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The Genius of Marion Williams: My Soul Looks Back

Anthony Heilbut, Spirit Feel/Shanachie, 1994

IN RETROSPECT, Marion Williams' last year assumes an almost mythic shape. She finally received the worldly honours and material goods long denied her: the rush of good fortune was stupefying. It was also temporary. The gospel vocation remained a case of good news and bad times.

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