During this period her mother chaperoned her while she opened for Johnny Otis, Esther Phillips, and Dinah Washington in San Francisco.

[1] While still under contract to Reprise, Powdrill met independent record producer Nick Risi through her mother who worked with his father at the same company.

Turner wrote in his autobiography, Takin' Back My Name, that one night while they were gambling during an engagement in Las Vegas, Powdrill left with her winnings and returned to Los Angeles.

[7] In 1969, Powdrill's manager Nick Risi negotiated a deal with Forward Records, a division of Transcontinental Entertainment Corporation.

She worked with various artists, including Dr. John, Wilton Felder, Diana Ross, the Brothers Johnson, and Tracy Nelson.

[1] In 1976, Powdrill was an uncredited vocalist on the hit song "Uptown Festival" by Shalamar which was produced by Simon Soussan and recorded at Ike & Tina Turner's Bolic Sound studio.