four–octave vocal range. She once sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" for the Los Angeles Lakers game opener using all four of those octaves. Although Williams never had any albums certified gold nor any top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, she scored six top 10 hits on the United States Billboard R&B chart from the mid–1980s to the early–1990s that included "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" (1986), "Sweet Sweet Love" (1988), "Special" (1991), and her 1989 single and signature song, "Congratulations".

Full Force Of Course - 2008-10-14T00:00:00.000000Z

Distant Lover - 2005-06-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Overjoyed! A Celebration of Stevie Wonder - 2005-06-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Similar Artists

Rhonda Thomas

Byron Woods

Athene Wilson

Julia Huff

Toni Redd

Lori Jenaire

Al Olive

James "D-Train" Williams

Trish Andrews

Mycah Chevalier

Liberty Silver

Barbara Fowler

Gwendolyn Joy

Kenya

Sylver Logan Sharp

Charles & Gwen Scales

Ray Gaskins

Aysha

Jeff Robinson

Sunsoul Orchestra