Thelma Houston in Agoura Hills

Thelma Houston is an American soul and disco singer, born in Leland, Mississippi, in 1946. After recording with the Art Reynolds Singers, she released the Jimmy Webb-produced album Sunshower and later joined Motown. She is best known for “Don’t Leave Me This Way,” which earned her a Grammy Award, and for songs including “Saturday Night, Sunday Morning.” Thelma Houston has headlined intimate rooms including Catalina Jazz Club in Los Angeles, performing her soul and disco repertoire with a live band. She has also presented that repertoire at Feinstein’s at the Nikko in San Francisco.