Anderson, Robert

Anderson, Robert (1919, Chicago, IL; June 1995, Chicago, IL) Anderson began singing in church as a boy and in the early 1930s was one of the first members of the Roberta Martin Singers considered as the best mixed (male–female) gospel group of the time in Chicago, thanks to Roberta Martin’s gift for writing lyrical songs (she was also a great piano player). Anderson was probably her best singer, but he was also ambitious. In 1939, he left the group and began singing duets with R. L. Knowles , a…