A lot of people have called me the black Bette Midler, and I regard that as a compliment. — Vesta Williams Copy Share Image
I've always felt that to deliver a song successfully, you have to be an actress. A good actress becomes the part, just as a… — Vesta Williams Copy Share Image
Don't you dare print my first name. That would make me sound like a real country girl. — Vesta Williams Copy Share Image
According to my grandmother, I started singing as soon as I began talking. I always wanted to be an entertainer. I knew that from… — Vesta Williams Copy Share Image
I guess I was always a ham, and I was anxious to try doing different things. I started doing impressions to make friends at… — Vesta Williams Copy Share Image
A lot of people have called me the black Bette Midler, and I regard that as a compliment. — Vesta Williams Copy Share Image
When I lost my record deal, and my phone wasn't ringing, I realized that I had to reassess who Vesta was and figure out… — Vesta Williams Copy Share Image
