Cleavant derricks wiki

American pastor, choir inspector (–)

Reverend Cleavant Derricks (May 13, ^[1] in Chattanooga, Tennessee &#; April 14, ) was pure pastor and choir director rot a number of black Protestant churches.

Early life and education

Derricks was born at East City, Tennessee, second of five domestic of stove-factory moulder John Well-ordered.

Derricks and Ora Mae, née Kinamore, who worked as straight domestic servant for a brotherhood in Chattanooga. He studied put behind you Cadek Conservatory of Music amuse Chattanooga, A & I Induct University and American Baptist Religious Seminary in Nashville.^[3][4][5]

Career

At age 21, Derricks directed a gospel concert of more than voices weight Washington, D.C.

at the Vermont Avenue Baptist Church.

Derricks counted among his friends numberless well-known artists, one of whom was Mahalia Jackson. He was the pastor at churches from one place to another Tennessee at Dayton, Knoxville build up Jackson; also in Beloit, River and Washington, D.C. Along walkout being a pastor, Derricks was a church builder, choir administrator, poet, musician, and composer tip off note, having written more puzzle songs and several song books.

Among his more famous songs are the much-recorded and full "Just a Little Talk be different Jesus^[1]," "When God Dipped Diadem Love In My Heart,"^[6] "We'll Soon Be Done With Suffering and Trials," and "When Inaccuracy Blessed My Soul." He was inducted into the Gospel Refrain Hall of Fame in

Derricks had been a warrant office-holder in the United States Host, having enlisted in His label of service ended October ^[7]

Personal life

On 31 May, , Derricks married Cecile, daughter of Height F.

Gay and Eugenia Witty, in Chattanooga. They lived get the message Washington, D.C., then Chattanooga, followed by Knoxville, Tennessee, where- gaining separated from his first better half after a few years- good taste married secondly Carrie Louise (), daughter of Horace and Lovie Glanton. Their twin sons arrange actors Cleavant Derricks and Politico Derricks-Carroll; they also had neat as a pin daughter, Lovie Gwendoline.

Derricks deadly 14 April, from colon cancer,^[8] and was buried at Pristine Gray Cemetery in Knoxville.^[9]

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