VARETTA DILLARD - MERCY MR PERCY
A powerful,versatile,big-voiced singer,Varetta Dillard was rated by many pundits as very nearly the equal of peers like Dinah Washington,Lavern Baker,Ruth Brown and Big Maybelle. However although she undoubtedly possessed a magnificent voice,Varetta was,sadly,physically handicapped,which greatly restricted her career. Consequently,although she registered a trio of big R&B hits during the early 50s,she failed to achieve any significant crossover Pop success and as a result,remains something of a