<sod>Born '''Arlette B. Broil''' in [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], she was steeped in church music as a child. She sang for a while with the [[Southern Harps]], had her own [[radio]] show in New Orleans, and later appeared in night clubs, on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] and in 1962 on ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]''.<eod>
<sod>Born '''Arlette B. Broil''' in [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], she was steeped in church music as a child. She sang for a while with the [[Southern Harps]], had her own [[radio]] show in New Orleans, and later appeared in night clubs, on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] and in 1962 on both ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'' and ''[[The Dinah Shore Chevy Show|The Dinah Shore Show]]''.<eod>