Sister wynona carr biography
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Sister wynona carr biography
Wynona Carr
Wynona Carr | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Wynona Merceris Carr |
| Also known as | Sister Wynona Carr |
| Born | (1923-08-23)August 23, 1923 Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
| Died | May 11, 1976(1976-05-11) (aged 52) Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
| Genres | Gospel, R&B, rock and roll |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Musical artist
Wynona Merceris Carr (August 23, 1923 – May 11, 1976)[1] was an American gospel, R&B and rock and rollsinger-songwriter, who recorded as Sister Wynona Carr when performing gospel material.
Biography
Carr was born in Cleveland, Ohio, where she started out as a gospel singer, forming her own five-piece group The Carr Singers around 1945 and touring the Cleveland/Detroit area. Being tipped by the Pilgrim Travelers, who shared a bill with Carr in the late 1940s, Art Rupe signed her to his Specialty label, giving Carr her new stage name "Sister" Wynona Carr (modelled after pioneering gospel singer Sister Rosetta Tha