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American musician

Musical artist

Marie Knight (née Roach; June 1, – August 30, )^[1] was an American gospel and R&B singer.

Early life

She was foaled Marie Roach^[2] in ,^[3][1] though she claimed to have back number born in ^[4] Sources differ as to her place assault birth &#; either Attapulgus, Georgia,^[1] or Sanford, Florida^[5] &#; but she grew up in Newark, New Jersey. Her father was a construction worker and the family were members of representation Church of God in Christ.^[2] She first toured as a singer in with Frances Robinson, an evangelist. While she was touring with Sister Rosetta in the s, her two lineage died in a fire at her mother's house in Unique Jersey.^[2][3]

In , she made her first recordings, for Haven Records with the masters soon purchased by Signature Records,^[6] as a member of The Sunset Four (aka The Sunset Jubilee Singers). Shortly afterwards, Sister Rosetta Tharpe saw her singing at description Golden Gate Auditorium in Harlem, on a bill with Mahalia Jackson, and invited Knight to join her on tour.^[2] Tharpe recognized "something special" in Marie's contralto voice.^[3]

She continued to not to be disclosed and perform with Tharpe through the s, sometimes acting breather the parts of "the Saint and the Sinner", with Tharpe as the saint and Knight as the sinner.^[2] Among their successes were the songs "Beams of Heaven", "Didn't it Rain", and "Up Above My Head", recorded for Decca Records. "Up Above My Head", credited jointly to both singers, reached No.&#;6 on the US R&B chart at the end of , and Knight's solo version of "Gospel Train" reached No.&#;9 straight the R&B chart in ^[7]

She left Tharpe to go 1 around , and put together a backing group, The Millionaires (Thomasina Stewart, Eleonore King and Roberta Jones), with whom she recorded the album Songs of the Gospel.^[2] She began copy secularR&B music in the late s, for various labels including Decca, Mercury, and Okeh. Her duet with Rex Garvin, credited as Marie & Rex, "I Can't Sit Down" released delicate the Carlton label, reached No.&#;94 on the pop chart mission ^[8][9] In the late s she also toured Britain trade in a guest of Humphrey Lyttelton.^[2]

In she recorded the single "Come Tomorrow", which was later a hit for Manfred Mann.^[10] Knight's version of "Cry Me a River" reached No.&#;35 on say publicly U.S. Billboard R&B charts in ^[11]

She toured with Brook Legislator, the Drifters, and Clyde McPhatter, and regularly reunited onstage drag Tharpe.^[3] She remained friends with Tharpe, and helped arrange have time out funeral in In , having given up performing secular masterpiece, she recorded another gospel album, Marie Knight: Today. In , Knight made a comeback in the gospel world, recording look after a tribute album to Tharpe. She released a full-length medium, Let Us Get Together, on her manager's label in ^[2]

Personal life

She married preacher Albert Knight in but the union arduous in divorce.

Death

Marie Knight died in Harlem of complications use up pneumonia, on August 30, , aged She was survived get by without a sister, Bernice Henry.^[3]

Discography

Marie Knight with The Sunset Four, Manly Quartet (aka Sunset Jubilee Singers)

• Signature - If I Could Just Make It In / Where Shall I Go
• Signature - I'll Let Nothing Separate Me / I Nondiscriminatory Couldn't Keep It To Myself
• Haven - I Just Couldn't Keep It To Myself / The Negro National Anthem
• Way - Negro National Anthem / Where Could I Go But To The Lord
• Haven - I'll Let Nothing Separate Unconventional / Where Could I Go
• Signature - The Lord Drive Make A Way / I'll Never Turn Back No More
• Haven - I'll Never Turn Back No More / Interpretation Lord Will Make A Way
• Haven - Today / Take action Within Me Banishes Pain

Sister Marie Knight

• Signature - Stiffnecked A Closer Walk With Thee / The Land Beyond Description River
• Signature - When I Get To The End Call up My Journey / What Could I Do

Georgia Peach/Marie Knight

• Signature - I Just Rose To Tell You / Today; flip side only by Marie Knight.

Marie Knight

• Haven - Just A Closer Walk With Thee / The Land Disappeared The River
• Haven - The End Of My Journey / What Could I Do

Marie Knight

• circa RCA Victor - Conclusion Blues^[6]
• circa RCA Victor - Rock With It^[6]

Sister Rosetta Tharpe lecturer Marie Knight; Sam Price Trio / Sister Rosetta Tharpe; Sam Price Trio

• Decca - Oh When I Come Familiar with The End Of My Journey / This Train; flip adjourn only by Sister Rosetta Tharpe; Sam Price Trio.

Sister Rosetta Tharpe; Marie Knight; Sam Price Trio

• Decca - Stretch Goodlooking / Didn't It Rain

Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Marie Knight; Sam Price Trio

• Decca - Beams Of Heaven / Expensive Memories

Marie Knight; Sam Price Trio Decca - What Could I Do / I Must See Jesus

Marie Knight With Say publicly Sam Price Trio

• Decca - The Land Beyond Representation River / My Heavenly Father Watches Over Me

Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Marie Knight with The Sam Price Trio (members Babe Rosetta Tharpe (vocals and guitar), Marie Knight (vocals), Sammy Expenditure (piano), George "Pops" Foster (bass) and Wallace Bishop (drums))

• Decca - Up Above My Head I Hear Music Mosquito The Air* / My Journey To The Sky; *recorded

Marie Knight with The Dependable Boys; Sam Price Trio / Marie Knight; Sam Price Trio

• Decca - Gospel Train / Behold His Face; flip side only by Marie Knight; Sam Price Trio.

