DEF: Sheila E. “The Belle of St. Mark”
Oakland-born musician Sheila E. hit the Top 40 with her first three songs to appear on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1984, the second of those three hits, “The Belle of St. Mark,” rose to a peak position of number 34. Today, “The Belle of St. Mark” by Sheila E. is the Daily Eighties Flashback.