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Dee Edwards

Soul, disco singer (born: June 1945, Birmingham, Alabama, died: 25th January 2006, Detroit, Michigan, apparently due to heart attack). Brought up on Lawton, Dee Edwards was the member of a group called The Paragons, along with her brother Albert Harrell. The group's only 45 was called 'My Time Is Important To Me'. When The Paragons split up Dee became a solo artist. As as solo act she released a number of singles in the 60s that later gained popularity on the northern soul scene. In the early 70's after she married the arranger, producer, songwriter [a=Floyd Jones] her last name was changed to Jones. She released two albums, one in 1979 and another in 1980, both for the [l=Cotillion] label.