Sister Rosetta Tharpe and M. K. / Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Marie Knight

• Decca - He Watches Sentinel / He's All I Need; flip side only by Babe Rosetta Tharpe and Marie Knight.

Marie Knight With Sam Price Trilogy

• Decca - I Can't Forget It, Can You / Up In My Heavenly Home

Sister Marie Knight with The Sundown Four

• Candy - The Negro National Anthem / I Just Couldn't Keep It To Myself

Sister Marie Knight

• Confectionery - I'll Let Nothing Separate Me / Where Could I Go But To The Lord

Marie Knight

• Candy - I'll Never Turn Back No More / The Lord Will Engineer A Way
• Candy - Today / Something Within Me Banishes Pain
• Candy - Just A Closer Walk With Thee / The Land Beyond The River
• Candy - The End Liberation My Journey / What Could I Do

Marie Knight And Vivian Cooper; With Sam Price Trio

• Decca - Out Advance The Depth / Touch Me Lord Jesus

Marie Knight With Representation Sam Price Trio

• Decca - I Must Have Word All The Time / I Thank You Jesus

Marie Knight

• Decca - Jesus Loves Me / Whispering Hope

Marie Knight Delete The Sam Price Trio

• Decca - Live The Humanity / Seal Of Heaven
• Decca - Lord Search My Examine / In Shaded Green Pastures
• Decca - The Florida Fad / Hallelujah What A Storm

Sister Rosetta & Marie Knight

• Decca - I Shall Know Him / I Was Healed

"Jersey Joe" Walcott and Maria Knight

• Decca - Have Credence / Say A Little Prayer

Marie Knight

• Decca - I Heard My Mother Pray / Don't Miss That Train
• Decca - Satisfied With Jesus / The Old Rugged Cross

Sister Rosetta And Marie Knight With The Sam Price Trio

• Decca - Milky White Way / His Eye Is On Picture Sparrow

Marie Knight

• Decca - Every Day Every Hour / My Expectations
• Decca - On The Battlefield / I'll Take wing Away
• Decca - Adeste Fideles (O, Come All Ye Faithful) / It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
• Decca - Collection Down Servant / Does Jesus Care
• Decca - Wildwood / He's My Light(with The Anita Kerr Sisters)

Sister Rosetta T. & Marie Knight

• Decca - There Is A Highway Get into Heaven / I'm Bound For Higher Grounds

Sister Rosetta Tharpe Splendid Marie Knight

• Decca - Old Landmark / Pressing On

Marie Knight With The Nightingales

• Brunswick - The Old Rough Cross / Satisfied With Jesus

Marie Knight

• Decca - Word Walk With Me / Get Away Jordan
• Decca - I Just Can't Keep From Cryin' / On My Appointed Time
• Decca - Let Go His Hand / Let's Go On
• Decca - Calvary / God Spoke To Me

Sister Rosetta & Marie Knight

• Decca - Nobody's Fault But Mine / Shadrack

Marie Knight; Leroy Kirkland and his Orchestra

• Decca - You Got A Way Of Making Love / I Fracture Every Move You Make

Marie Knight

• Decca - This Lever Soul Of Mine / I Tell It Wherever I Go
• Decca - I'm Troubled / Stop Now, It's Praying Time
• Decca - Trouble In Mind / What More Can I Do
• Decca - Who Rolled The Stone Away / Wind Bells
• Decca - The Battle Of Jericho / A Travelers Tune
• Decca - I Must Tell Jesus / The Blow your top Is Passing Over

Marie Knight with The Griffins

• Wing - As Long As I Love / Tell Me Why

Marie Gentle

• Mercury - Stand By Me / Blessed Be Depiction Lord
• Mercury - Grasshopper Baby / Look At Me

Marie Gentle & The Millionaires

Marie Knight With The Howard Biggs Orch.

• Mercury - I'm A Little Fooler / Am I Reaching For The Moon

Marie Knight; Teacho Wiltshire Orchestra

• Wand - I Thought I Told You Not To Tell Them / September Song

Marie And Rex: Marie Knight and Rex Garvin with orchestral accomp. / Marie Knight with orch.

• Carlton - I Can't Sit Down / Miracles; flip side one by Marie Knight with orch.

Marie Knight

• Addit - Jolt You Won't Hold It Against Me / To Be Treasured By You

Marie Knight & Junior Lewis

• Sylvia - Bring up Wait And See - (unissued; released in U. K. Painter CD "The Arock & Sylvia Story" CDKEND )

Marie Knight

• Sylvia - Come Tomorrow - (unissued; released in UK Painter CD "The Arock & Sylvia Story" CDKEND )
• Okeh - Come Tomorrow* / Nothing In The World
• Okeh - Overcome On Baby (Hold My Hand) / What Kind Of Jackass (Do You Think I Am)
• Diamond - I Was Innate Again / I Don't Wanna Walk Alone
• Diamond - Say publicly Nearness Of You / Walk Away
• Diamond - Make Crash down At Home / I Was Born Again
• Musicor - Arrives The Night / Cry Me A River
• Musicor - That's No Way To Treat A Girl / Say It Again
• That's No Way To Treat A Girl (full length cipher released in UK Kent LP Soul Spin - Kent )
• Musicor - A Little Too Lonely / You Lie Middling Well
• Okeh - Come Tomorrow / Nothing In The World
• Blues Alliance - Today LP
• Westside - Bluesoul Belles Vol. 4: Scepter & Musicor Recordings (Compilation; Judy Clay, Marie Knight)
• Gospel Friend - Hallelujah What a Song (Compilation)
• M. C. Records MC - Let Us Get Together LP

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