Inez Andrews - A Short History

Inez Andrews (born in Birmingham, Alabama in 1929) is an American gospel singer and recording artist.

While living in Birmingham, she became a member of the Original Gospel Harmonettes.

The Caravans
In the 1950s Andrews became a member of the gospel group Albertina Walker and The Caravans; she auditioned for Albertina Walker and Dorothy Norwood, and they sent for her in Chicago. She has resided there, and used Chicago as a base for her performing career, to this day.
Along with Albertina Walker, Dorothy Norwood, James Cleveland, Shirley Caesar, Cassietta George, Josepine Howard, Eddie Williams, James Herndon, and Delores Washington, she became one of the major stars of gospel's golden age.

The Caravans produced songs such as "Lord Keep Me Day By Day", "Remember Me," "I Won't Be Back," and several other hits in which Andrews was lead vocalist, including "Mary Don't You Weep," "I'm Not Tired Yet," "Make It In," "He Won't Deny Me," and "I'm Willing".

She has also released a reunion album with The Caravans, Albertina Walker, Dorothy Norwood, and original soprano Delores Washington, entitled Paved the Way.

Solo career
After a stellar career with the Caravans, she left the group in 1962 and had huge success with her crossover music crossover hit, "Lord Don't Move the Mountain". Andrews has recorded on many labels since the 1950s and has many albums and hit songs to her credit, some of which she composed herself.

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[JayEm86]

Inez Andrews, she's the incomparable Songbird, and High Preistess of gospel...

[KojiRecords]

While this is an interesting piece, the reality is that no one---especially in today's contemporary gospel music---cares about any of the legends, let alone know anything about them. Likewise, today's gospel music buyers don't care to hear this old stuff, they can't stand it. Once again, Blacks prove that they can easily throw their history away. Sure, you know and love Mary Mary but you don't know what came before them. Very sad indeed.

[jollysincere]

@KojiRecords Every word you said is 100% true, that is such a tragedy. Todays Gospel shouldn't even be called gospel, its so watered down, I truly feel one reason much of the old style singing is pushed aside, is because very few, if any at all, can match the vocals of these Legends from the 1950s. You see, these people had legitimate voices and tons of talent, Mary Mary, Kirk Franklin, Donnie MuClurkin & others are not real singers,,just HYPE.

[d011351]

True enough about leaving tradition behind. What an incredible legacy to casually toss aside. Now we have rap, hip hop, even "gangsta gospel". Will this stuff live on? Of course not. The only meaning music has today is how much money can be made from it. Exploit and move on is the industry's motto. Sad, sad, situation. The public just laps it up, like pigs at a trough - pigs don't discern, they'll eat anything that's thrown at them

[ckscipio]

She doesn't get the attention she deserves,

[Tjwill]

What show was this on TV One? Id love to get a copy!

[PippiBBernstein]

KojiRecords-it's too simple to say 'blacks throw their history away', it's not that easy to say. Here in L.A., a woman collected important black history all her life and her son also worked to get a black history museum. I think people underrate black contributions regardless of their skin color, because that's the way it is.

[PennTrafford]

One was "No Tears in Heaven",..

[jmass04]

I LOVE Inez Andrews!  She is the true voice of Gospel!