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- Delloreese Patricia Early, professionally known as Della Reese, was born in Detroit, Michigan on July 6, 1931 to Richard Thaddeus Early, a steelworker by profession, and Nellie, a professional cook.
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Reese was not the only child of her parents; however, she grew up alone as none of her siblings lived with them. She was taken to the church regularly by her mother and she started singing there. This built the foundation for her career as an avid gospel singer in future.
Oct 28, 2018 · Reese was born to Richard Thaddeus Early, an African American steelworker, and Nellie Mitchelle Early, a Cherokee cook. Nellie had had children before Reese, but none of those children lived with them, so Reese was raised as an only child. At six, Reese began her career as a gospel singer, singing in church.
Aug 22, 2016 · Born Delloreese Early to a Cherokee mother and black father in 1931 in Detroit, Reese achieved early success. When she was 13, Mahalia Jackson hand-picked Reese to sing in her gospel group,...
Nov 20, 2017 · Della Reese, the vocal powerhouse who later starred as heaven-sent Tess on the television series Touched By an Angel, died Sunday evening at age 86. She leaves behind sons James, Franklin and ...
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Nov 25, 2017 · Della Reese was an actress, singer and ordained minister, but she was also a beloved mother figure to costar and friend Roma Downey.
Her mother, Nellie Mitchelle, was a Native American (Cherokee) cook. Her father, a black steelworker Richard Thaddeus Early, died in 1959. At six years old, Reese began singing in church. From this experience, she became an avid gospel singer.
Nov 20, 2017 · “She was a mother to me, and I had the privilege of working with her side by side for so many years on ‘Touched by an Angel.’ I know heaven has a brand new angel this day.”
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