Danniebelle Hall gospel music

Gospel music

Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....

ian, recording artist, songwriter.

Early life

Danniebelle Hall was born in Pittsburgh, PA the fourth of eight children. She was born to William Butler Jones and Danniebell Jones. Danniebelle learned to play piano at the age of three. She played piano for her hometown church. To advance her passion for spreading the gospel through song, she enlisted the talents of her two younger sisters and formed the trio, The Jones Sisters. She moved to San Francisco, California

San Francisco, California

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 when she was 17 years old where she met and married Charles E. Hall. They had three children Charlotte, Charles and Cynthia.

Musical career

In 1969, she formed a group called The Danniebelles. The group went on tour overseas. This promoted the growth and the popularity of The Danniebelles beyond expectations. They were able to record an album and minister to thousands while touring with World Vision International in Zamboanga, Mindanao, Philippines and Phnom Penh, Cambodia. World Crusade Ministries.

A few years later, Danniebelle joined the gospel group of Andraé Crouch

Andrae Crouch

Andraé Crouch is a seven-time Grammy Award-winning American gospel singer, songwriter, arranger, recording artist, record producer, and pastor.-Early years:Born Andraé Edward Crouch in San Francisco, California....

and the Disciples. She was featured on such classic Gospel recordings as "Take Me Back" and "Soon and Very Soon."

Danniebelle sang and recorded several solo albums that spanned the next 2 and a half decades. She has traveled worldwide. Using her own personal trials as an example, she spread the love of Jesus Christ. Although she composed and arranged music, she found great fulfillment in being a lyricist. She is admired for having set biblical passages to music.

Personal life

Being an insulin dependent diabetic for a number of years, she was also under treatment for hypertension. She survived a mastectomy due to breast cancer, left leg amputation below the knee, and a host of other health related issues.

She died on December 28, 2000.

Albums

• Danniebelle (Light, 1974)
• He Is King (Light, 1974)
• This Moment (Light, 1975)
• Let Me Have a Dream (Sparrow, 1976)
• Danniebelle Live in Sweden (Sparrow, 1977)
• Unmistakably Danniebelle (Onyx, 1978)
• Song of the Angels (Onyx, 1983)
• Designers Original (CGI, 1994)
• The Best Gets Better (CGI, 1995)
• Remembering the Times (EMI, 2001)