God Uses Ordinary People: The Autobiography / Biography of Danniebelle Hall

God Uses Ordinary People: The Autobiography / Biography of Danniebelle Hall

God Uses Ordinary People: The Autobiography / Biography of Danniebelle Hall

God Uses Ordinary People: The Autobiography / Biography of Danniebelle Hall

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Overview

As the voice at the forefront of Andraé Crouch & The Disciples classics "Take Me Back," "Tell Them," and "Soon and Very Soon," Danniebelle Hall's distinctive voice made an immediate impression on listeners around the world. She emerged from the group as an artist in her own right, introducing compositions such as "Ordinary People," "Love Made Me Do It," and "What Kind of Love Is This," songs inspired by the lessons learned in her spiritual journey. She bridged the sounds of the Black church with contemporary Christian music, fusing them with elements of jazz, soul, adult contemporary, and world music. She connected so deeply with her audience, she joined the ranks of artists who needed only to use their first name. She was unmistakably Danniebelle, inspiring another generation of artists like Take Six, Babbie Mason, Billy & Sarah Gaines, and countless others with her introspective and deeply personal style. Utilizing passages drawn from an unpublished manuscript, her journals and tape recordings she intended to finish her autobiography, God Uses Ordinary People tells the story of Danniebelle's humble beginnings in East Liberty, Pennsylvania and her rise to national acclaim as a lead vocalist in Andraé Crouch & The Disciples, which opened the door for her ministry as a solo recording artist. She relays the mountaintop experiences of her ministry along with the valleys of life's challenges in her marriage, career, and physical health. Her daughter, Cynthia, adds biographical narrative to Danniebelle's writings, crafted from interviews with family members, concert promoters, artists, and ministers who knew and loved Danniebelle Hall, giving the world a glimpse of the heart of this prophetic forerunner who transcended racial, cultural, and musical boundaries.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798988179313
Publisher: Forever Danniebelle
Publication date: 05/22/2023
Pages: 126
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.38(d)

About the Author

Cynthia Hall Philpot is the youngest daughter of Charles and Danniebelle Hall. Originally from San Jose, California, she resides with her husband Lance in Beech Island, South Carolina, a small town outside of Augusta, Georgia. Happy by nature, she is an incurable optimist with a heart and empathy for people. She enjoys spending time with her family, cooking, traveling, and laughing like there is no tomorrow! She received her Associate degree in Christian Theology from the Christian Life School of Theology, BS from Southern Wesleyan University, and MBA from Walden University. This is her debut writing assignment, given to her by her mother before she passed away in 2000. Her goal with this book is to share her mother's story, impact, and history in the gospel music world and introduce her mother's ministry to a generation who didn't know her music. She hopes the reader will be encouraged to live their life as a "vessel through which His love can flow" like her mother did and desire to know more about the Christ she loves and serves.

Danniebelle Hall was a Grammy and Dove Award nominated artist. She was the mother of three children: Charlotte, Charles and Cynthia and had a passion for loving people, learning languages and finding delicious food when she was on the road! In addition to her work with Andraé Crouch & The Disciples, she collaborated with jazz legend Joe Sample, gospel icons Jessy Dixon, Walter and Edwin Hawkins, and Daryl Coley, and Contemporary Christian artist Keith Green among others during her lifetime. She died in 2000.
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