Glynn settle biography

WINGS OVER JORDAN was a choral ensemble dedicated to the performance of spirituals and similar literature by black composers. The group was assembled in early 1936 as a touring church choir under the leadership of Rev. Glenn (or Glynn) T.

Settle (1894–1967), shortly after he became pastor of Gethsemane Baptist Church in Cleveland, Ohio.

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His wife and two of his children, Glenn (“Buddy”) and Gwendolyn, sang in the choir. Conductors of the church choir included Leelis Rosser Wilson (1900–1981) and James E. Tate. Wilson, who is not mentioned in most sources, seems to have left the choir before or around the time Settle was made pastor; he formed and directed his own ensemble, the Wilson Jubilee Singers, which performed for many years.

In the summer of 1937, Settle approached Worth Kramer, a white program director at WGAR, about singing on the radio. Kramer agreed but recommended they enlarge the group; he provided vocal coaching and took over as conductor. They first appeared