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Evelyn Turrentine-Agee

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Evelyn Turrentine-Agee
Birth nameRuth Evelyn Tyler
Also known asEvelyn Turrentine-Agee
Born (1946-02-04) February 4, 1946 (age 78)
St. Louis, Missouri
OriginDetroit, Michigan
GenresCCM, gospel, traditional black gospel, urban contemporary gospel
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)vocals, singer-songwriter
Years active1992–present
LabelsA&M, World Wide, Atlanta International, Light, WOS, Ophir, Shanachie

Evelyn Turrentine-Agee (born February 4, 1946, as Ruth Evelyn Tyler), is an American gospel musician and artist. She started her music career, in 1992, with the release of In God's Own Time by A&M Records. She has released eight more albums, since her first release, with an assortment of labels, which are World Wide Gospel, Atlanta International Records, Light Records, WOS Recordings, Ophir Gospel, Shanachie Records. Five albums have charted on the Billboard magazine charts, which have primarily come on the Gospel Albums chart.

Early life

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Turrentine-Agee was born Ruth Evelyn Tyler on February 4, 1946, in St. Louis, Missouri,[1] She was born as the third sibling in an eighteen sibling household.[1] Her father, Cleveland Tyler, was a minister in the church, and her mother is Ruthie Mae Tyler.[1][2] She started singing on stage at the age of three because her father was in a quartet, and later they formed a family gospel girl group, The Tylerettes.[1] She graduated high school by seventeen, and this enabled her to make her first record.[1] Her education would not get forsaken because of her musical acumen and prowess because she graduated with a bachelor's degree in industrial psychology that she earned at the University of Detroit.[1] Many gospel music groups tried to get her to join them, but her stay with them was rather brief because she had a strong desire for a solo music career.[1]

Music career

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Her solo musical recording career started in 1992, with A&M Records releasing, In God's Own Time,[3] and this was her Billboard magazine debut charting release on the Gospel Albums chart.[4] She would go on to release eight more albums, and the four others to chart were the following: God Did It in 2000, It's Already Done in 2003, Go Through in 2005, Born to Worship in 2013.[3][4]

Personal life

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While in college, she married Curtis Turrentine,[1] and together they have survived her husband having alcoholism that he was delivered from 1993, while she survived a stroke in 1997.[5] They have 11 children and 40 grandchildren that are living.[6]

Discography

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Studio albums

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List of selected studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions[4]
US
Gos
In God's Own Time
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: A&M
  • CD, digital download
31
God Did It!
  • Released: February 1. 2000
  • Label: World Wide
  • CD, digital download
28
It's Already Done
  • Released: March 4, 2003
  • Label: Atlanta International
  • CD, digital download
12
Go Through
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: Light
  • CD, digital download
50
Born to Worship
  • Released: 2013
  • Label: Ophir
  • CD, digital download
25
God Gave His Best
  • Released: 2018
  • Label: Asah Entertainment, Inc
  • digital download

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Carpenter, Bil (2005). "Uncloudy Days: The Gospel Music Encyclopedia": 419–20. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ Paula Tyler family. "Obituary for Paula Tyler". Book of Memories. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Evelyn Turrentine-Agee : Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c Billboard. "Evelyn Turrentine-Agee : Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  5. ^ WOS Records. "Evelyn Turrentine-Agee". Gloryland Gospel. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  6. ^ Hildebrand, Lee (May 11, 2011). "Evelyn Turrentine-Agee Delivers a New Gospel Keynote". East Bay Express. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
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