Donzella Petty-John, known professionally as Nella Dodds (born January 25, 1950) is an American soul singer.
Her records are popular on the Northern soul scene.
That distinction fell to Dodds, and her version started selling, climbing to No.
The tracks were recorded for Philadelphia's Dyno-Dynamic Productions (leased by New York's Wand label) between 1964 and 1966.
She received additional training with Sylvia Harman of The Actor's Place in Virginia Beach, Virginia where she focused on The Meisner Technique as well as with Tom Logan, national and international director and acting coach, of Los Angeles, California.