Martha Wash first achieved fame as half of the successful act Two Tons O’ Fun who sang backup for disco artist, Sylvester. After gaining their own record deal, the duo was renamed The Weather Girls and released the multi-platinum single “It’s Raining Men.” Wash then made a successful transition to house music as a featured artist on several songs including “Gonna make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)” “Everybody, Everybody” and “Strike it Up.” Her work for Black Box and C+C Music Factory is responsible for landmark legislation in the 1990s making vocal credits mandatory on CDs and music videos. She followed with the release of her own number one hit on the Billboard Dance Chart, “Carry On.” Today Wash is a Producer of First Ladies of Disco, a stage musical about the women who created the chart topping hits of the disco era.
Martha Wash first achieved fame as half of the successful act Two Tons O’ Fun who sang backup for disco artist, Sylvester. After gaining their own record deal, the duo was renamed The Weather Girls and released the multi-platinum single “It’s Raining Men.” Wash then made a successful transition to house music as a featured artist on several songs including “Gonna make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)” “Everybody, Everybody” and “Strike it Up.” Her work for Black Box and C+C Music Factory is responsible for landmark legislation in the 1990s making vocal credits mandatory on CDs and music videos. She followed with the release of her own number one hit on the Billboard Dance Chart, “Carry On.” Today Wash is a Producer of First Ladies of Disco, a stage musical about the women who created the chart topping hits of the disco era.