J. Robert Bradley
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John Robert Lee Bradley (October 5, 1919 – May 3, 2007) was an American gospel music singer. He was the favorite singer of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and was nicknamed "Mr. Baptist." Mahalia Jackson once said he had the greatest voice she had ever heard, stating "Nobody need mess with 'Amazing Grace' after Bradley gets through with it."[1]
Born in Memphis Tennessee, his singing at age 12 caught the attention of Lucie Campbell, who arranged for him to join her Good Will Singers quartet. After touring with them, he studied classical music in New York and London, where he lived for six years. He recorded his first record with Apollo Records in 1950, and later Decca Records. When Campbell died, he took her position as National Baptist Convention director of music. In 1975, he was knighted in Liberia.
Bradley died from complications of diabetes in Nashville, Tennessee.
[edit] References
- ^ Pareles, Jon (May 4, 2007). J. Robert Bradley, 87, Charismatic Gospel Singer, Dies New York Times
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