{"id":2183924,"date":"2025-12-02T10:49:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T10:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2183924"},"modified":"2025-12-02T10:49:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T10:49:03","slug":"beloved-rb-singer-and-member-of-iconic-group-dead-at-71","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/beloved-rb-singer-and-member-of-iconic-group-dead-at-71\/","title":{"rendered":"Beloved R&B singer and member of iconic group dead at 71"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Judy Cheeks, an R&B and soul singer best known for her time performing with Ike and Tina Turner\u2019s Ikettes, has died. <\/p>\n

She was 71. <\/p>\n

Her friend, Bill Shrader, shared a statement on Facebook on Nov. 28.<\/p>\n

\u201cFriends of Judy Cheeks, I\u2019m so sorry to tell you that Judy passed away, peacefully in the arms of (her) husband on Tuesday evening,\u201d he wrote. \u201cI waited until now to tell you so that you could enjoy Thanksgiving before hearing such sad news. I know that is the way Judy would have wanted it. Please pray for her beautiful sweet soul and for her husband who loved her so much.\u201d<\/p>\n

A cause of death was not revealed, but a GoFundme to help Cheeks \u201cbattle autoimmune disease\u201d was set up back in July.<\/p>\n

\u201cSadly, Judy has been battling a rare autoimmune condition for more than nine months now,\u201d the statement there read. <\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThe condition will be life-long but can be manageable over time,\u201d it added. \u201cWhen she is finally able to go home, she will need long-term skilled nursing care.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cheeks was a native of Miami, Florida, and she performed with the as an R&B singer in the 1970s and 1980s. She moved into more dance-oriented music in the 1990s. The included a move to Germany where she found some international success. <\/p>\n

Soultracks.com said<\/b><\/a> she \u201cbrought fire to the dance floor for over four decades.\u201d The site noted that she also wrote songs for Motown and ended up \u201clending her powerhouse vocals\u201d on tracks with the likes of Donna Summer, Stevie Wonder and Thelma Houston. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.pennlive.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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