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The Caravans

Index The Caravans

The Caravans were a gospel music group that was started in 1947 by Robert Anderson. [1]

32 relations: Albertina Walker, Anthony Heilbut, AuthorHouse, Bessie Griffin, Buddah Records, Cassietta George, Chicago, Donny Hathaway, Doris Duke (soul singer), Dorothy Norwood, Evelyn Turrentine-Agee, Exodus Records, Gospel music, Inez Andrews, Isaiah Jones Jr., Jamaica, Queens, James Cleveland, Jewel Records (Shreveport record label), Loleatta Holloway, Malaco Records, Mary Don't You Weep, Miracle Records, Premium Records, Robert Anderson (singer), Roberta Martin, Savoy Records, Shirley Caesar, Specialty Records, States Records, The Caravans, United Records, Vee-Jay Records.

Albertina Walker

Albertina Walker (&ndash) was an American gospel singer, songwriter, actress, and humanitarian.

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Anthony Heilbut

Anthony Heilbut (born November 22, 1940), is an American writer, and record producer of gospel music.

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AuthorHouse

AuthorHouse, formerly known as 1stBooks, is a self-publishing company based in the United States.

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Bessie Griffin

Bessie Griffin (July 6, 1922 – April 10, 1989) was an African-American gospel singer.

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Buddah Records

Buddah Records (later known as Buddha Records) was an American record label founded in 1967 in New York City.

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Cassietta George

Cassietta George (born Cassietta Baker on January 23, 1929 in Memphis, Tennessee-January 3, 1995 in Los Angeles, California) was an American gospel vocalist, and composer.

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Chicago

Chicago, officially the City of Chicago, is the third most populous city in the United States, after New York City and Los Angeles.

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Donny Hathaway

Donny Edward Hathaway (October 1, 1945 – January 13, 1979) was an American jazz, blues, soul and gospel singer, songwriter, arranger, organist, and pianist.

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Doris Duke (soul singer)

Doris Duke (born Doris Curry, 1945) is an American gospel and soul singer, best known for her 1969 album I'm A Loser.

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Dorothy Norwood

Dorothy Norwood (born May 29, 1935) is an American gospel singer and songwriter.

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Evelyn Turrentine-Agee

Evelyn Turrentine-Agee (born February 4, 1946 as Ruth Evelyn Tyler), is an American gospel musician and artist.

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Exodus Records

Exodus Records was a semi-independent record label started in 1966.

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Gospel music

Gospel music is a genre of Christian music.

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Inez Andrews

Sister Inez Andrews born Inez McConico (April 14, 1929 – December 19, 2012) and better known as Inez Andrews was an American gospel singer, songwriter and recording artist.

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Isaiah Jones Jr.

Isaiah Jones Jr. (1940–2008) was an award-winning musician and Presbyterian minister.

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Jamaica, Queens

Jamaica is a middle-class neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens.

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James Cleveland

The Reverend Dr.

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Jewel Records (Shreveport record label)

Jewel Records was an American independent record label, founded in 1963 by Stan Lewis and based in Shreveport, Louisiana.

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Loleatta Holloway

Loleatta Holloway (November 5, 1946 – March 21, 2011) was an American singer, mainly known for disco songs such as "Hit and Run" and "Love Sensation", both of which have been sampled extensively.

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Malaco Records

Malaco Records is an American independent record label based in Jackson, Mississippi that has been the home of various major blues and gospel acts, such as Johnnie Taylor, Bobby Bland, Z. Z. Hill, Denise LaSalle, Benny Latimore, Dorothy Moore, Little Milton, Shirley Brown, Tyrone Davis, Marvin Sease, and the Mississippi Mass Choir.

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Mary Don't You Weep

"Mary Don't You Weep" (alternately titled "O Mary Don't You Weep", "Oh Mary, Don't You Weep, Don't You Mourn", or variations thereof) is a Spiritual that originates from before the American Civil War – thus it is what scholars call a "slave song," "a label that describes their origins among the enslaved," and it contains "coded messages of hope and resistance." It is one of the most important of Negro spirituals.

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Miracle Records

Miracle Records was an independent American record label, established in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in 1946 to record and issue rhythm and blues, jazz and gospel music.

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Premium Records

Premium Records was an American record label established in Chicago in 1950 by Lee Egalnick, who had previously run Miracle Records.

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Robert Anderson (singer)

Robert Anderson (March 21, 1919 – June 15, 1995) was an American gospel singer and composer.

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Roberta Martin

Roberta Evelyn Martin (February 12, 1907 – January 18, 1969) was an American gospel composer, singer, pianist, arranger and choral organizer, helped launch the careers of many other gospel artists through her group, The Roberta Martin Singers.

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Savoy Records

Savoy Records is an American record company and label established by Herman Lubinsky in 1942 in Newark, New Jersey.

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Shirley Caesar

Shirley Ann Caesar-Williams, known professionally as Shirley Caesar (born October 13, 1938 in Durham, North Carolina), is an American Gospel music singer, songwriter and recording artist whose career has spanned over six decades.

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Specialty Records

Specialty Records was an American record label founded in Los Angeles in 1945 by Art Rupe.

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States Records

States Record Company was a Chicago-based record label.

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The Caravans

The Caravans were a gospel music group that was started in 1947 by Robert Anderson.

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United Records

United Records was a record company and label founded in Chicago by Leonard Allen and Lew Simpkins in 1951.

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Vee-Jay Records

Vee-Jay Records is an American record label founded in the 1950s, located in Chicago and specializing in blues, jazz, rhythm and blues and rock and roll.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Caravans

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