HER EYE IS ON THE SPARROW
Many divas' first steps towards the limelight were taken in church. What better way, then, to tap into a wider audience than to sing spirituals? I love this music and that recording a disc of spirituals is a good sign a black diva has made it.
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MARTINA ARROYO
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DOROTHY MAYNOR
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HELEN TRAUBEL
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LEONTYNE PRICE
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VERA RUTHERFORD
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MURIEL SMITH
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MATTIWILDA DOBBS
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MARGARET TYNES
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ELLABELLE DAVIS
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MARION DOWNS
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WILLA DORSEY
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VERONICA TYLER
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BETTY FAYE ANDERSON
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INEZ MATTHEWS
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FANNI JONES
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GLORIA DAVY
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A. GRACE LEE MIMS
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DOROTHY BRANDON MCMILLIAN
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