Born Agatha Nathalia Weston in Detroit, Michigan, United States, she was signed to Motown in 1961, scoring a minor hit with "Love Me All the Way" (R&B No.

[6][2][7][1] Weston cut a couple of singles for MGM, "I Got What You Need" "Nobody," which went largely unnoticed due to lack of airplay and promotion.

She made an album for the label, This Is America, which included her popular version of the Black National Anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing".

[8] Along with many former Motown artists, she signed with Ian Levine's Motorcity Records in the 1980s,[1] releasing the single "Signal Your Intention", which peaked at No.

Kim Weston was inducted into the inaugural class of the Official Rhythm & Blues Music Hall of Fame at Cleveland State University in August 2013.