Bessie Griffin

{ Bessie Griffin (née Arlette B. Broil; July 6, 1922 – April 10, 1989) was an American gospel singer. From junior high into the late 1940s, she sang with the Southern Harps, who were better known later as the Southern Revivalists of New Orleans, then performed with The Caravans for a year and toured with W. Herbert Brewster Jr. Mentored by Mahalia Jackson, she moved to Chicago in the early 1950s and then relocated to Los Angeles at the end of the decade. She performed in theaters and night clubs, and appeared on popular televisions shows like The Ed Sullivan Show and The Dinah Shore Show. {

Songs of Many Lands - 2020-12-01 00:00:00

Heritage of Gospel Music: Volume 1 - 2017-03-24 00:00:00

Old Time Religion Gospel Roots - 2016-05-06 00:00:00

Gospel Legends (The Classics, Vol. 3) - 2012-09-26 00:00:00

The Fabulous Bessie Griffin & the Gospel Pearls - 1998-04-07 00:00:00

Similar Artists

The Original Gospel Harmonettes

The Pilgrim Travelers

The Highway Q.C.'s

The Stars Of Faith

Brother Joe May

The Roberta Martin Singers

The Clara Ward Singers

Alex Bradford

James Cleveland and The Cleveland Singers

Delois Barrett Campbell

Rosie Wallace

Reverend Claude Jeter

Zion Harmonizers

Dorothy Love Coates & The Gospel Harmonettes

Cassietta George

The Famous Ward Singers

Roberta Martin

The Original Blind Boys Of Alabama

The Ward Singers

The Detroiters