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Theola Kilgore was born on 6 December, 1925 in Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S., is an American singer. Discover Theola Kilgore's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 79 years old?

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Occupation Singer
Age 79 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 6 December 1925
Birthday 6 December
Birthplace Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Date of death 15 May, 2005
Died Place Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1925

Theola Kilgore (December 6, 1925 – May 15, 2005) was an American soul and gospel singer.

Kilgore was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, and was brought up in Oakland, California.

She began singing in church.

1950

While working as a gospel singer in the late 1950s, she befriended Sam Cooke's talent manager, J. W. Alexander, who introduced her to singer and record producer, Ed Townsend.

1955

Her first recording, on which she was billed as Theola Kilgord, was as the featured vocalist on "Look to the Hills" by the Mount Zion Spiritual Choir, released in 1955.

1960

Her first secular recording was "The Sound of My Man (Working on a Chain Gang)", an answer record to Cooke's 1960 hit, "Chain Gang".

She registered her biggest hit with "The Love of My Man", an adaptation of "The Love of God" as recorded by the Soul Stirrers.

1963

The record, on the Serock label, a subsidiary of Scepter Records, reached No. 3 on the R&B charts in 1963, and No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Her follow-up record, "This Is My Prayer", reached No. 60 on the Hot 100 chart, after which Kilgore and Townsend launched their own KT label.

Kilgore toured widely, but later follow-ups, mostly arranged by René Hall, were less successful.

She also recorded for Mercury Records.

One of her later singles, "It's Gonna Be Alright", became popular on the UK Northern Soul scene.

2005

She died in Los Angeles, California, in 2005.