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Sugar Pie DeSanto has been called the Queen of West Coast Blues and a legendary figure in the history of Bay Area blues and beyond. Sugar Pie DeSanto was born Umpeylia Marsema Balinton, October 16, 1935. Her African American mom and her Filipino dad are responsible for her good looks, talent and great voice. Her mother was a concert pianist and taught Umpeylia how to sing - as she did with all her 10 children. In the early 50s 19-year-old Umpeylia was discovered by Johnny Otis at a talent show. Otis is also responsible for Umpeylia's stage name as he named her "Little Miss Sugar Pie" (in reference to her height)

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