Willie Mae Ford Smith

Willie Mae Ford Smith
1904 - 1994
Willie Mae Ford Smith  American Educator
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First Name Willie
Middle Name Mae Ford
Last Name Smith
Alternative Name Mother Willie Mae Ford Smith
Birthday 30th November, 1903
Birthplace Rolling Fork, Mississippi, USA
Died 1994
Place of Death St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Nationality American
Occupation Text Singer, composer, arranger
Occupation Educator
Music Genre (Text) Gospel
Year(s) Active 1931 (1931) - unknown, 1931–1985
Associated Acts Thomas A. Dorsey

Willie Mae Ford Smith (June 23, 1904 – February 2, 1994) was an American musician and Christian evangelist instrumental in the development and spread of gospel music in the United States. She grew up singing with her family, joining a quartet with her sisters. Later she became acquainted with Thomas A. Dorsey, the "Father of Gospel Music", when he co-founded the National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses in 1932. Smith started the St. Louis chapter and became the director of the national organization's Soloist's Bureau, training up and coming singers in the gospel blues style. She became known for her nurturing temperament, leading to her commonly being called "Mother Smith" by those within her musical circle. For a decade she traveled ceaselessly tutoring, singing, and preaching in churches and at revivals. Her appearances were renowned for being intensely moving spiritual experiences.

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