Theola kilgore biography
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Theola Kilgore
American singer (1925–2005)
Theola Kilgore | |
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| Born | (1925-12-06)December 6, 1925 Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Origin | Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Died | May 15, 2005(2005-05-15) (aged 79) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Gospel, soul |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | c.1955 – c.1970 |
| Labels | Candix, Serock, KT, Mercury |
Musical artist
Theola Kilgore (December 6, 1925 – May 15, 2005) was an American soul and gospel singer.
Biography
Kilgore was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, and was brought up in Oakland, California. She began singing in church. Her first recording, on which she was billed as Theola Kilgord, was as the featured vocalist on "Look to the Hills" by the Mount Zion Spiritual Choir, released in 1955.
While working as a gospel singer in the late 1950s, she befriended Sam Cooke's talent manager, J. W. Alexander, who introduced her to singer and record producer, Ed Townsend. Her first secular recording was "Th