Linda Hopkins, a Tony-Winning Actress and Singer, Dies at 92

[JSngry]

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/11/arts/music/linda-hopkins-died-gospel-singer-on-broadway.html

Ms. Hopkins was born Melinda Helen Matthews on Dec. 14, 1924, in New Orleans. Her father, Fred, who died just before her birth, was a deacon at St. Mark’s Baptist Church, and her mother, the former Hazel Smith, was a housemaid.

Standing on a Coca-Cola crate, Helen, as she was known, began singing with the church choir at 3 and quickly became a star attraction.

[Cyril]

I saw her a couple of times (at some free festivals)....

R.I.P.

[Dan Gould]

The How Blue Can You Get album is a good 'un though I am not finding it in the stacks.