Theodore Frye (September 10, 1899 – August 26, 1963) was a gospel composer and singer and an early pioneer of the genre. Along with Thomas A. Dorsey, Frye established the first gospel choir at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago. He worked with Roberta Martin in the 1930s, forming the Martin-Frye Quartet, and helped launch Mahalia Jackson's career in the 1940s. Frye was a cofounder of both the National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses and the National Baptist Music Convention.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Boyer, Horace Clarence (23 February 2011). "Frye, Theodore R." Oxford Index. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.A2093077. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  2. ↑ McNeil, W. K. (2005). Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music. Psychology Press. pp. 133–134. ISBN 9780415941792.
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