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Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens
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Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens are an American gospel and soul music group led by vocalist Naomi Shelton. Formed in 1999, two of the founding members were from Brooklyn, New York. They have released two albums with Daptone, What Have You Done, My Brother? (2009) and Cold World (2014), both of which charted on Billboard's US
Gos chart.
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Background
The group was founded in Brooklyn in 1999 by Naomi Shelton and Cliff Driver. After a recording deal fell through in the mid-2000s when the label folded, the group signed with Daptone in the late-2000s.[1] The current members are Shelton (lead vocalist), Cliff Driver (pianist and music director), Bobbie Jean Gant, Judy Bennett-Gibbs and Edna Johnson (background vocalists), Gabriel Caplan (guitarist), Fred Thomas (bassist), and Michael Post (drummer).[2]
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Music history
Their first studio album, What Have You Done, My Brother?, was released on May 26, 2009, by Daptone Records.[3] It peaked at No. 41 on the Billboard US
Gos chart.[4] They released Cold World on July 29, 2014, also with Daptone Records.[5] The album peaked at No. 23 on the Top Gospel Albums chart.[4][6]
Members
- Current members[2]
- Naomi Shelton - leading vocals
- Cliff Driver - pianist
- Bobbie Jean Gant - background vocals
- Edna Johnson - background vocals
- Judy Bennett-Gibbs- background vocals
- Gabriel Caplan - guitars
- Fred Thomas - bass
- Michael Post - drums
Discography
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