1. Sugar Pie DeSanto is the name of a popular rhythm and blues songstress o… Read Full Bio ↴1. Sugar Pie DeSanto is the name of a popular rhythm and blues songstress of the 1950's and 1960's. She was born Umpeylia Marsema Balinton in Brooklyn, New York on October 16, 1935 to an African American mom and a Filipino dad. She spent most of her early life in San Francisco, California, where she moved with her family at a young age.
In 1955, DeSanto did some touring with The Johnny Otis Revue after being given the nickname Sugar Pie by the bandleader. In 1960, DeSanto rose to national prominence when her single, "I Want to Know," rose to number four on Billboard's Hot R&B Sides chart. DeSanto continued to write & release popular songs throughout the 1960's, including some collaborations with Etta James.
From 1959-1960, she toured with The James Brown Revue, where she was known to perform backflips on stage. DeSanto is proud to say, despite numerous proposistions, she stayed professional, and claims to be the only woman in his revue who never slept with the lascivious Brown, nor any of the other "old goats" like Willie Dixon, and Muddy Waters she met on the met on the blues touring circuit while supporting her Chess recordings. Sugar Pie went along on the 1964 Folk-Blues Fest tour of Europe, but as the only female artist, and basically an opening act... She also let the other musicians on that run she wasn't part of the backstage buffet, telling the SF Bay Guardian in 2004 "I refused all them old goats,"
She cut 30 sides for Chess records, most of which were shelved and never hit the streets. Occasional Sugar Pie tracks did surface, but mostly her career was a footnote in at a label. While Sugar Pie got a $10,000 advance from the stingy Chicago honchos that ran the label when she signed on, they stiffed her on royalties for decades, even though she wrote many songs for other artists including Fontella Bass, Etta James, Little Milton and Minnie Ripperton. She recorded for other labels besides Chess including Brunswick in 1967.
By the early seventies she'd settled back into the San Francisco Bay Area for good, and over the next 35 some years has made some sporadic funky & bluesy efforts for her manager/husband's Jasman Records...
Despite hitting octogenarian status, she still performs gigs including the ceremony for receiving her 2008 R&B Foundation Pioneer Award at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, the June 2008 Chicago Blues Festival, and 2007 San Francisco Blues Festival with Jimmy McCracklin, and remains a highly energetic and comedic performer.
2. Sugar Pie DeSanto was born on October 16th, 1935 as Umpeylia Morsema Balinton in New York. She had 6 brothers and 3 sisters. Her father a Phillipino, was not musical but her (African) mother was a miracle child. Sugar Pie "My mother was talented. Already at the age of five she was a concert pianist, fantastic. I definitely inherited my talents from her." Also, other children from this family inherited some of this talent. "I have brothers in the music business, but the two who really continued in it is my brother and Little Domingo and myself. Domingo is also very talented. Now-a-days he leads the band (Little Domingo and Friends featuring Sugar Pie DeSanto). Oh yes and another brother of mine plays the conga and drums. Yes, it actually was a musical family." Her mother especially encouraged Sugar Pie to sing. Therefore, her latent talent was stimulated, which soon blossomed and became fruitful. The influences that Sugar Pie received were from her mother and artists such as Nancy Wilson, Dinah Washing and Sarah Vaughn. Another influence came from a young dancer, Eartha Kit, who was a member of the Katherine Dunham Dance Ensemble at that time. The saucy and shameless elements of sex, which Eartha Kit employed in her flirtations, is still present in Sugar Pie's act of today. "When I was approximately eleven, I got lessons from my mother. She taught me how to sing, mainly standards. I began to participate in talent searches in San Francisco, which I won several times. My career started this way. Because my mother was a concert pianist, I did more ballads than blues." The blues aroused her interest through her later (ex)husband, singer/guitarist Pee Wee Kingsley: " Oh goodness, when I met him, I became more interested in the blues. we did a show together and since then I continued to do the blues." The primitive-rapper "Sugar is Salty," Sugar Pie's most recent release for Jasman Bears witness again to her immense talent. Both versions of "Hello San Francisco" are on this superior mix of souls, ballads, blues, R&P, funk and even rap. Sugar Pie: "I always did rap but it wasn't fashionable for a very long time with the younger public. Now they are following me, not me following them. One can't tell much about the CD. Go to the store and buy it I would say. As