The mother of the actress Gabourey Sidibe, she spent decades singing full time as an underground busker in New York City.

By the time Alice Tan Ridley tried out for America's Got Talent in 2010, she had already led a tough, full, and interesting ...

Gabourey Sidibe at arrivals for New York Film Festival Centerpiece Screening of PRECIOUS, Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, New York, NY, October 3, 2009. Photo By: Gregorio T. Binuya/Everett ...

By the time Alice Tan Ridley tried out for America's Got Talent in 2010, she had already led a tough, full, and interesting life. Her audition song aptly, was the Etta James classic, "At Last." ...