This women has pipes - and then some! Texan Jennifer Holliday gained national recognition when she had the lead in the Broadway musical, Your Arm's Too Short to Box with God. Her performance led to her star-making performance in Dreamgirls, an adaptation of The Supremes' saga. The show featured her show-stealing take on "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going." That led her to a career in pop music. She returned to the stage in 1985, appearing in Sing, Mahalia, Sing; she continued to release pop music albums while starring on Broadway. In either setting, she's a hardy, throaty, soul belter who chews on every lyric, infusing them with emotional statements. Jennifer released The Color Purple in 2014. Jennifer Holiday continues to perform to adoring audiences everywhere.