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Dorothy "Dottie" Peoples is an American gospel singer from Dayton, Ohio. After completing high school, she toured with gospel pioneer Dorothy Norwood, a member of the Caravans. After a stint in jazz, she relocated to Atlanta in 1979, [ 1] and returned to her gospel roots. She has been dubbed "Songbird of the South." [ 2]
Eubie Blake. James Hubert " Eubie " Blake (February 7, 1887 – February 12, 1983) was an American pianist and composer of ragtime, jazz, and popular music. In 1921, he and his long-time collaborator Noble Sissle wrote Shuffle Along, one of the first Broadway musicals written and directed by African Americans. [1]
This is a list of jazz musicians by instrument based on existing articles on Wikipedia. Do not enter names that lack articles. Do not enter names that lack sources.
Carlton D'Metrius Pearson (March 19, 1953 – November 19, 2023) was an American Christian minister and gospel music artist. [ 1] At one time, he was the pastor of the Higher Dimensions Evangelistic Center Incorporated, later named the Higher Dimensions Family Church, which was one of the largest churches in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The most common form of sacred jazz is the Jazz Mass. Although most often performed in a concert setting rather than church worship setting, this form has many examples. Eminent examples of composers of the Jazz Mass include Mary Lou Williams and Eddie Bonnemère. Having become disillusioned with her life as a secular performer, Williams ...
Sunday Sunkanmi Adelaja was born in the village of Idomila Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria. His name Adelaja means "crown settled this fight" in Yoruba. [2] He was raised by his grandmother and became Christian in March 1986 just before graduating from high school. In 1986, after graduation, Adelaja left Nigeria because he received a scholarship to study ...
Jackie Cain (1928–2014), jazz singer known for her partnership with her husband in the duo Jackie and Roy [155] Ted Curson (1935–2012), jazz trumpeter [156] Robert DeLeo (born 1966), bass player, songwriter, and harmony vocalist for the Stone Temple Pilots [157] Tommy DeVito (1928–2020), guitarist and vocalist for The Four Seasons [158]
In this position, Smith acted as the highest leader of the church. However, the office of President of the Church was not formally created until 1832. ^Smith was officially sustained as President of the High Priesthood of the church on this day at a general conferencein Amherst, Ohio: Joseph Smith(B. H. Roberts(ed.), History of the Church1:242 ...