Vesta and Phyllis were one of a kind talent. So sad and messed up they were screwed over and didn't get the flowers due to them. It's mighty strange they both "overdosed" Resurrect in Power Goddesses ♥️🖤💚
This used to be my song, I was in love with a Latin man and I always thought that I was not the one for him that he would want a Latin woman 15 years ago he passed we were married for 30 years❤
A True Diva back in the day......Gorgeous.... So Fine ......Broke my heart when she passed. MAN, her and Phyllis Hymen....Lord, what could have been......
YES VESTA. YOU BETTER SANG MAMA. I'M CRYING RIGHT NOW. SOMEONE ELSE JUST HIT IT ON THE NOSE: VESTA & PHYLLIS HYMAN. MAN WHAT CAN I SAY BUT🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯💯💯
I miss her...I really do. Saw her live once, at a "Taste of DC" Festival in Wash/DC in the early 2000s..I think it was 2001. She was on an all day bill, with other performers. And I was there, pretty much, the whole day, because I was bartending near the stages. There was Grace Jones, the late, legendary Celia Cruz, Al Green, Joan Jett, WAR, Junior Vasquez, Kevin Aviance, a couple of other acts..and Vesta. She was heavy then, runing around the stage in 6 inch, red stilettos..and it was hot as Hades..but you wouldnt have known if she was tired, hot or whatever...because she performed 4 songs and had the crowd of mostly gay men, in the palm of her hand. She and Grace, were the showstoppers.
Ms. Thang was genuinely and truly an all in one talent. She sang you to the floor and made you feel her heart and soul through song and then uplifted you back up off that floor with joy and a wicked sense of humor.... You’re sorely missed Ms. V
I was so shocked years ago when I heard about her passing. As Mr. Chalfont mentions above in the credits, her full name was Mary Vesta Williams. We went to school together (Coshocton, Ohio) when she was just known as 'Mary'. In high school (early 70s) we put together a group called "Sweet Justice" consisting of Mary, Patti Stevens, and David Martin (vocals), myself (guitar), Joe Hardesty (elec. bass), and my brother, Duane (drums). Mary always wanted to be known as "Vesta" Williams, having been named after her grandmother. Does anyone out there remember?!!
@@RXmusic4YOU Thank you for writing again! I wonder how the other singers are getting along...it's been a long time. I graduated in 1974 (I believe Patti was in my class)!
Wish someone could find the clip where she does absolutely perfect impressions of several of her contemporary female singers. She does them without a trace of malice, and is actually quite hilarious. She was also quite the comedian. This video only hints at it.
God, must be having a heckava concert daily, with Voices like Vesta, James Ingram and so many other voices taken from us way to early. ,,,, RIP Vesta, what a touching song, ,,, sing it in heaven,,,,,
This sister knew she could sang. I wish that there were more singers like this, in the lime light ,today. When I produce my first album, I promise to bring some of this old school feel back. I mean, you can feel every nuance and emotion in her singing. The ability to evoke emotion is what I inspire to do.
7:33 this is golden right here. I was just watching the sitcom “Sister, Sister” and Vesta makes a couple appearances as a close girl friend of Jackeé Harry’s character!
Me and a friend would hear this song when it first came out and we would cry our eyes out. Sounds kinda silly but that's what the magic of a Beautiful song can do to people. It still has that affect on me 33 years later. It's just awesome to pump this song loud on a good system or loud on some good headphones to get the whole effect. If you don't feel it, you either have no soul or a cheap system!!! LMFAO 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣
OMG!! That rendition of that was off the chain !! She's working with so much power and passion. Physical attractiveness is on her side equally as well. 👄 🎵 🔥! She's fire 5x's over!!!
Wow! She is truly one of my favs! The smooth sounding voice, the riffs, and the runs! Never off and never out on any note. Absolutely no one can ever compete with you my love! The range of her voice is sick! You were too much for us to handle!
Vesta never got the credit and recognization that she needed
Vesta and Phyllis were one of a kind talent. So sad and messed up they were screwed over and didn't get the flowers due to them. It's mighty strange they both "overdosed" Resurrect in Power Goddesses ♥️🖤💚
Fact check. No overdose for Vesta. She had an enlarged heart.
Heavenly voices they both had 💔
This used to be my song, I was in love with a Latin man and I always thought that I was not the one for him that he would want a Latin woman 15 years ago he passed we were married for 30 years❤
A True Diva back in the day......Gorgeous.... So Fine ......Broke my heart when she passed. MAN, her and Phyllis Hymen....Lord, what could have been......
Yes indeed what could have been
Indeed
Love them both to death . Wish I could’ve met them
Willie Neely lover her and Phyllis
Rip
The best Miss Vesta sadly you never got the credit you so deserved R.I.P
She get it God
YES VESTA. YOU BETTER SANG MAMA. I'M CRYING RIGHT NOW. SOMEONE ELSE JUST HIT IT ON THE NOSE: VESTA & PHYLLIS HYMAN. MAN WHAT CAN I SAY BUT🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯💯💯
LIVE!!!!!!!!! No lip sync not even backing vocals!!!!!!! So Blessed!!!!! Bless this sister right here as rests in peace
Vesta could sang! What a voice. Can just imagine that heavenly choir! The solos! RIP!