far as I am concerned it is one of my better performances. Yet, the sequel will be a lot better. I have already started with the recording. I enjoyed the musicians as well as choosing the materials together with my manager. It took me a couple of years but trust me. I don't know yet what I am going to call this new CD but so far the recording is going smoothly." An important aspect of "Sugar is Salty" is the fact that except for "Hello san Francisco" she co-wrote the songs. Thus proves that her creativity, which, again, attributes to her mother, is still intact. "The inspiration came from my mother. She not only taught me how to sing a ballad, but how to build a song. Consequently, I started at a very young age." During her more than 40 year career, she has shared the stage with the greatest. She stood before sold out crowds in the most legendary theatres and wooed the public with her explosive combination of impudence, sex, humor and unbridled talent. "I have done the Apollo theatre more than twenty times, perhaps thirty. I have performed with Jackie Wilson, Gladys Knight, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Rufus Thomas, Carla Thomas, Patti LaBelle and many more. Naturally, I have performed at other renowned theatres: the Regal in Chicago, the uptown Philly, the Howard in Washington and a couple of others where you only arrive after you have finished a hot record, but the Apollo in New York is the hardest on the artist. If you are talented, you are accepted. If you don't have that, you can expect rotten eggs. And then you have to rush off the stage otherwise they whip you off. And if the critics don't like you there, then you might as well forget it." Now-a-days, Sugar Pie works in the Bay Area together with her brother, one of the most talented bass players on the West Coast. She is still as popular ever over there. Also her European public has been able to see her. In Ultrecht, she ignited the theatre with fire and flames with her saucy, acrobatic and exciting show. She explained it thus:" Yes, I have to let go of some energy during my sixties. I am still quite wild. But you can expect that during my performance. I have my power and my experience. I sing full blast and give a spectacular show." Sugar Pie's sense of humor remains with me the most. Just before her performance, I asked her if she gets along with Jack Owens, because his name is also on the billboard. Her answer:"Well, I am not a spring chicken, but that guy is more than ninety years old! And he still pinches my ass. Wouldn't you just want to wring his neck?" Having just said that she exits the dressing-room in order to address Chris Millard. And with a lascivious grin yells:"Let's go kick ass!"
In 1955, DeSanto did some touring with The Johnny Otis Revue after being given the nickname Sugar Pie by the bandleader. In 1960, DeSanto rose to national prominence when her single, "I Want to Know," rose to number four on Billboard's Hot R&B Sides chart. DeSanto continued to write & release popular songs throughout the 1960's, including some collaborations with Etta James.
From 1959-1960, she toured with The James Brown Revue, where she was known to perform backflips on stage. DeSanto is proud to say, despite numerous proposistions, she stayed professional, and claims to be the only woman in his revue who never slept with the lascivious Brown, nor any of the other "old goats" like Willie Dixon, and Muddy Waters she met on the met on the blues touring circuit while supporting her Chess recordings. Sugar Pie went along on the 1964 Folk-Blues Fest tour of Europe, but as the only female artist, and basically an opening act... She also let the other musicians on that run she wasn't part of the backstage buffet, telling the SF Bay Guardian in 2004 "I refused all them old goats,"
She cut 30 sides for Chess records, most of which were shelved and never hit the streets. Occasional Sugar Pie tracks did surface, but mostly her career was a footnote in at a label. While Sugar Pie got a $10,000 advance from the stingy Chicago honchos that ran the label when she signed on, they stiffed her on royalties for decades, even though she wrote many songs for other artists including Fontella Bass, Etta James, Little Milton and Minnie Ripperton. She recorded for other labels besides Chess including Brunswick in 1967.
By the early seventies she'd settled back into the San Francisco Bay Area for good, and over the next 35 some years has made some sporadic funky & bluesy efforts for her manager/husband's Jasman Records...
Despite hitting octogenarian status, she still performs gigs including the ceremony for receiving her 2008 R&B Foundation Pioneer Award at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, the June 2008 Chicago Blues Festival, and 2007 San Francisco Blues Festival with Jimmy McCracklin, and remains a highly energetic and comedic performer.
