Naomi Shelton
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Naomi Shelton and The Gospel Queens at SappyFest on August 4, 2013.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Naomi Virginia Davis |
| Also known as | Naomi Davis Shelton |
| Born |
October 14, 1942 Midway, Alabama |
| Origin | Brooklyn, New York |
| Genres | Gospel, blues, funk, Soul, black gospel, deep funk, northern soul, rhythm and blues |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | vocals |
| Years active | 1958–present |
| Labels | Daptone |
| Associated acts | Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens |
Naomi Davis Shelton (born Naomi Virginia Davis; October 14, 1942) is an American gospel, blues, funk, and soul musician, who plays a traditional black gospel, deep funk, northern soul and rhythm and blues styles of music. She started her music career, in 1958, after she graduated high school in Alabama. Davis is the lead singer of The Gospel Queens from Brooklyn, now know as Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens.
Shelton was born Naomi Virginia Davis on October 14, 1942, in Midway, Alabama, where she was the younger sister of Hattie Mae and Annie Ruth. She was raised in the church at Mount Coney Baptist Church, by her parents. They sang together, until the first one graduated from high school, eventually she would graduate in 1958, first going to Florida, then she settled in Brooklyn, during 1963. She did the job of a maid by doing cleaning work at houses in Brooklyn, while she was singing at the Night Cap, during the evenings. She is married to Dennis Shelton.
She started professional singing right after she graduated from high school in 1958, with her first recording deal falling through in 2002 with Desco Records, after they liquidated. Shelton would eventually get a recording contract with Daptone Records, where she is the lead singer of The Gospel Queens, while they have released two albums.
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