Clydie Mae King (August 21, 1943 – January 7, 2019)[1][2] was an American singer, best known for her
session work as a backing vocalist. King also recorded solo under her name. In the 1970s, she recorded as Brown Sugar, and her single "Loneliness (Will Bring Us Together Again)" reached No. 44 on the
Billboard R&B charts in 1973.[3]
King was married two, or three times. Her first husband was Robin Hale, with whom she had three sons: Christopher, Randy, and Magge Hale. Her second husband was Tony Collins, with whom she had a daughter, Delores Collins.[4]
In 1998, newspapers reported that
Bob Dylan's then girlfriend, Susan Ross, had stated that Dylan had been secretly married to Clydie King and had two children by her. Ross also stated that he had had long-term relationships with other backing vocalists including
Helena Springs,
Carol Woods and
Carol Dennis.[9][10][11]
Death
King died on January 7, 2019, in a Monrovia, California hospital at the age of 75 from complications of a
blood infection.[4][1]
Discography
Singles
1956 Little Clydie & The Teens: "A Casual Look" / "Oh Me" (RPM 462)
1957 Clydie King: "Our Romance" / "Written On The Wall" (Specialty 605)
1958 Clydie King: "I'm Invited To Your Party" / "Young Foolish Love" (Specialty 642)
1960 The Meadowlarks: "There's A Girl" / "Blue Mood" (Original Sound 12)
1961 The Meadowlarks: "It's Stompin' Time (Part 1)" / "It's Stompin' Time (Part 2)" (Interlude 101)
1962 Clydie King & The Sweet Things: "The Boys In My Life" / "Promises" (Philips 40001)
1962 Clydie King &
Mel Carter: "Who Do You Love" / "The Wrong Side Of Town" (Philips 40049)
1962 Clydie King: "Turn Around" / "Don't Hang Up The Phone" (Philips 40051)
1963 Clydie King and The Sweet Things: "Only The Guilty Cry" / "By Now" (Philips 40107)
1965 Bonnie & The Treasures: "Home Of The Brave" / "Our Song" (Phi-Dan 5005)
1965 Clydie King: "The Thrill Is Gone" / "If You Were A Man" (Imperial 66109)
1965 Clydie King: "Missin' My Baby" / "My Love Grows Deeper" (Imperial 66139)
1966 Clydie King: "He Always Comes Back To Me" / "Soft and Gentle Ways" (Imperial 66172)
1967
Jimmy Holiday and Clydie King: "Ready, Willing and Able" / "We Got a Good Thing Goin'" (Minit 32021)
1967 Clydie King: "One Of Those Good For Cryin' Over You Days" / "My Mistakes Of Yesterday" (Minit 32025)
1967 Clydie King: "I'll Never Stop Loving You" / "Shing-A-Ling" (Minit 32032)