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Title: Gospel, jazz, blues singer Melva Houston dies
Post by: Ken on May 15, 2020, 06:47:56 PM

... this lady was one of our local heroes, she lived in Mount Airy, NC about 25-30 miles from us.

Gospel, jazz, blues singer Melva Houston dies (https://www.greensboro.com/blogs/gotriad_extra/gospel-jazz-blues-singer-melva-houston-dies/article_60848e85-c1e6-58fb-a6d5-67e829309728.html)
By Dawn DeCwikiel-Kane dawn.kane@greensboro.com

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MOUNT AIRY — Internationally known gospel, jazz and blues singer Melva Houston has died.

"Rest in peace Melva Houston," Downtown Mount Airy posted on its Facebook page about the singer who lived in the city in Surry County.

Houston, 70, has battled lung cancer for the last few years.

St. Louis Blues - PTJO featuring Melva Houston

Title: Re: Gospel, jazz, blues singer Melva Houston dies
Post by: Skhilled on May 17, 2020, 08:27:06 AM

R.I.P.

Btw, there's a Mount Airy section in Philly where I was born.