Bessie Griffin

b: 1922 in New Orleans (USA)
d: 1989

Contralto gospel singer, first with the Southern Harps in 1942.
In September 1949, Griffin signed an exclusive contract with the Sittin' In With label.
In 1951, she moved to Chicago where she met Mahalia Jackson and joined The Caravans (2) in 1953.
Back in New Orleans, she sang with Professor Alex Bradford in 1958.
In the 1960s, she was the first artist to sing gospel in Hollywood night clubs.
She toured Africa and Europe in the 1970s.