RIP She never got her flowers one of the best voices ever.
Standing Ovation🙌🏽
Vesta Knew She Could Sang Her Face Off 🙌🏽❤️🙌🏽 Miss You Queen 👑🙏🏽❤️
AMEN!❤️🎤
So Many People Slept On Vesta... She Was An Awesome Singer Rest Peacefully Queen 👑 Vesta🙏🙏🙏🌹🌹🌹♥️♥️♥️♥️
Vesta, reminds me of Chaka Khan, both great singers.
Yes!!!!!
Rest in Glory Vesta🙏🏿🕊️
Vesta was chakas background singer
oh really? anyways u sure do take long to reply 2my youtube emails@@ertfgghhhh
She was sangin”
What HAPPENED TO REAL SINGERS” MISS U “VESTA
I miss her...I really do. Saw her live once, at a "Taste of DC" Festival in Wash/DC in the early 2000s..I think it was 2001. She was on an all day bill, with other performers. And I was there, pretty much, the whole day, because I was bartending near the stages. There was Grace Jones, the late, legendary Celia Cruz, Al Green, Joan Jett, WAR, Junior Vasquez, Kevin Aviance, a couple of other acts..and Vesta. She was heavy then, runing around the stage in 6 inch, red stilettos..and it was hot as Hades..but you wouldnt have known if she was tired, hot or whatever...because she performed 4 songs and had the crowd of mostly gay men, in the palm of her hand. She and Grace, were the showstoppers.
Oh, my gosh. She is so pretty. She sounds like Aretha Franklin. She can sing her behind off. I agree the song made me cry. RIP, Vesta!!! ❤💔🙏
I just can't get enough of VESTA"s voice and this song:. Rest In Paradise Mama. You are TRULY MISSED 👍🏾🔥🔥💯💯💕💕🙏🏾🙏🏾
SHE SING. THAT SONG.
Ms. Thang was genuinely and truly an all in one talent. She sang you to the floor and made you feel her heart and soul through song and then uplifted you back up off that floor with joy and a wicked sense of humor.... You’re sorely missed Ms. V
She sang from the HEART! I wonder if Whitney Houston sang this song.
Absolutely 💯!!
Love Vesta Williams! Her passing was a true shock to me. What a beautiful woman inside and out.
Vesta,Mariah,Minnie and Whitney what beautiful voices God blessed them with and my generation was fortunate to hear them all live!
And Chaka
Chantel Moore got the best whispers sound and a great singer
DAMN...she was so pretty in this upload! Keep resting in HEAVEN beautiful soul!
Those runs are UNDEFEATED! 🔥 Yasssssss VESTA! RIP QUEEN 💕
yessssssssss WE NEED MORE VESTA CLIPS!! OMG.
Auntie vesta😢heard her voice threw the radio speakers throughout my teenage years
R.i.p auntie 😔😓💕
Amber Williams she was pretty i loved her hair
Hows things going Amber? With u and ur family?
Your aunt was an amazing singer !
@@louiseottley4995 every one is okay thank you
@Pamela Paul yes
God bless you and may you rest in peace. 100 of today’s female singers couldn’t touch one of your fingers.
Another Luther Vandross.. This Lady can sing... O Yes Yes
My God her voice was amazing..
I was so shocked years ago when I heard about her passing. As Mr. Chalfont mentions above in the credits, her full name was Mary Vesta Williams. We went to school together (Coshocton, Ohio) when she was just known as 'Mary'. In high school (early 70s) we put together a group called "Sweet Justice" consisting of Mary, Patti Stevens, and David Martin (vocals), myself (guitar), Joe Hardesty (elec. bass), and my brother, Duane (drums). Mary always wanted to be known as "Vesta" Williams, having been named after her grandmother. Does anyone out there remember?!!
Mary Vesta hanging out at the Melody Club..putting nickles in the jukebox eating Captain Crunch ice cream bars..
@@RXmusic4YOU Hello, RX! Do we know each other? Are you from Coshocton? I was glad and surprised to see your comment today...thank you!
@@frednormanguitarist6603 To answer your questions: No and No.... but I knew all the singers in the band. :)
@@RXmusic4YOU Thank you for writing again! I wonder how the other singers are getting along...it's been a long time. I graduated in 1974 (I believe Patti was in my class)!
Wish someone could find the clip where she does absolutely perfect impressions of several of her contemporary female singers. She does them without a trace of malice, and is actually quite hilarious. She was also quite the comedian. This video only hints at it.
