An original member and cofounder of Honey Cone, Shelly has an extensive and diverse career in the entertainment industry.

Beginning as a beguiling child star, she exploded onto the New York scene as a gifted dancer, singer and actress. At the age of seven, she headlined at the renowned Apollo Theatre and the Palace Theatre before making her Broadway debut with Pearl Bailey and Diahann Carroll in the celebrated hit musical "The House of Flowers."

She went on to dazzle audiences while touring nationwide with legend Cab Calloway in his renowned Cotton Club Revue. Shelly recorded and toured with various artists, including Dusty Springfield, Tom Jones, Little Richard, DJ Rogers, Jim Nabors, and Richard Harris. She also toured nationally with The Ike & Tina Turner Revue as one of the storied Ikettes.

With Honey Cone, Shelly was part of creating an enduring legacy of Billboard No. 1 and Top 10 hits that garnered numerous gold records and esteemed industry awards.

Shelly has been married to Verdine White, Kennedy Center Honoree, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, and iconic bass player and co-founder of Earth, Wind, & Fire, for 42 years and counting.

Wendy was educated at Norfolk State University in Virginia where she studied classical flute and piano. She moved to Los Angeles where her vocal talents immediately caught the attention of soul genius Ray Charles. In addition to touring worldwide with Charles as one of his Raelettes, she also worked with other illustrious artists such as Chaka Khan, Barry White, Michael Bolton and Sheena Easton.

Wendy has been a featured soloist with many great bands, including The Count Basie Orchestra and soul quartet The Friends of Distinction.

She has graced many celebrated stages, including performances for The Academy Awards and The Emmys.

Wendy has been featured as a soloist with the legendary Glen Miller Orchestra, and toured extensively with the classic 40’s enterprise. She was the first African American woman in history to do so.

In 2019, Wendy was awarded an NAACP award for her inspiring achievements in the arts celebrating “Women In History”.

Born in Washington, DC, Kathy started her career at the tender age of eight in dance and musical theater. She attended the prestigious USBC college, Howard University majoring in theater/dance and also performed in local night clubs and concert halls in the area, which included shows with her talented brothers, The Merricks. 

She was one of the founding members of the exciting female trio Shades of Lace, which inked a record deal with Wing/Polygram/Mercury records, home of the legendary label mates Vanessa Williams and R&B famed group Toni, Tony, Tony. Their first single landed a top ten hit on the R&B billboard charts. 

Kathy has been on stages with the likes of the Godfather of Soul James Brown, Boz Skaggs, Johnny Gill, Howard Hewett, James Ingram Christian Castro, television shows BET’s Video Soul, Soul Train, CNN Show Biz Today,to name a few as well as having graced the famed iconic stage of the Apollo Theatre.  

She went on to score a second record deal with the Japanese label Nippon Columbia, Ltd. with a trio of American girls called A.S.A.P. They were a Japanese exclusive group. For five years they recorded, performed, and did television as a top 10 pop group throughout Japan. 

She then went on to tour worldwide on many iconic stages globally with the spin off Supremes group, the Sounds of the Supremes. 

Kathy also has had extensive session experience recording for notable artists such as Tom Jones, Boz Scaggs, Dr. Dre, Jim Fuller and the beatniks, The Gruvdisciples, Roy Hay of the Culture Club, Curtis Stigers, Coca-Cola commercials and more. Having worked with the late legendary master pianist/producer, Onaje Allan Gumbs on a single that was created for Japanese exclusivity years ago but recently was released for American consumption. 

She also performed for years as a member of the American soul and blues group, Jack Mack and the Heart Attack Horns, known for their years as the house band of the still popular The Late Show. 

Kathy also a prolific songwriter has won a Mark Award in the field of music production as well as released independent music on all music platforms.