Evelyn Turrentine-Agee (born February 4, 1946, as Ruth Evelyn Tyler), is an American gospel musician and artist. She started her music career, in 1992, with the release of In God's Own Time by A&M Records. She has released eight more albums, since her first release, with an assortment of labels, which are World Wide Gospel, Atlanta International Records, Light Records, WOS Recordings, Ophir Gospel, Shanachie Records. Five albums have charted on the Billboard magazine charts, which have primarily come on the Gospel Albums chart.
Evelyn Turrentine-Agee | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Ruth Evelyn Tyler |
| Also known as | Evelyn Turrentine-Agee |
| Born | February 4, 1946 St. Louis, Missouri |
| Origin | Detroit, Michigan |
| Genres | CCM, gospel, traditional black gospel, urban contemporary gospel |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | vocals, singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | A&M, World Wide, Atlanta International, Light, WOS, Ophir, Shanachie |
Early life edit
Turrentine-Agee was born Ruth Evelyn Tyler on February 4, 1946, in St. Louis, Missouri,[1] She was born as the third sibling in an eighteen sibling household.[1] Her father, Cleveland Tyler, was a minister in the church, and her mother is Ruthie Mae Tyler.[1][2] She started singing on stage at the age of three because her father was in a quartet, and later they formed a family gospel girl group, The Tylerettes.[1] She graduated high school by seventeen, and this enabled her to make her first record.[1] Her education would not get forsaken because of her musical acumen and prowess because she graduated with a bachelor's degree in industrial psychology that she earned at the University of Detroit.[1] Many gospel music groups tried to get her to join them, but her stay with them was rather brief because she had a strong desire for a solo music career.[1]
Music career edit
Her solo musical recording career started in 1992, with A&M Records releasing, In God's Own Time,[3] and this was her Billboard magazine debut charting release on the Gospel Albums chart.[4] She would go on to release eight more albums, and the four others to chart were the following: God Did It in 2000, It's Already Done in 2003, Go Through in 2005, Born to Worship in 2013.[3][4]
Personal life edit
While in college, she married Curtis Turrentine,[1] and together they have survived her husband having alcoholism that he was delivered from 1993, while she survived a stroke in 1997.[5] They have 11 children and 40 grandchildren that are living.[6]
Discography edit
Studio albums edit
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions[4] |
|---|---|---|
| US Gos | ||
| In God's Own Time |
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31 |
| God Did It! |
|
28 |
| It's Already Done |
|
12 |
| Go Through |
|
50 |
| Born to Worship |
|
25 |
| God Gave His Best |
|
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h Carpenter, Bil (2005). "Uncloudy Days: The Gospel Music Encyclopedia": 419–20.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Paula Tyler family. "Obituary for Paula Tyler". Book of Memories. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- ^ a b "Evelyn Turrentine-Agee : Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- ^ a b c Billboard. "Evelyn Turrentine-Agee : Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- ^ WOS Records. "Evelyn Turrentine-Agee". Gloryland Gospel. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- ^ Hildebrand, Lee (May 11, 2011). "Evelyn Turrentine-Agee Delivers a New Gospel Keynote". East Bay Express. Retrieved April 2, 2015.