Stephanie Mills is an American singer and songwriter. Mills rose to stardom as "Dorothy" in the original 7 Time Tony Award Winning Broadway run of the musical The Wiz from 1974 to 1979. The song "Home" from the show later became a Number 1 U.S. R&B hit for Mills as her signature song. During the 1980's, Mills has also gained 10 No.1 billboard hits and five Number 1 R&B hits, including "Home", "I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love", "I Feel Good All Over", "(You're Puttin') A Rush on Me" and "Something in the Way (You Make Me Feel)". Mills even won a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for her song "Never Knew Love Like This Before" in 1981. She has multiple gold and platinum selling albums such as the best sellers"What Cha Gonna Do with My Lovin", "Sweet Sensation", and "Stephanie" all which were on the 20th Century Fox Record Label.
History with the Macy's Parade[]
She only appeared at the 1980 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, riding on the Rocking Lion as she sang "Never Knew Love Like This Before" .