Honey Cone

Honey Cone
The Honey Cone in a 1972 promotional picture: Carolyn Willis, Edna Wright and Shelly Clark
The Honey Cone in a 1972 promotional picture: Carolyn Willis, Edna Wright and Shelly Clark
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Years active1968–1973
1976
2014 (Soul Train Cruise)
LabelsHot Wax
Past membersEdna Wright (1968–73)
Carolyn Willis (1968–73)
Shelly Clark (1968–73)
Sharon Cash (1976)

Honey Cone was an American R&B and soul girl group formed by lead singer Edna Wright (sister of Darlene Love) with Carolyn Willis and Shelly Clark in 1968. They are known for their number-one Billboard Hot 100 single, "Want Ads". Honey Cone were the premier female group for Hot Wax Records, operated by Holland–Dozier–Holland after they had departed from Motown Records.