Helen Reddy At The 1979 ChicagoFest Editorial Image

Singer, actress, and activist Helen Reddy entertains at ChicagoFest on August 11, 1979. She is perhaps best known for her number one pop hit, which she co-wrote, `I am Woman,` which became a feminist anthem. She earned a 1972 Grammy for the iconic record. Reddy held both American and Australian citizenship and also became a hypnotherapist and motivational speaker. Reddy, who suffered in her later years from Addison`s disease and dementia, died on September 29, 2020, in Los Angeles, California at the age of 78. In an interesting coincidence, Reddy's colleague, singer and songwriter Mac Davis, died a few hours later, in Nashville,Tennessee, also at age 78. Davis appeared on 'The Helen Reddy Show' on tv in 1973 and wrote 'I believe in Music' which appeared on a 1971 Reddy album.