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Etterlene DeBarge | |
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| Born | Etterlene Louise Abney October 13, 1935 Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | February 16, 2024 (aged 88) |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 1950–2024 |
| Spouses | Robert DeBarge
(m. 1953; div. 1974)George Rodriguez (m. 1980) |
| Children | 10; including Bunny, Bobby, Randy, Mark, El, James and Chico |
| Family | DeBarge |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Gospel |
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Etterlene Louise Rodriguez (previously DeBarge, née Abney; October 13, 1935 – February 16, 2024) was an American gospel singer, songwriter, and the matriarch of the American R&B/soul vocal group DeBarge. She was the author of Other Side of the Pain, which documented her struggles in her marriage to her children's father and her children's rise to fame and struggles under the spotlight.