Dorothy Love Coates
Born: 1928-01-30
Dorothy Love Coates, born Dorothy McGriff , was an American gospel singer, songwriter, composer, and actress. Coates rose to stardom in the 1950s as a member of The Original Gospel Harmonettes. With her "raggedy" voice and preacher's fire she could outsing the most powerful hard gospel male singers of the era. She was also a notable composer, writing songs such as "You Can't Hurry God (He's Right On Time)", "99 and a Half Won't Do" and "That's Enough".
Ghost
as PerformerReleased: 1990-07-13
After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger,...
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The Long Walk Home
as Lead Singer at Car LotReleased: 1990-12-21
Two women, black and white, in 1955 Montgomery Alabama, must decide what they are going to do in...
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Beloved
as M. Lucille WilliamsReleased: 1998-10-16
After Paul D. finds his old slave friend Sethe in Ohio and moves in with her and her daughter...
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