Dorothy Love Coates

Dorothy Love Coates
Background information
Birth nameDorothy McGriff
Born(1928-01-30)January 30, 1928
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
DiedApril 9, 2002(2002-04-09) (aged 74)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
GenresGospel
Occupation(s)Singer and civil rights activist
Years active1949–1970
LabelsSpecialty, Savoy, Vee-Jay, Columbia, Nashboro
Spouse(s)Willie Love (m. 1944), Carl Coates (m. 1959)

Dorothy Love Coates (née McGriff; January 30, 1928 – April 9, 2002) was an American gospel singer, composer and songwritter, and a civil rights activist.

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