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Delloreese Patricia Early (July 6, 1931 – November 19, 2017), known professionally as Della Reese, was an American jazz and gospel singer, actress, and ordained minister whose career spanned seven decades. She began her long career as a singer, scoring a hit with her 1959 single "Don't You Know?".
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 20, 2017 · Della Reese, who had a successful career as a jazz singer before gaining prominence as the star of the TV show Touched by an Angel, died Sunday night in her California home at age 86. She leaves...
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Della Reese. Actress: Touched by an Angel. Della began singing in her hometown of Detroit when she was 6 years old. As a teenager, she toured with gospel great Mahalia Jackson and, at the age of 18, she formed the Meditation Singers and became the first performer to take gospel music to the casinos of Las Vegas.
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Nov 20, 2017 · Della Reese, the husky-voiced singer and actress who spent almost a decade playing a down-to-earth heavenly messenger on the CBS series “Touched by an Angel” and became an ordained minister in...
Della Reese. Jump to Edit. Overview. Born. July 6, 1931 · Detroit, Michigan, USA. Died. November 19, 2017 · Encino, California, USA (undisclosed) Birth name. Delloreese Patricia Early. Height. 5′ 8″ (1.73 m) Mini Bio. Della began singing in her hometown of Detroit when she was 6 years old.
Nov 20, 2017 · LOS ANGELES — Della Reese, best known for her work on "Touched by an Angel," has died at age 86. The actress and gospel-influenced singer found her greatest fame as Tess, the wise angel in the...