2. Sugar Pie DeSanto was born on October 16th, 1935 as Umpeylia Morsema Balinton in New York. She had 6 brothers and 3 sisters. Her father a Phillipino, was not musical but her (African) mother was a miracle child. Sugar Pie "My mother was talented. Already at the age of five she was a concert pianist, fantastic. I definitely inherited my talents from her." Also, other children from this family inherited some of this talent. "I have brothers in the music business, but the two who really continued in it is my brother and Little Domingo and myself. Domingo is also very talented. Now-a-days he leads the band (Little Domingo and Friends featuring Sugar Pie DeSanto). Oh yes and another brother of mine plays the conga and drums. Yes, it actually was a musical family." Her mother especially encouraged Sugar Pie to sing. Therefore, her latent talent was stimulated, which soon blossomed and became fruitful. The influences that Sugar Pie received were from her mother and artists such as Nancy Wilson, Dinah Washing and Sarah Vaughn. Another influence came from a young dancer, Eartha Kit, who was a member of the Katherine Dunham Dance Ensemble at that time. The saucy and shameless elements of sex, which Eartha Kit employed in her flirtations, is still present in Sugar Pie's act of today. "When I was approximately eleven, I got lessons from my mother. She taught me how to sing, mainly standards. I began to participate in talent searches in San Francisco, which I won several times. My career started this way. Because my mother was a concert pianist, I did more ballads than blues." The blues aroused her interest through her later (ex)husband, singer/guitarist Pee Wee Kingsley: " Oh goodness, when I met him, I became more interested in the blues. we did a show together and since then I continued to do the blues." The primitive-rapper "Sugar is Salty," Sugar Pie's most recent release for Jasman Bears witness again to her immense talent. Both versions of "Hello San Francisco" are on this superior mix of souls, ballads, blues, R&P, funk and even rap. Sugar Pie: "I always did rap but it wasn't fashionable for a very long time with the younger public. Now they are following me, not me following them. One can't tell much about the CD. Go to the store and buy it I would say. As far as I am concerned it is one of my better performances. Yet, the sequel will be a lot better. I have already started with the recording. I enjoyed the musicians as well as choosing the materials together with my manager. It took me a couple of years but trust me. I don't know yet what I am going to call this new CD but so far the recording is going smoothly." An important aspect of "Sugar is Salty" is the fact that except for "Hello san Francisco" she co-wrote the songs. Thus proves that her creativity, which, again, attributes to her mother, is still intact. "The inspiration came from my mother. She not only taught me how to sing a ballad, but how to build a song. Consequently, I started at a very young age." During her more than 40 year career, she has shared the stage with the greatest. She stood before sold out crowds in the most legendary theatres and wooed the public with her explosive combination of impudence, sex, humor and unbridled talent. "I have done the Apollo theatre more than twenty times, perhaps thirty. I have performed with Jackie Wilson, Gladys Knight, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Rufus Thomas, Carla Thomas, Patti LaBelle and many more. Naturally, I have performed at other renowned theatres: the Regal in Chicago, the uptown Philly, the Howard in Washington and a couple of others where you only arrive after you have finished a hot record, but the Apollo in New York is the hardest on the artist. If you are talented, you are accepted. If you don't have that, you can expect rotten eggs. And then you have to rush off the stage otherwise they whip you off. And if the critics don't like you there, then you might as well forget it." Now-a-days, Sugar Pie works in the Bay Area together with her brother, one of the most talented bass players on the West Coast. She is still as popular ever over there. Also her European public has been able to see her. In Ultrecht, she ignited the theatre with fire and flames with her saucy, acrobatic and exciting show. She explained it thus:" Yes, I have to let go of some energy during my sixties. I am still quite wild. But you can expect that during my performance. I have my power and my experience. I sing full blast and give a spectacular show." Sugar Pie's sense of humor remains with me the most. Just before her performance, I asked her if she gets along with Jack Owens, because his name is also on the billboard. Her answer:"Well, I am not a spring chicken, but that guy is more than ninety years old! And he still pinches my ass. Wouldn't you just want to wring his neck?" Having just said that she exits the dressing-room in order to address Chris Millard. And with a lascivious grin yells:"Let's go kick ass!"
I Want to Know
Sugar Pie DeSanto Lyrics
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3irty I took the knife out from your back You still fight…
A Bad Think And all this time, I never knew, the reason why,…
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Al B. Sure! I want to know Ooh my baby can I hold you…
bardero$ I want to know now! I want to know now! I want…
Ben Eales Paint me like you see me Not quite like your world…
Bos Taurus I want to know what you would say If I…
Carla Thomas Let the kiddies have the toys Let the grown-ups make the…
Charlie And the Jives & The Lyrics I, I love you my friend And I I do understand Cause I'm Righ…
David Anthony No man, no madness Though their sad Power may prevail Can po…
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Don Reno The day I met you my heart spoke to me It…
Eric Clapton I want a little girl, call my own. She must be…
Eric Clapton and The Powerhouse I want to know why do you always run around I…
