Teena Marie, 1980s R&B Hitmaker, Dies at 54 - New York Times

Teena Marie, a singer whose funky hits in the 1980s, like “Lovergirl” and “Square Biz,” made her one of the few white performers to consistently find success on the rhythm-and-blues charts, died Sunday at her home in Pasadena, Calif. She was 54.

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The cause was not immediately known, but The Associated Press reported that the authorities said she appeared to have died of natural causes.

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Born Mary Christine Brockert in Santa Monica, Calif., on March 5, 1956, she grew up in a predominantly black area of nearby Venice, Calif., and began singing and acting while still a child. At age 8, she tap-danced for Jed Clampett on an episode of “The Beverly Hillbillies,” under the name Tina Marie Brockert.

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Teena Marie, 1980s R&B Hitmaker, Dies at 54 - New York Times