Patti Drew

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With her two sisters, Lorraine and Emma, in R&B vocal group The Drew-Vels and the first charting version of “Tell Him” (#90, 1964), following dissolution in 1966 started a solo career and re-recorded “Tell Him” (#85, R&B #22, 1967), with her sisters’ backing vocals, along with three other charting singles in 1968-69, left the industry in 1971 and occasional performed in clubs before dying from unspecified causes on 6/16/2025, age 80.

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https://www.soulpublications.co/blog/patti-drew-tell-em-dies-80-2025-rnb-soul