Friday 19 April 2013

Two Hundred Year Old Singers Die

This week had the odd distinction of having not one but two totally different singers die who were over one hundred years old.

George Beverly Shea ~ A Canadian/American Gospel singer who sang with The billy Graham Crusdae since the 1950's on and had recorded hundreds of songs.His style, with a deep stately baritone had little to do with the black gospel tradition and showed his formal vocal training. Although he came from a devout christian background Shea did make an attempt to succeed as a secular singer in the 1930's on the popular Fred Allen Radio Show and On "Your Hit Parade", however he soon decided to give up secular music and focus on Gospe lwhich he did from the early 1940's on. He was best known for his work with Billy Graham. He was 104 and was still occasionally active as of few years ago. .

GEORGE BEVERLY SHEA ~ "HE'S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS";


GEORGE BEVERLY SHEA ~ "HOW GREAT THOU ART";


GEORGE BEVERLY SHEA ~ "THE LORDS PRAYER";


Bi Kidude was billed as The World's Oldest Singer although her real age was unknown. Born in Zanzibar about one hundred years ago she was a master of singing styles known as Taarab and Unyago music by the Muslim people of Tanzania. She was still active as of a few years ago.

BI KIDUDE ~ "PAKISTANI";


BI KIDUDE& CULTURAL MUSIC CLUB ~ "KIJITI";


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