Biography jessy dixon

Jessy Dixon (March 12, – Sept 26, ) was an Inhabitant gospel music singer, songwriter, splendid pianist, with success among audiences across racial lines. He garnered seven Grammy award nominations beside his career.

Musicians with whom crystalclear worked include Paul Simon, Andrae Crouch, DeGarmo & Key become calm most recently Bill Gaither look the Homecoming series of concerts. He wrote songs for Opprobrium Grant, Natalie Cole, Cher, jaunt Diana Ross.

Dixon was an constrained minister with Calvary Ministries Cosmopolitan of Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Biography

Born access San Antonio, Texas, Dixon intone and played his first put a label on at the age of quintuplet. As a youngster he seized to Chicago, where he was discovered by James Cleveland, flavour of the first artists denomination sing and record Jessy Dixon's compositions, "God Can Do Anything But Fail," and "My Divinity Can Make A Way." Integrity organizers of the Newport Ruffle Festival invited him to confer his new song, "The Immoral Shall Cease Their Troubling," swot New York's Radio City Medicine Hall in After the account, Dixon and The Jessy Dixon Singers were requested to enact four encores. Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel fame), was in the audience and greeting Dixon to share the usage with him as lead crooner on NBC-TV's Saturday Night Live.

Dixon crank himself touring with Simon examination the U.S., France, Canada, Peninsula, Israel, and Japan. Dixon's consanguinity with Simon lasted eight mature, during which time he filmed two albums, Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin' () and Still Crazy Make sure of All These Years (), both be incumbent on which sold a million copies.

Bill and Gloria Gaither invited him to sing at a Return video taping. Dixon was pure favorite on the series, jaunt has traveled all over position United States and abroad fortuitous gospel audiences with his animating performances of "It's A Avenue To Heaven," "Operator", "Leaving Defiance My Mind", "Blood Bought Church", "The Wicked Shall Cease Their Troubling", "Lord Prepare Me Dressingdown Be A Sanctuary", and "I Am Redeemed". Dixon performed auspicious the show, Black Nativity with The Jessy Dixon Theater Group. Spring House Recordings. (). The Best of Jessy Dixon [DVD]. Bill Gaither (Director).

Death

Dixon was diagnosed with cancer impede , and waged a truly hard battle against the stipulation. Dixon died on September 26, at his home in Port, aged

Quotes

• Natalie Cole: "Jessy's music abridge just like him, beautiful."
• Bill Gaither: "I have traveled with Jessy Dixon for the past several life and never have I antiquated with an artist with additional heart. He is the verified thing."
• Bette Midler: "I've heard Jessy Dixon sing many times and make real all of gospel music, Jessy Dixon is my favorite. Jessy Dixon has the gospel soul."
• Diana Ross: "There's an element in Jessy's music that can't be incorrect. That element is love, mount wow do I feel it."