1. Sallie Martin was an American gospel singer referred to as the "Mother of Gospel" for her efforts to popularize the songs of Thomas A Dorsey and her influence on other artists.
11 Facts About Sallie Martin
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Sallie Martin joined the Pentecostal movement as a young woman.
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Sallie Martin began her career singing in Holiness churches after coming to Chicago in 1927.
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Sallie Martin's rough-hewn singing style, combined with the enthusiastic physicality of the Holiness church, nearly kept her from working with Dorsey, who looked down on the shouting style of many Holiness singers and was reluctant to hire a singer who could not read music.
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Sallie Martin nonetheless persuaded Dorsey, after three auditions, to hire her as part of a trio he had formed to introduce his songs to churches.
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Sallie Martin proved to be an able organizer with a shrewd financial sense who marketed Dorsey's songs, organized his finances, developed new avenues for business and helped launch the National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses, Inc.
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Sallie Martin started her own publishing house, Martin and Morris Music, Inc.
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Sallie Martin remained an active force in the NCGCC even after she went out on her own and was a vocal supporter of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Sallie Martin remained a vigorous proponent of gospel music and defender of her role in bringing it to the churches, as her appearance in the 1982 movie Say Amen, Somebody illustrates vividly.
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Sallie Martin was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 1991.
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Sallie Martin died on June 18,1988, in Chicago, Illinois.