The Beautiful Zion Young Adult Choir’s single “I’ll Make It Alright” achieved something almost unheard of: it made the top 40 of Billboard’s soul singles chart.
Thank you for supporting our journalism. This article is available exclusively for our subscribers, who help fund our work at the Chicago Tribune.Original members of the Beautiful Zion Missionary Baptist Church Inspirational Choir, from left, the Rev. Samuel Douglas, Vaudelita Griffin, Frances Sherrod-Thomas, Devora L. Miller and Dazell Green stand at the choir loft in the church sanctuary on May 25, 2023, in Chicago.
If anyone could make that happen, Willie Henderson could. A versatile R&B and soul musician, songwriter and producer, Henderson assembled some of the city’s most respected studio musicians for the Beautiful Zion sessions. Drummer Terry Thompson and bassist Louis Satterfield comprised the rhythm section. Ron Steele was on guitar and Odell Brown on organ .
Devora L. Miller takes a picture of Vaudelita Griffin at Beautiful Zion Missionary Baptist Church, May 25, 2023, in Chicago. The women were original members of the church's Inspirational Choir.
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