Marie Knight

American contralto gospel singer, pianist and songwriter.
She started her first recordings in 1946, then for Decca in duet with [a=Sister Rosetta Tharpe]. In 1954, she has her first solo record and two years later left Decca for Mercury. She did few non-religious records in mid 60s without any real success. She toured with Brook Benton, the Drifters, and Clyde McPhatter, and regularly reunited onstage with Tharpe.

Born: 1 June 1920, Sanford, Florida, US.
Died: 30 August 2009, Harlem, New York, US (age of 89).