Debbie Dean

Reba Jeanette Smith (February 1, 1928 – February 17, 2001), known professionally as Debbie Dean, Penny Smith, and Debbie Stevens, was an American singer who was the first white solo artist to record for Motown.
Born Reba Jeanette Smith on February 1, 1928, in Corbin, Kentucky. She was the fourth child of Walter B. Smith, a railroad engineer by his wife, Alma, a housewife. Debbie Dean recorded as Penny Smith and Debbie Stevens at various labels before arriving... more