Maxine Weldon

Weldon recorded two LP's in 1970-71, with members of [i]The Jazz Crusaders[/i] playing as session musicians on the albums. She followed these with [i]Some Singin[/i] in 1974, which became her best-selling record, reaching #48 on the Billboard R&B albums chart. Her last LP was issued in 1975. In the 1980's and 1990's she performed frequently but did not record; in 1995-1997 she performed in the Broadway production of [i]Black and Blue[/i] and later in the 1990's toured with Linda Hopkins.

She is the sister of [a=Ann Weldon] and [a=Charles Weldon].