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  CD Baby: DELLA REESE: Della Reese Sings
Television viewers know Della Reese for her acclaimed portrayal of Tess in the popular television series, "Touched by an Angel." The top rated CBS series is one that has reached into America's hearts with it's dramas of Heaven's angels interacting with everyday people in stories that uplift the human spirit.
Della's vocal talent was too powerful for her to remain content with being a band singer.
Della Reese was a star by the late 1950's, and her star power is shining brighter than ever today.
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 Della Reese - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Della Reese (born Delloreese Patricia Early on July 6, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan), is a famous American actor and singer.
Della was born Delloreese Patricia in early 1931.
Della Reese announced, on Larry King's show in 2002, that she suffers from Type-2 Diabetes.
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 Della Reese
Della Reese is one of the most talented entertainers in the world, a truly original song stylist and a national treasure to be revered.
Della's character was left to fend for herself against a class of aging sweathogs.
The eighties weren't kind to Della Reese, she was largely ignored by television during the new-wave decade.
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 Della Reese - Music Downloads - Online
Reese worked odd jobs to help support the rest of her family; she also continued to perform with the Meditation Singers and various other gospel groups.
Encouraged by her pastor, Reese began singing in nightclubs in hopes of getting a singing career off the ground; recently married to a factory worker named Vermont Adolphus Bon Taliaferro, her name was too long to fit on marquees, and she eventually arrived at her performing alias by splitting up her first name.
Following its cancellation, Reese returned to her nightclub tours, often putting in guest appearances on television shows like The Mod Squad, Sanford and Son, and Chico and the Man; after three prior failed marriages, Reese also found a lasting relationship with producer Franklin Lett, whom she married in 1978.
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Della, in turn, developed an individual style that was her springboard to national prominence.
Della had been teaching a class at her home in order to further the Principles that she had found so useful in her own life.
Della is married to Franklin Thomas Lett, a concert producer and writer.
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 Tower Records - Della Reese Sings - Della Reese   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Television viewers know Della Reese for her acclaimed portrayal of Tess in the popular television series, "Touched by an Angel." The top rated CBS series is one that has reached into America's hearts with it's dramas of Heaven's angels interacting with everyday people in stories that uplift the human spirit.
Della's vocal talent was too powerful for her to remain content with being a band singer.
Della Reese was a star by the late 1950's, and her star power is shining brighter than ever today.
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 Della Reese
Della Reese (born Delloreese Patricia Early on July 6, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan), is a famous African American actress.
Reese, a Christian, began singing at the age of six.
Della Reese announced, at the Larry King show in 2002, that she suffers from Type-2 Diabetes.
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 Della Reese News
REESE: In the 'Spirit.' Famed vocalist and actress Della Reese highlights Philander Smith College's holiday show, "In the Spirit," scheduled for Friday, Dec.
Della Reese sings during the Detroit 300 festival in this July 20, 2001 file photo, at Hart Plaza in Detroit.
Della Reese sings during the Detroit 300 festival in this July 20,...
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 Della Reese
Reese worked odd jobs to help support the rest of her family; she also continued to perform with the Meditation Singers and various other gospel groups.
Encouraged by her pastor, Reese began singing in nightclubs in hopes of getting a singing career off the ground; recently married to a factory worker named Vermont Adolphus Bon Taliaferro, her name was too long to fit on marquees, and she eventually arrived at her performing alias by splitting up her first name.
Following its cancellation, Reese returned to her nightclub tours, often putting in guest appearances on television shows like The Mod Squad, Sanford and Son, and Chico and the Man; after three prior failed marriages, Reese also found a lasting relationship with producer Franklin Lett, whom she married in 1978.
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 dellareese
Della later recalled, “This opportunity to sing with the world’s foremost gospel singer was a thrilling experience.
Della made her television acting debut in 1968, portraying the owner of a disco on an episode of “Mod Squad.” The exposure from that appearance, as well as from her stint hosting the Tonight Show, led to an offer to host her own talk show.
Della’s strong religious convictions are evident in the inclusion of fl spirituals in virtually all of her nightclub performances.
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 Della Reese
Della Reese (aka:Tess) is an ordained church minister with an active congregation in Los Angeles.
The multi-talented Della is an actor/singer/talk show host/author *if that doesn't impress ya, nothing will* who began her career at the age of six by singing in a church in her hometown of Detroit.
I knew that little one might never recognize the name Della Reese, But I was pretty sure she would always remember her encounter with an angel named Tess.
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 HWA BIOGRAPHY
Della Reese is a name that is synonymous with entertainment par excellence.
Della's singing captivated audiences from clubs to stages and led to her first exposure on television, where she appeared on all the musical variety shows.
Della, who was born Deloreese Patricia Early in Detroit, Michigan, began singing in church when she was 6 years old.
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 Della Reese , Celebrity profile, bio, biography
Della Reese is part of that exclusive society of actors who have created memorable, timeless television characters: in Reese's case, it is Touched By An Angel's Tess, the gruff but good-hearted supervisor angel who steers both her trainees and their human "assignments" back on the right path.
Reese expanded her musical repertoire as a vocalist with the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra and began recording albums, with such hits as "Don't You Know" and "And That Reminds Me" in the 1950s.
Reese's current projects include a new album based on her 27-city tour with her revue, "Some of My Best Friends Are the Blues," as well as song on the Touched By An Angel Soundtrack.
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 The Minister/Founder
Reverend Della, as she is lovingly called, founded Understanding Principles for Better Living Church (UP) in Los Angeles, California in order to provide others with the opportunity to know members of UP Church are able to share the wisdom, revelations, and inspirations of one of this country's great spiritual leaders.
