The Barrett Sisters were a Chicago institution, known for their tight harmonies and joyful performances. She was the last one ...

Writer and musician Emma John travels south to find the beat—and birthplace—of a special kind of Mississippi music.

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One of its songs is “When I Reach Heaven,” written and arranged by Ms. Porter. During the 1960s, the Barrett singers were regular performers on Chicago’s influential television gospel show ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Services were held this weekend in Chicago for gospel singer Rodessa Barrett Porter. Barrett-Porter was the last surviving member of the legendary gospel group The Barrett Sisters.

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Rodessa Barrett Porter ... by gospel royalty. Mahalia Jackson lived nearby. So did Thomas A. Dorsey, the composer often called the father of gospel music -- his catalog of more than 1,000 songs ...

Rodessa Barrett Porter (left) of the Barrett Sisters singing out at a preview for the 1988 Chicago Gospel Festival. Sun-Times file Share Rodessa Barrett Porter’s crystalline soprano spun ...