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Norfolk Jubilee Singers

Author: KIP LORNELL

Norfolk Jubilee Singers Formed during World War I, the Norfolk Jazz/Jubilee Singers emerged as one of the most popular and prolific of the early gospel quartets in Tidewater, Virginia. The group, which originally consisted of bass singer Len Williams , tenor singers Buddy Butts and Otto Tutson , and baritone singer Delrose Hollins , stayed together for approximately twenty-five years. During these two and a half decades, the Norfolk Jazz/Jubilee Singers shifted from their roots as a…

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