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'''Izora Margaret Rhodes-Armstead''' (July 6, 1942 – September 16, 2004) was an American singer-songwriter. Known for her distinctive alto voice,<ref>{{cite news|last=Black|first=Sean|title=Favorable Forecast|url=http://aumag.org/wordpress/?p=3044|newspaper=A&U Magazine|date=January 16, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120521102329/http://aumag.org/wordpress/?p=3044|archivedate=May 21, 2012}}</ref> Armstead first achieved successful as one half of the duo [[The Weather Girls|Two Tons O' Fun]], along with [[Martha Wash]], as they sang backup for [[United States|American]] disco singer [[Sylvester James|Sylvester]]. The duo obtained their own record deal as Two Tons O'Fun in 1979. They released three consecutive songs that were hits on the Dance Chart. The duo was renamed [[The Weather Girls]] in 1982 after the release of their single "[[It's Raining Men]]", their most successful single. As a duo, The Weather Girls released five albums and were also featured on Sylvester's albums.