An autopsy will determine the cause of death. A toxicology examination will take six weeks to be completed, Kades said.
Vesta Williams, perhaps best-known for her 1980s hits "Don't Blow A Good Thing" and "Congratulations," has been found dead of a possible drug overdose in a Southern California hotel room, coroner's investigators said Friday. She was 53.
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An official cause of death has not been released. According to the county coroner's office, Williams was found dead at 6:15 p.m. While a Los Angeles County Coroner's Office spokesperson has stated that Williams' demise was likely due to a drug overdose. The autopsy did not yield a cause of death and the toxicology results could take four to six weeks.
Williams is survived by an adult daughter.
Vesta Williams Biography
Mary Vesta Williams (December 1, 1957 – September 19, 2011) was an American R&B singer. Originally credited as Vesta Williams, she was sometimes simply billed as Vesta beginning in the 1990s. She was known for her four-octave vocal range. Although Williams never had any albums certified gold nor any Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, she scored six Top 10 hits on the US Billboard R&B chart from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s. Williams was known for the hits "Once Bitten, Twice Shy," "Sweet Sweet Love," "Special", and her 1989 #1 hit and signature song, "Congratulations".related search:
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