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. == Biography == 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... [more on Wikipedia]