Della Reese Tribute
Here is a very rare version of a famous song performed by the legendary singer Della Reese, one of the greatest and most versatile entertainers of all times. Della Reese (born Patricia Early Delloreese in 1931 in Detroit, Michigan, of half African-American and half Cherokee Indian descent) is a famous American Emmy nominated actor and Grammy nominated singer. She started her career in the late 1950's as a successful Jazz singer, best known for her 1959 hit single "Don't You Know". Later in her career, she became a successful actress, best known as playing Tess on the television show "Touched by an Angel". At only six years old, she began singing in church. From this experience, she became an avid Gospel singer. At the age of thirteen, she was hired to sing with Mahalia Jackson's Gospel group. Afterwards, she formed her own gospel group called the Meditation Singers. Della's big break came when she won a contest, which gave her a week to sing at Detroit's well-known and talked-about Flame Show bar. They like Della so much at the bar, she remained there for eight weeks. Although her roots were always in Gospel music, she was now being exposed and influenced by such great Jazz artists like Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Billie Holiday. In 1953, she got an even bigger break when she signed a recording contract with Jubilee Records. In 1953, she also joined the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra. In 1957, Della released a single called "And That Reminds Me". The song became a Top <b>...</b>
