You may not know Marva Whitney by name, but her music and her voice has been sampled to the hilt.
Whitney’s “Unwind Yourself,”was sampled by DJ Kool on 1996’s “Let Me Clear My Throat,” and in 2011 by Mac Miller on “Party on Fifth Ave.” In 1988, Public Enemy sampled Whitney for their classic, “Bring the Noise.”
The funky, soulful singer, nicknamed ‘Soul Sister No. 1’ by James Brown died from pneumonia on Saturday, Dec. 22. Fans were notified of her death via Whitney’s official Facebook page.
Born Whitney Manning, the singer launched her career with the family gospel group, the Manning Gospel Singers, before striking out on her own to tour with James Brown.
Marva Whitney was 68.
