Naomi Shelton
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October 14, 1942
Naomi Shelton | |
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 Naomi Shelton, in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Naomi Davis Shelton |
| Born | Naomi Virginia Davis October 14, 1942 Midway, Alabama, U.S. |
| Origin | Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | February 17, 2021 (aged 78) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Gospel, blues, funk, Soul, black gospel, deep funk, northern soul, rhythm and blues |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument | vocals |
| Years active | 1958–2021 |
| Labels | Desco, Daptone |
Naomi Davis Shelton (born Naomi Virginia Davis; October 14, 1942 – February 17, 2021) was an American gospel, blues, funk, and soul musician, who played traditional black gospel, deep funk, northern soul and rhythm and blues styles of music. She started her music career, in 1958, after she graduated from high school in Alabama. Davis was the lead singer of The Gospel Queens from Brooklyn, later known as Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens.
Shelton was born Naomi Virginia Davis on October 14, 1942, in Midway, Alabama, where she was the younger sister of Hattie Mae and Annie Ruth. She was raised in the church at Mount Coney Baptist Church, by her parents. They sang together, until the first one graduated from high school, eventually she would graduate in 1958, first going to Florida, then she settled in Brooklyn, during 1963. She did the job of a maid by doing cleaning work at houses in Brooklyn, while she was singing at the Night Cap, during the evenings. She was married to Dennis Shelton.[1][2][3][4][5]
