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Brother Joe May
American singer
Brother Joe May | |
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| Birth name | Joseph May |
| Born | (1912-11-09)November 9, 1912 Macon, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | July 14, 1972(1972-07-14) (aged 59) Thomasville, Georgia |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | c.1930–1972 |
Musical artist
Brother Joe May (November 9, 1912 – July 14, 1972) was an American gospel singer.
He was sometimes billed as "The Thunderbolt of the Middle West", and has been described as "arguably the greatest male soloist in the history of gospel music.... [with] a voice of unimaginable range and power, moving from a whisper to a scream without the slightest suggestion of effort".[1]
Life
Born Joseph May in Macon, Mississippi, he was raised as a member of the Church of God denomination in which all males are referred to as "Brother".
He sang with the Little Church Out on the Hills' senior choir and then the Church of God Quartet, building a reputation on the Southern gospel circuit.