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Card with a photograph titled "Mrs. T.C. Anderson, Nationally Known Gospel Singer. Memphis, Tenn.", undated. Queen C. Anderson (1913-1959) was a Gospel alto singer who has been cited as a major influence by Mahalia Jackson. She was the main singer for the Rev. William Herbert Brewster and the Brewster Singers in Memphis. Given the name of a Biblical Ethiopian queen by Brewster, "Queen Candace" Anderson debuted many of his songs.
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MVP 3039
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undated
Keywords
Anderson, Queen C.
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"Mrs. T.C. Anderson, Nationally Known Gospel Singer. Memphis, Tenn." (2021). Shelby County, Tennessee. 159.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-pub-shelby/159
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