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In 1955 Gotham Records shut down due to an impending tax evasion charge; the group signed with Chess Records and recorded an album, but their contract was soon after bought out by Nashboro Records, the label which released the Angelic's output until 1982.
Not long after recording the CD Touch Me Again for Malaco, Margaret “Babe” Allison, the last remaining member of the original Angelic Gospel Singers, died in Philadelphia on July 30, 2008, at age 86.
Jul 31, 2008 · Margaret “Babe” Allison passed away on Wednesday July 30, 2008 in Philadelphia PA. She was born September 25, 1921 in McCormick, SC. Babe, as she was known, formed The Angelic Gospel Singers with sister Josephine McDowell, Ella Mae Morris and Lucille Shird based on a dream she had in 1944.
The Angelic Gospel Singers were an American gospel group from Philadelphia founded and led by Margaret Allison until her death in 2008. The group was called "the longest consistently selling female gospel group in African American history" by the Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music.
Apr 3, 2011 · The Angelic Gospel Singers signed with Mississippi's Malaco Records in 1983. Predictably, the group kicked off with the 'Touch Me, Lord Jesus' album featuring yet another re-recording of their timeless hit.
Billboard-charting gospel group who made over 30 albums between their 1949 hit "Touch Me, Lord Jesus" and leader Margaret Allison's death in 2008. Read Full Biography.
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Margaret Allison & Theresa Richmond - "Touch Me Lord Jesus" - from the 3 disc Gospel Legends set available at www.malaco.com.
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