Singer, Songwriter. She was a 1970's Rhythm and Blues singer who wrote much of her own material. Her singing career began when she and a classmate joined a local group the 5 Crystals, before the two formed the trio the Lovelles, after meeting Van McCoy, the group's name was changed to Faith, Hope and Charity. In 1970 their song "So Much Love" became #15 on the Rhythm and Blues chart and #60 on the pop chart. She left the group in 1971, some of her songs include: "Telling The World Good-Bye (Try To Find Yourself)" 1973, "Wanna Be Where You Are" 1975, "Change" 1978 and "I'm Not Dreaming" 1979. Her solo album titled Zulema included songs such as "American Fruit, African Roots" and a cover of "If This World Were Mine." Her second album titled Ms. Z was produced by Bobby Taylor. In 1978, she released the album Z-Licious, which featured a duet with Van McCoy. McCoy also got her on board for Aretha Franklin's 1979 disco album La Diva - having her write one of the songs and perform backing vocals on the entire album. She had a starring role in a New York musical, Jazzbo Brown in 1980. In 1982, she formed a duo called Zalmac with Al Macdowell, their album Whatcha Gonna Do on TSOB included the songs "Friends", "I Get Down" and "What's In It For Me". She died after a short illness at the age of 66.
Singer, Songwriter. She was a 1970's Rhythm and Blues singer who wrote much of her own material. Her singing career began when she and a classmate joined a local group the 5 Crystals, before the two formed the trio the Lovelles, after meeting Van McCoy, the group's name was changed to Faith, Hope and Charity. In 1970 their song "So Much Love" became #15 on the Rhythm and Blues chart and #60 on the pop chart. She left the group in 1971, some of her songs include: "Telling The World Good-Bye (Try To Find Yourself)" 1973, "Wanna Be Where You Are" 1975, "Change" 1978 and "I'm Not Dreaming" 1979. Her solo album titled Zulema included songs such as "American Fruit, African Roots" and a cover of "If This World Were Mine." Her second album titled Ms. Z was produced by Bobby Taylor. In 1978, she released the album Z-Licious, which featured a duet with Van McCoy. McCoy also got her on board for Aretha Franklin's 1979 disco album La Diva - having her write one of the songs and perform backing vocals on the entire album. She had a starring role in a New York musical, Jazzbo Brown in 1980. In 1982, she formed a duo called Zalmac with Al Macdowell, their album Whatcha Gonna Do on TSOB included the songs "Friends", "I Get Down" and "What's In It For Me". She died after a short illness at the age of 66.
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