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Story summary
- Gwendolyn Chisolm, known as Blondy, died on April 6 in Atlanta at age 66, a pioneering member of The Sequence.
- She died from septic shock after an illness.
- The Sequence formed in South Carolina and recorded with Sugar Hill Records in late 1979.
- Funk You Up became the first gold record for a female rap act, reaching No. 15 on the Billboard Hot Soul singles chart.
