Marion Williams
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Marion Williams was an American singer and composer born in Miami in 1927. She began her work period in 1946 and performed using her voice across genres including gospel music, spirituals, and rhythm and blues. As an African American female artist, she recorded for Columbia Records and Atlantic Records.
Williams received the MacArthur Fellows Program award and the Kennedy Center Honors. She died in Philadelphia on July 2, 1994. Her achievements are recognized in the Macarthur Fellows collection and the Kennedy Center Honors collection.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1948
- Works
- 11
Top works
- Psicología para profesores de idiomas
- Psicología para Profesores de Idiomas
- Psychology for language teachers
- Parents as Partners
- Psychology for language learning
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1927
- Active to
- 1994
Discography
Member of
- The Ward Singers1947–?
- The Stars of Faith1958–?
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 11,476
- Total plays
- 59,618
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Marion Williams (August 29, 1927 - July 2, 1994) was a legendary American gospel singer, often regarded as one of the most powerful voices in American music history. A powerful singer with a preternaturally broad range, able to reach the highest registers of the soprano range without losing either purity or volume, she could also swoop down to growling low notes in the style of a country preacher. Williams' singing helped make the Ward Singers nationally popular when they began recording in 194
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Marion
- Family name
- Williams
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Miami
- Place of death
- Philadelphia
- Occupation
- composer
- Genre
- spirituals
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Atlantic Records
Show 4 more facts
- date of birth
- 1927-08-29
- date of death
- 1994-07-02
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- start of work period
- 1946-00-00
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