Remembering Lou Della Evans Reid, Iconic Chicago Gospel Singer And Director

from In the Loop with Sasha-Ann Simons · host WBEZ Chicago

Chicagoan Lou Della Evans Reid co-founded the Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in the 1950s and led its 200-person gospel choir. She was a pioneer in the modern gospel music scene, putting Chicago on the map as a hub of the genre. She died at 94. Reset hears her life story from Bob Marovich, gospel music historian, author, radio host and founder of Journal of Gospel Music.

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