Gwen McCrae
Sign in to saveAlso known as Gwendolyn McCrae, Gwendolyn Patricia McCrae, Gwendolyn Mosley, Gwendolyn Patricia Mosley
American soul musician and singer
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Lay it on me
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1943-12-21
- Active to
- 2025-02-21
r&bsoul
Discography
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- 248,043
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Gwen McCrae (née Mosley born in Pensacola, Florida, on 21 December 1943; died February 2025) was an American singer remembered for her 1975 hit "Rockin' Chair". McCrae grew up singing in her Pentecostal church and later discovered secular singers like Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin. She began performing in local clubs as a teenager, and singing with local groups like the Lafayettes and the Independents. In 1963, she met a young sailor named George McCrae, whom she married within a week. <a hre
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gwen
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Pensacola
- Place of death
- Miami
- Occupation
- musician
- Genre
- soul
- Record label
- Ichiban Records
- Official website
- www.gwenmccrae.com
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 1943-12-21
- start of work period
- 1969-00-00
- date of death
- 2025-02-21
- end of work period
- 2012-00-00
- birth name
- Gwendolyn Patricia Mosley
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