Norwood, Dorothy

Norwood, Dorothy (1930, Atlanta, Georgia) An evangelist, Dorothy Norwood began singing and touring with her family at eight years old. She grew up in the Baptist Church singing in choirs and groups in Atlanta. In 1956 she moved to Chicago. There she began to sing with “the Queen of Gospel,” Mahalia Jackson (1911–1972); the Caravans; and “the Crown Prince of Gospel,” Reverend James Cleveland (1932–1991). Norwood began her solo career in 1964, recording her first album, Johnny and Jesus , on…