Damita Jo | tr

The former member of Adoration 'N Prayze and noted solist with Voices of Unity has stepped out solo at a time when the field is both fertile and competitive. A tremendously versatile project, Damita's tracks are anything but typical. This project impacts in that it draws from some non-traditional gospel influences, and uses the ambiguity to a successful end. Too soulful to be classified as CCM, and atypical of even contemporary gospel, Damita sets out to claim new musical territory. Atlantic Records holds back no cards in recruiting a stable of chart-busting producers. Contributing are the likes of Arif Mardin...

Damita Jo DeBlanc (5 August 1930 – 25 December 1998), a.k.a. Damita Jo, was an American actress, comedian, and lounge music performer. DeBlanc was born in Austin, Texas, the featured vocalist on recordings from Steve Gibson and the Red Caps during the 1950s. She later went on to marry Gibson, but they parted ways professionally and personally in 1959. Credited as simply Damita Jo, DeBlanc had some chart success in the early 1960s with two answer songs: 1960's "I'll Save the Last Dance for You" (an answer to "Save the Last Dance for Me") and 1961's "I'll Be There" (an...