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Bessie Griffin

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Bessie Griffin

Original Name
Arlette B. Broil
Birth
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
10 Apr 1989 (aged 66)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
La Sol Addition, Lot 35, Grave E
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Legendary Gospel singer, protege of Mahalia Jackson. Bessie Griffin is described as the mightiest gospel contra-alto of her generation. She was the first major gospel singer to appear in the nightclubs. Some of her greatest recordings are her renditions of "Too Close Too Heaven," "I Don't Know Why," "Search Me Lord," and "The Old Ship of Zion."
Legendary Gospel singer, protege of Mahalia Jackson. Bessie Griffin is described as the mightiest gospel contra-alto of her generation. She was the first major gospel singer to appear in the nightclubs. Some of her greatest recordings are her renditions of "Too Close Too Heaven," "I Don't Know Why," "Search Me Lord," and "The Old Ship of Zion."

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Curtis Jackson
  • Added: Apr 22, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7374692/bessie-griffin: accessed ), memorial page for Bessie Griffin (6 Jul 1922–10 Apr 1989), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7374692, citing Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.