Mary Love, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Mary Love

American soul and gospel singer, and Christian evangelist

Date of Birth: 27-Jul-1943

Place of Birth: Sacramento, California, United States

Date of Death: 21-Jun-2013

Profession: singer, evangelist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Mary Love

  • Mary Love (born Mary Ann Varney; July 27, 1943 – June 21, 2013), was an American soul and gospel singer, and Christian evangelist.
  • After the 1980s she was known as Mary Love Comer. Love was born as Mary Ann Varney (or Mary Ann Allen, according to some sources), in Sacramento, California.
  • After being discovered by Sam Cooke's manager, J.
  • W.
  • Alexander, she began singing on sessions in Los Angeles before recording "You Turned My Bitter Into Sweet" for the Modern record label in 1965.
  • Later records for the label met with little success until the single "Move a Little Closer" made #48 on the R&B chart in 1966.
  • Her recordings for Modern, some of which were issued in the UK, became popular on the English Northern soul scene.
  • She revisited the lower reaches of the R&B chart with "The Hurt Is Just Beginning" which reached #46 for Josie in 1968, but thereafter she made few recordings for some years.Love married preacher Brad Comer.
  • In the early 1980s, she re-emerged as Mary Love Comer, singing gospel-flavored soul with a Christian message.
  • In 1987, along with her husband, she released the single "Come Out Of The Sandbox".
  • The couple also ran their own church in Moreno Valley, California.
  • An album of her material, Now and Then, including some old unreleased recordings, was issued in the UK.
  • She made special appearances onstage at the Jazz Café in 2000, and at a Kent Records anniversary show in 2007, both in London.Mary Love died on June 21, 2013, at the age of 69.

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