What Happened to Sandy Posey?

American pop singer, Sandy Posey, enjoyed success in the 1960s with singles such as her 1966 recording of Martha Sharpe's compositions, Single Girl, and Born a Woman.

▬Contents of this video▬
00:00 - Intro
00:55 - Sandy Posey‘s career was a dramatic Memphis success story
02:08 - Three singles, three hits!
03:10 - Sandy Posey’s success allowed her to live where she wanted
04:01 - Sandy Posey was more comfortable in the background
05:02 - Sandy Posey finally moved to Nashville
06:05 - Sandy Posey is married to Elvis… sort of!
07:33 - Outro

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She had three consecutive top-12 pop singles in 1966 and 1967. Her first smash hit, Born a Woman, sold over a million copies and earned her Grammy nominations for best vocal performance female and best contemporary solo vocal performance, male or female. Often described as a country singer, Posey’s musical works have varied. Born in Jasper, Alabama, in 1945, Sandy Posey grew up in West Memphis and graduated from West Memphis High School in 1962. As a teenager, she was reluctant to share that she could carry a powerful tune, but eventually, the fact came out. Soon after graduating from high school, Posey got her first professional gig as a background singer in Memphis with Hurshel Wigington, the man who later established the vocal group The Nashville Edition. Word about Posey got out fast, and soon she was recording for Sam Phillips at Sun Records as well as for producers at Hi Records and American Records.

She was named the second most promising female vocalist behind Nancy Sinatra by Record World in 1967. Meanwhile, Billboard had her as the Number 38 top U.S. artist, right behind Bobbie Gentry. She performed on the TV shows, American Bandstand, Hullabaloo, Where the Action Is, and Hee Haw. On top of that, Sandy Posey sang background vocals on such smash hits as Percy Sledge's, When a Man Loves a Woman, and Elvis Presley's, In the Ghetto, Suspicious Minds, and Kentucky Rain. With such a mind-blowing portfolio of music success, it’s surprising that Sandy Posey isn’t still in the spotlight today. So the question is, what happened to Sandy Posey? Join us as we take a look at the life and career of Posey and find out where she is today.

What Happened to Sandy Posey?