Barbara Mason

Known for her hit 'Yes I'm Ready', Barbara Mason is an American soul singer and songwriter from Philadelphia.

After discovering a love of music through playing on her grandmother's piano, she initially began her career in the music industry as a teenage songwriter. Mason made her name as a performer through the title track of her debut album 'Yes I'm Ready' and continued to release a string of hit singles throughout the 1960s.

Transitioning her style into a more sexually-oriented funk tone in the 1970s, she collaborated with the legendary Curtis Mayfield who produced her cover version of his single 'Give Me Your Love', which gave her another top 40 hit.

Mason has continued to release music and perform to sold-out crowds for over five decades, cementing herself as a legend and household name of funk and soul.