Williams, Marion

Williams, Marion (August 29, 1927, Miami, FL; July 2, 1994) While it is generally conceded that Mahalia Jackson was the greatest gospel artist of all time, there are a number of writers who have always maintained that Marion Williams was the greatest gospel singer. Her legacy has continued to grow each year, to almost mythic proportions. Like so many gospel artists, Williams was born in poverty on August 29, 1927, in Miami, exposed not just to gospel and the blues but to calypso and jazz. After…