Anna King, born Anna Dolores Williams on December 9, 1937, in Philadelphia, was an American soul singer who began her musical journey singing in her church and joined various gospel groups from the age of twelve. Her breakthrough came when Luther Dixon of Scepter Records discovered her and persuaded her to record secular music. In 1963, she successfully auditioned to replace Tammy Montgomery in James Brown's touring revue. That same year, King signed with Smash Records and released "If Somebody Told You", which reached Number 67 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Number 10 on Cash Box’s R&B chart. She also recorded a duet with Bobby Byrd of The Famous Flames, "Baby Baby Baby", which peaked at Number 52 on the pop chart. Her debut album, Back To Soul, produced by James Brown, featured her powerful vocals on tracks like "If You Don't Think". After leaving Brown's revue in late 1964, King recorded "Mama's Got a Bag of Her Own", an answer record to Brown's "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag". She then formed a band with Sam Lathan and toured before transitioning to sacred music concerts with Duke Ellington. By the mid-1970s, King turned to preaching as an ordained minister of the church. She died in Philadelphia on October 21, 2002, at the age of 64.