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Bertha Barbee McNeal dead at 82: The Velvelettes co-founder passes away after colon cancer battle
The Velvelettes member Bertha Barbee McNeal died Thursday at a Kalamazoo, Michigan hospice at the age of 82 after a battle with colon cancer.McNeal and her group - which the late Amy Winehouse said was influential to her - had hit tracks such as Needle in a Haystack and (He Was) Really Saying Something, the latter of which was covered by Bananarama.The Velvelettes' lead singer Cal Gill Street described McNeal to The Detroit News as 'the group historian, and the glue that kept us together.' Details: The Velvelettes member Bertha Barbee McNeal died Thursday at a Kalamazoo, Michigan hospice at the age of 82 after a battle with colon cancer. She was pictured in 2013 in NYC She added, 'She was an angel.
