Della Reese

Biography

Dellareese Taliaferro, 6 July 1932, Detroit, Michigan, USA. Reese is a renowned gospel singer, working with Mahalia Jackson and Clara Ward before becoming lead singer with the Meditation Singers. Her place was taken by Laura Lee when she left to join the Erskine Hawkins orchestra in 1956. Reese began a solo recording career with Jubilee in 1957, releasing the Top 20 hit ‘And That Reminds Me’ and a version of Cole Porter’s ‘In The Still Of The Night’. Now established as... Read more

Genres

Action & Adventure Movies Blues Comedy Movies Documentaries Drama Movies Easy Listening Holiday & Seasonal Movies Jazz Kids & Family Movies Mystery & Thriller Movies Pop / Rock R&B / Soul Television Vocals

Tags

jazz

female vocalists

soul

blues

gospel

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