Bill Moss (musician)
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Biography
Moss was born in 1931 in Selma, Alabama, and sang in a choir led by his older sister the late Dr. Mattie Moss Clark.
He moved to Detroit, Michigan and formed The Celestials with his wife Essie Moss. Bill Moss & the Celestials would perform with acts such as The Staple Singers and Mighty Clouds of Joy at venues such as the Apollo Theater in Harlem. The Celestials were one of the first gospel groups to use electric instruments. Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Their best known songs include "Turn It Over to Jesus", "Everything is Going to be Alright" and "The Way We Use to Have Church."[2]
Awards
He was inducted into the International Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2004.[2][3]
Musical influence
Moss' two sons are currently involved in Gospel music: Bill Moss Jr.[4]Script error: No such module "Unsubst". and James (performs as J. Moss). His sister, Mattie Moss Clark, and nieces, The Clark Sisters, are also Gospel music singers.[2]
References
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External links
- International Gospel Music Hall of Fame [1]
- Discogs
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- 1931 births
- 2007 deaths
- American performers of Christian music
- 20th-century African-American male singers
- 20th-century American male singers
- 20th-century American singers
- American gospel singers
- African-American Christians
- American Pentecostals
- Members of the Church of God in Christ
- Deaths from emphysema
- Singers from Detroit
- Musicians from Boston
- Musicians from Selma, Alabama