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Sandra Tilley

Sandra (born, 6 May 1946, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA, died 9 Sep 1981 (aged 35) Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, USA) joined the Velvelettes after one of the original members of the group left in 1966. She left the group to replace original Vandellas member Rosalind Ashford in 1969. Although her picture was on the cover of [m215181], released in February 1970, it is unlikely she sang on the album. The first song she recorded with the Vandellas was "Something", which appeared originally on the 1970 album [m322366]. She sang on the chart hit "Bless You", "Your Loves Makes It All Worthwhile" and the album Black Magic before the group splintered altogether following a farewell tour in 1972. Tilley's highlights as a Vandellas member included performing at the Copacabana in New York City with [a300045] and F. Lee Bailey in the audience. She also toured the UK with the group when "[m354353]" became a top ten hit in the UK in 1970. Other highlights include appearances she made with the group on various television programs including The Mike Douglas show and popular dance show, Soul Train. Tilley retired from the music industry and got married in July 1972. She developed a brain tumor, and died after brain aneurysm surgery was performed at a hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1981, at the age of 38. She had no children, and was survived by her husband and grandmother.