WILLIAMS, MARION. Gospel singer ( in Miami, Florida). As a child she sang in church choirs and at tent revival meetings. In 1947 she joined
The Famous Ward Singers
(1947-58) and became their lead singer. She attracted wide attention for one of the earliest solos she sang,
W. Herbert Brewster's
Surely God is able
, the first gospel song to employ triple rhythms (12/8 meter). After leaving the Wards, she and other ex-members of the group formed...