Image caption Sister Sledge performing on Top of the Pops"We are saddened to inform you that our dear sister, mother, aunt, niece and cousin, Joni passed away yesterday.
Ms Sledge, who formed Sister Sledge with her three siblings in 1971, was found unresponsive by a friend at her home in Phoenix, Arizona, her publicist said.
Media caption Sister Sledge spoke to the BBC in 2015 about why disco lives onJoni Sledge, the singer best-known for the disco anthem We Are Family, has died aged 60.
Ms Sledge, who is survived by her adult son, last performed with the band in October.
The Sledge sisters came from a family of performers, including an actress mother, a Broadway star for a father and an opera singer for a grandmother.
Ms Sledge, who formed Sister Sledge with her three siblings in 1971, was found unresponsive by a friend at her home in Phoenix, Arizona, her publicist said.
Media caption Sister Sledge spoke to the BBC in 2015 about why disco lives onJoni Sledge, the singer best-known for the disco anthem We Are Family, has died aged 60.
Ms Sledge, who is survived by her adult son, last performed with the band in October.
The Sledge sisters came from a family of performers, including an actress mother, a Broadway star for a father and an opera singer for a grandmother.
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