Verlette Simon was born in Brooklyn, New York and spent the early part of her career performing in musicals, and singing in the church choir and her school’s chorus. At 17 she discovered rock and roll and was the front person for a number of bands, most notably the New York-based band, Buddah. Verlette was also one of the youngest writers for the musical “I’m Growing As Fast As I Can.” She has worked as a vocalist with The Fine Young Cannibals and Mony Love just to name a few, as well as a j...