Pebbles singer
Pebbles singer
She is a mixture of Black American and White American. She got a start at 16 years old in the year 1980 as a backing vocalist. It was a band called Con Funk Shun. She co-wrote a song called Body Lovers. The 70s and the 80s many people started off as backing vocalists. Faith Evans did that. And many people would do that to hopefully have their own solo career. That will work out for her very well. A local musician then received a production deal. However, 7 months later she got pregnant with her daughter and the deal didn’t go through. Pregnancy can stop certain opportunities and that can be really sad.
After working in a real estate office she then met George L Smith. After that they got married. Her husband loaned her 80,000 for a demo tape. Mercedes Boy. The tape actually got her a deal with MCA. It’s fascinating when it comes to the late 80s and the early 90’s when it comes to the way that they got their own careers. And during the late 1980’s she recorded songs like Girlfriend, Take Your Time, Mercedes Boy. During this time she had her daughter. So she had to figure out a way when it comes to balancing being a mother and also career as well.
In the early 90s she also recorded songs like Love Makes Things Happen, Backyard. Her cousin is called Cherelle, who was featured with Johnny Gill on her 1991 hit song called Always. She created her own success when it comes to creating her own R&B music. The time that she was coming up pop music was extremely popular and the likes of Michael Jackson were killing the music industry with their iconic album called Thriller. R&B Whitney Houston came and also Mariah Carey. So there was a lot of competition during that time and you really need to figure out ways that you can make yourself stand out among the music industry.
She and her husband had split and they were going their own ways. In July of 1989 she formed her own production company called Pebbitone. And founded her own record label Savvy Records. She managed TLC’s career. And then ended up becoming very successful when it comes to the group. The type of success that they had was truly amazing and they did really well for themselves. They were signed by her then husband LaFace Records. The music, the style and the swag. TLC had it all. It’s not surprising that they became successful. There were so many things that were happening behind the scenes.
And TLC filed for bankruptcy. They felt like they were being cheated out of their money. And they felt like their manager Pebbles had something to do with it. The music industry is really messy. There are so many things that could go wrong that people don’t even realize. When TLC first signed, there was this original member. She actually came up with the idea with a tomboy girl group. She didn’t even sign it. Crystal Jones. She was basically the founding member of it. But then others found a replacement, Chilli. And then they signed the contract. When you’re young trying to pursue your dreams, you would do anything to make your dreams come true.
She and LA Reid then divorced. She and LA Reid were very involved when it comes to the music industry. The time that they were coming up so much talent was coming up when it comes to music. The talent was a lot more. Husband and wife working together can sometimes be a bad idea when it comes to it. There are some things that could go wrong. Business. Some people they make sure they don’t allow it to interfere when it comes to their marriage. Working together can be really stressful. In 1997 she went on a journey and changed her stage name to Sister Perri.
She founded a Woman of God ministry.
There are people who change career path. And they want to do different things for their own reasons. And sometimes it can be the best thing ever. She now preaches and is ordained through her music. This type of change can be interesting. When things have happened in their life, they sometimes turn to church for guidance. So many things can happen when it comes to the music industry. The music industry can get really dark. And it can be really tough to go through. And you need spiritual guidance. She went on a 13 year hiatus. Her 4th album was then released and it’s called Prophetic Flows Vol I & II.
It got attention when it comes to the Gospel chart. Her career when it comes to being a singer to now becoming a manager to the biggest girl group. It’s very interesting her career did well and she became a successful manager. She even talked about managing a girl group. And wanting to make them into superstars. Why was TLC a success? It’s probably because there was a void missing when it comes to girls being tomboys-ish when you look at people like En Vogue and The Supremes. They were very girly. And TLC had the edge that many girl groups didn’t have and it helped them out a lot.
Pebbles hasn’t released anything since 2008. And it’s interesting would she release anything in 2025. She might but we believe she wouldn’t. It would be nice to hear 1 more album when it comes to it. There is a lot that we could learn when it comes to it. Music has changed. She started releasing music in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. This current music. Things are really different when it comes to the music industry. And it’s just really different. Should she adapt when it comes to TikTok. The sound of music right now is really different. And there is a lot when it comes to the sound that you would need to change.
Singing has become more of a side hustle. Before it used to be more of a career. People are trying to use it for other things especially when it’s related to their business. It’s a lot more different than now. And we believe that played a big part when it came to it. There is a lot of things that are really different. Albums used to be released back to back. And now people don’t even make albums anymore. And they are releasing songs after songs. What can we do to improve the landscape of the music industry. There is a lot of changes that we would have to do.