Della's message of Practical Christianity has been an inspiration to so many and the church is growing so rapidly that plans for UP's new church home are underway.
Della Reese is more than an entertainer, more than an actress, more than a minister - Della is living proof that with God as your partner, you can dream larger dreams and watch them come true.
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 Della Reese - TV.com
Della Reese attended Bishop Grade School because it was close enough to her house that she was able to walk home for lunch each day.
When Della went to kindergardten the teacher told her that she was much more advanced than the other children in her class and that she belonged in the first grade.
Della Reese: I am so very blessed to have entered this world through my mother and to have spent my formative years in her love, tenderness and tutoring in the basic principles of my life.
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 Della Reese at Hollywood.com
Reese's college studies were cut short by family problems and forces to help with finances, she worked a wide range of jobs from cutting hair to clerical work.
Reese moved to New York in 1953 to be a singer with the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra and obtained a recording contract.
Reese moved from comedy to drama in 1994 when she starred in "Touched By an Angel" (CBS), in which she was Tess, the older and wiser guiding spirit to novice Roma Downey.
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 Bio of Gospel Singer Della Reese - Associated Content
By the time Della was thirteen, she began touring with Mahalia Jackson, an outstanding name in the Gospel music world.
Her father wasn't able to work, so Della had to drop out of college and go to work to support her family.
Della was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1994.
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 Della Reese brings hopeful words to Diabetes Expo - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
"Della Reese: Stronger Than Diabetes," a nationwide educational campaign sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline, brings the actress and singer to the Pittsburgh event and many other American cities through the end of the year.
Doctors discovered Reese's type 2 diabetes about four years ago, when a pounding sensation struck her head as she went down stairs on the "Touched By an Angel" set.
The forthcoming diagnosis shocked Reese, who had no prior symptoms of type 2 diabetes, which is called a silent killer for its frequent symptomless presence.
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 Della Reese sends hopeful message about diabetes
Reese was eventually diagnosed after a dizzy spell on the set of Touched by an Angel.
Ice cream, for example: Reese rarely had it when she was a child.
And, with new eating and activity habits, Reese is healthy: Her blood sugar, which once peaked at 500 after meals (normal is about 100) now holds steady at about 93.
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Della Reese has an amazing voice and her phrasing is perfect.
The first time that I heard Della Reese was on the 45 "Don't You Know," one of my father's favorite songs.
A friend lent me his mother's copy of "Della" and from the moment I heard Neil Hefti's brass orchestra intro followed by Della's belting "Lady is a Tramp" I was spellbound.
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 The HistoryMakers® Video Oral History Interview with Della Reese
Throughout her formative years, Reese sang gospel music, and at age thirteen, Della was hired by the late Mahalia Jackson to sing with her group.
Reese then became a regular guest star on various television series, and soon received her own series, "The Della Show." Her success has continued over the years, with numerous appearances on television and in movies.
Reese was honored for her talents in 1994, with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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 Della Reese's church: Understanding Principles for Better Living   (Site not responding. Last check: )
A gospel singer since her early childhood, Della began studying spirituality in 1979, after she survived an aneurysm that burst in her brain while she was appearing on The Tonight Show.
The church's belief system stresses the power of positive thinking and imagination: "teaching men how to discover the power of God that is within them so that they may become victors over circumstances rather than victims of circumstances." - and it appears to to reflect some subtle influences from Eastern faiths.
Della's original church was located on the south side of W. Pico Blvd., just two blocks east of the corner of Pico and S. La Cienega Blvd., about a mile southeast of Beverly Hills.
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 CD Baby: DELLA REESE: Give It To God
Della Reese gives an inspirational and heart-warming performance on her new CD "Give It To God".
Della Reese, Co-Founder of Spiritual Icon Records, was born Deloreese Patricia Early in Detroit, Michigan, began singing in church when she was six years old.
Della Reese is timeless, and this album demonstrates that she is still the one.
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 Della Reese : Della - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
Della Reese was never a hardcore jazz singer.
In 1959, Reese was very much in her prime, and she is quite soulful on performances of "Blue Skies," "Thou Swell," and other standards.
Reese, to her credit, doesn't even try to emulate Sinatra's version; instead, she provides a playful interpretation that is rewarding in its own right.
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 Della Reese
"Della Reese" (born "Delloreese Patricia Early" on July 6, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan), is a famous African American actress and singer.
Reese, a Christian, began singing at the age of six.
In 1969, she was given her first shot at television stardom, when she starred on the ''Della'' show, hosting the program.
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 Della Reese
While recent years have given Della Reese a new kind of household recognition by virtue of her starring role in the hit television show Touched By An Angel, her musical legacy reaches back over four glorious decades.
Long before she graced the small screen, the Detroit-horn entertainer was a recording artist of stature although record companies have been slow in re-issuing Della’s voluminous work, her success as a television star has re-ignited interest in the pop, jazz, blues and soul music she made in the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s and 80’s.
It took a while for Della’s music to kick in with the public but by 1957, she had finally made it to the upper reaches of the pop charts.
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 Book Della Reese for Wedding Event or Party. Della Reese Booking Agency
Della Reese is a name that is synonymous with entertainment par excellence.
Her singing style on romantic ballads or hard-driving songs utilizes her unique blend of jazz-blues-gospel textures and phrases and makes for a sound that is unmistakable Della Reese.
"Man, that's Della singing." Della's singing captivated audiences from clubs to stages and led to her first exposure on television, where she appeared on all the musical variety shows.
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