She could sing the phone Book around a lot of her peers. 😘😘😘😘😘😘💯💯🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
God, must be having a heckava concert daily, with Voices like Vesta, James Ingram and so many other voices taken from us way to early. ,,,, RIP Vesta, what a touching song, ,,, sing it in heaven,,,,,
I can imagine a duet (Vesta Williams & Teena Marie) ❤️❤️
BEAUTIFUL AND TALENTED ❤️
This sister knew she could sang. I wish that there were more singers like this, in the lime light ,today. When I produce my first album, I promise to bring some of this old school feel back. I mean, you can feel every nuance and emotion in her singing. The ability to evoke emotion is what I inspire to do.
She's real Vesta Williams lives on I love you i made babies to many songs of Vesta
Omg... I love this woman ... Vesta, I miss you!
7:33 this is golden right here. I was just watching the sitcom “Sister, Sister” and Vesta makes a couple appearances as a close girl friend of Jackeé Harry’s character!
Thanks for the upload! There will never be another Vesta.....She always gave 100 percent to every performance!!! She is forever in our hearts!
Best Song ever Vesta RIP
Wonderful one of the best female singer. R I p. Vesta Williams
What a talent God Rest her soul
I love her voice what a legend💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
She is truly missed I still play her music one of a kind Vesta continue to rest in paradise 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽💜💜💜💜
Hell yes!! Its about time some new Vest clips were uploaded onto CZcams, thank you!
Me and a friend would hear this song when it first came out and we would cry our eyes out. Sounds kinda silly but that's what the magic of a Beautiful song can do to people. It still has that affect on me 33 years later. It's just awesome to pump this song loud on a good system or loud on some good headphones to get the whole effect. If you don't feel it, you either have no soul or a cheap system!!! LMFAO 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣
When I worked for WDKX radio , she showed up as one of our Special Guests and performed- Amazing Talent
So much feeling, she was incredible brings tears to my eyes, I hear Chaka Khan Etta James some Luther Vandross and, of course, herself
OMG!! That rendition of that was off the chain !! She's working with so much power and passion. Physical attractiveness is on her side equally as well. 👄 🎵 🔥! She's fire 5x's over!!!
Her album cover was Fiyah 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thankfully they did her episode of Unsung when they did. She passed soon after. RIP Beautiful Diva...Love you
Welll Miss Vesta as always a show stopper!!! RIH an unforgetable talent!!!
She was so funny and had a voice to be reckoned with!!
Very down to earth beautiful woman rest in peace vesta
She was a Beast vocally💖💖
Gone on Vesta. SHE SLAYED!!
Happy Heavenly Birthday Songbird 🕊 ♥️
these jhene aikos and Khelanis could never
This song STILL makes me cry.
I miss u vesta 🙏 RIP
Just look @ that beautiful hair / crown on her head... She's the best R.I.P. VESTA
She did that!!!...WOW! ❤❤😊😊😢😢 r.i.p.
They don't make em like this anymore 👍🏾🙏🏾
nope
Omg Vesta sing baby
Beautiful
Man…these were the days 😢😮……love you Vesta’ Forever 💜🙌🏾
Just amazing
The one and only VESTA RIP 🙏🏿 beautiful your Beautiful voice is truly missed
What a talented Lady. Never got the publicity she merited ✨✨✨RIH🙏
Gone to soon rest in power
I remember her cameo in posse and I fell in love with her.
Before Keke Wyatt it was Vesta Williams
I’ve always said that. Keke reminds me of Vesta
I was thinking the same thing! Lovely however had no filter! RIP beautiful!
Both amazing voices who never really took off and had bad teams.
Wow, that was mind blowing awesome
She said. I would have blown the church up!!!😂😂😂😂
Wow just WOW
Oh how I miss her singing 🎵
BEAUTIFULMETERVA
I heard this song years ago it is been and Beats sings well why did they promote her more and give her her flowers she is wonderful.
Still listening 04/2020
SANG GUH!!!🙌🏾🙌🏾…. Miss you Sis!🖤🖤😭
today they say that black people sang to hard and challenge their voices but to me, that was some of the best singing. we don't get that today.
🙏🏾 here in 2021
Wow!!! First time seeing this in 2021!!! Amazing!
Love it! Love it! Best song of all times.
Their both making music in the Afterlife... I'm sure. REST in Paradise both of you🙏🏾💕
Full of talent and gifts and so beautiful..sooooool beautiful
Awesome
Real music to my ears
Wow! She is truly one of my favs! The smooth sounding voice, the riffs, and the runs! Never off and never out on any note. Absolutely no one can ever compete with you my love! The range of her voice is sick! You were too much for us to handle!
Vesta was such a beautiful woman…
Singgggg
I agree
Rip we love you forever !!!❤
Still listening to her today
Call me soft all you want this song hits me hard
Its a good song though Nigga
Love This Song 💖✝️🌹
Oh how i miss vesta
I remember this performance like yesterday!
Let’s give it up for the band 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🎷🎼🎹🥁🎸🎺
I can't say a word
Rusty, thank you... this is HEAVEN
For Sure and Forever