Fleetwood Mac I don't want to know the reasons why Love keeps right…
Fresh & Funky Chorus I know that you want me 'cause I…
Fugs We drink Or break open Our veins Solely to know Solely …
Gebhardt I want to know If I can make it through to…
Gene Rockwell I just don't know what to do with myself I just…
Ghost Fall to my death in this conversation I’m never coming round…
Golden Boy How was your day darlin'? I wanna know I wanna know if…
Hall of Justus & L.E.G.A.C.Y. Straight from the gut, never heard me lie I don't give…
Hey-O-Hansen Ur beautiful brown eyes 吸い込まれるような瞳 Uh-firstime Clubで 瞳が合った瞬間…
Higgs and Wilson Walking in like ain't fair It kinda figures why they stop…
Hiroyuki Sawano You're alone in the rain Been thinking of you You can't stop…
Ilya So alone, I can't feel my heart Truth be told I'm…
Inhabited Are you here, you here, you here with me Are you…
J.B. Lenoir 夜になるとふいに会いたくなるの 今どこにいて何をしているんだろう 空には綺麗な星があって君も 見ているかな あぁ 会いた…
Jimi Jive How do I know when I've done enough Ohhh, ohhh I…
Jimmy Cliff Say, say, say do, do, do Say, say, say do, do,…
Joe While travelling through this world of sorrow I'm on my way…
JoyFire Looking at you It's hard to see all the things you keep…
Jure Robeznik and His Music I don't ever care to rise to power I would rather…
Katja I don't want a lot for Christmas There's just one thing…
Ken Boothe Now I know, now that you don't love me no…
Kitsune What if I succeed? What would be on your mind? Just tell…
KONGOS I want to know, I want to know, I want…
L.C. Cooke Ur beautiful brown eyes 吸い込まれるような瞳 Uh-firstime Clubで 瞳が合った瞬間…
Lane Webber Your hair′s in your face May I move it And you can…
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Living Colour Baby you stole my heart I don't know what to do Got…
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Marcus Gad I want to know About the principles of life that…
Mark Wills She don't like to stay out late She'd rather be at…
Merle Spears & The Treats I drank mud by the case And I bump with…
Michelle David YES I KNOW Yea though I walk through the shadows of…
Midnight Panic I want to know What you are waiting for to…
Mr. Iroc There's not much to gain here, not much to lose You…
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Okkervil River We drink or break open our veins solely to know, solely…
On a Friday When I look into your sad blue eyes, they whisper, Love's…
One A One N I seen your shadow in my room It was on my…
Palmas I know you got me falling so deep for Every inch…
Pointing Finger Why a code a name a shadow is given? I…
Positive I feel so insignificant, getting up to fall down again I'm…
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Radiohead You can keep what you want I want none of it They're…
Rainville I know the truth And it's coming for you You knew that…
Rappers Against Racism Feat. Down Low & La Mazz Intro:Yeah, to all yo people out thereI wanna know one…
Ray Charles I want to know can your love stand the test…
Reno & Smiley The day I met you my heart spoke to me It…
Roni I WANNA KNOW I wanna know, baby I wanna know …..…
Rosanne Cash It's the right time you know I feel fine tonight…
Sasha & C.J. Mackintosh You know I’m crazy for you I know your crazy for…
Sasha / CJ Mackintosh I don't know what I want, but I know I…
Secret Machines I want to know if it's still possible, To find a…
Shylock Hey bro, just tell me what is wrong You treat me…
St. Somewhere Whoa whoa my heart is broken I thought that she was…
Steve Winwood feat. Eric Clapton I want a little girl, call my own. She must be…
T.Tommy & Vicente Belenguer How many arms have held you And hated to let you…
Teenagers I'll be here Waiting for my You were my world I'm here…
Ten X I know I love you 이 제로의 세계 속 I know…
Ten Years After I want to know why do you always run around I…
Terry & The Tyrants I've gotta take a little time A little time to think…
The Cadillacs I don't know where to go I don't know where to…
The Days Look at my face What do i feel? Oh can't you tell…
The Eagle and Child Yeah Oh oh oh oh yeah Because I know All I need…
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The Floors I don't really know where I'm going I know where I've…
The Fugs We drink Or break open Our veins Solely to know Solely …
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The Impression Man, oh man, have you been to Spain, Where the joy…
The Ions you're my love not anymore not anymore not anymore not anym…
The Lyrics I, I love you my friend And I I do understand Cause I'm Righ…
The Mavericks I want to know what promises to keep I want to…
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The Spark I don't know what's happening today The world has changed in…
Tone Your body's what I want Answering your call Answering your c…
Trail I want to fly, even if I don't know how I…
Triple Fast Action I want to know about it all. and everything it…
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We have lyrics for these tracks by Sugar Pie DeSanto:
Can't Let You Go please please don't leave. i need you're lovin so bad. i say…
Do I Make Myself Clear I don't wanna believe The bad things about you Oh, no, now …
Going Back To Where I Belong I got myself a tickets gonna board this lonesome train I gav…
In The Basement Oh, tell me where can you party, child, all night…
In the Basement Part 1 Oh, tell me where can you party, child, all night…
In The Basement Part 2 Oh, now tell me where can you party, child, all…
In The Basement Part One Oh, tell me where can you party, child, all night…
In the Basement Pt. 1 Oh, tell me where can you party, child, all night…
In The Basement Pt.1 Oh, tell me where can you party, child, all night…
Slip-In Mules (No High Heel Sneakers) Baby, my red dress in the cleaner But my shoes will…
Soulful Dress Soulful dress I’m gonna put on my dress With those pits ab…
Use What You Got USE WHAT YOU GOT - Sugar Pie DeSanto Well I see…
Wish That You Were Mine I'd love to do the walk with you I love the…
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