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, Rosetta Jeanette Hightower (Philadelphia, … Rosetta Jeanette Hightower (Philadelphia, 23 juni 1944 - Londen, 2 augustus 2014) was een Amerikaanse zangeres. Haar eerste bekendheid genoot ze als leadzangeres van de meidengroep . Eind jaren 60 verliet ze deze groep om als soloartieste te werken in het Verenigd Koninkrijk. Ze werkte onder meer met Joe Cocker aan zijn With a Little Help From My Friends-album en met John Lennon aan zijn single Power to the People.ennon aan zijn single Power to the People.
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