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Aretha Franklin’s youngest sister, Carolyn Franklin wrote some moderately successful music for both herself and her other sister Erma. “Without Appreciate,” “Baby Baby Baby,” “I USED TO BE Designed for You,” and “Sing It Again-Say It Once again” are among the many Carolyn Franklin compositions. She was among Aretha’s history …

Deep spirit diva Tommie Youthful was created and raised in Dallas. While executing at an area nightclub in 1972, she was uncovered by Bobby Patterson, a Shreveport, Louisiana-based performer and manufacturer who, with fellow composer Jerry Strickland, controlled the fledgling Spirit Power label. Patterson agreed upon Young virtually at that …

An interesting minimal soul performer, Barbara Mason initially centered on songwriting when she entered the music business in her young adults. Being a performer, though, she got a big success in 1965 with her self-penned “Yes, I’m Prepared” (amount five pop, number 2 R&B), a fetching soul-pop confection that spotlighted …

A giant in the world of religious music, Shirley Caesar continues to be called “the very first Woman of Gospel Music” because of a career which has spanned seven years and brought her 11 Grammy Awards, in addition to 15 Dove Awards. Shirley Caesar was created in Durham, NEW YORK …

Blessed January 6, 1947, in Western Memphis, the Browns moved to St. Louis, MO, when Shirley was extremely young. Reducing her tooth in cathedral, at age ten, she gained a popularity in gospel circles through the entire city for providing effective solos. In her past due teens, she focused on …