Cheryl Mason-Dorman

Cheryl Mason-Dorman,originally from Columbus, Ohio. She is a singer based in Philadelphia. As Cheryl Mason-Jacks (see Cheryl Mason Jacks), she was in the original line-up of The Ritchie Family. She got to know Cassandra Wooten and Gwen Oliver who had been in a 1960s group, Honey And The Bees which broke up in the early 1970s. This came about as a result of her being in a drama group in the Philadelphia School Of Performing Arts which Cassandra Wooten was involved with. Along with them she became part of the original line up of The Ritchie Family. She sang on the Arabian Nights, Life Is Music and African Queens albums. This came to an end in or around 1978 when the three members were dismissed and replaced by a new line up. Along with Cassandra Wooten and Michelle Simpson, Mason-Jacks became Cas Mijac and they sang back up on John Lennon & Yoko Ono's Double Fantasy album. Having met Alfred Dorman,and becoming his wife in 1983, she became Cheryl Mason-Dorman. Having a long career in education in various roles which included administration, teaching and a directorial position, she was also assistant principal at Jules Mastbaum Vocational-Technical High School and assistant principal at Stephen Decatur School. She was involved with the 2007 album, Nevertheless He Came by Pacita's Friends was released. A Christian-themed album, all of the material; was composed and produced by Pacita Hill. Mason-Dorman sang on the song "Whatever He Says, Just Do It!". With Cassandra Wooten, Cheryl Mason-Jacks and Renee Guillory-Wearing, re-formed the group in the 2000s. At some early stage in the venture, Michelle Simpson from Casmijac was involved. Performing live around 2015, they did a live rehearsal of "Music Is My Life" with Mason-Dorman singing lead. In 2016, with Renee on lead vocals they had a Billboard Top 40 dance hit with "Ice". In 2021, they had announced the release of "Whatcha Got".