Arizona Dranes
Arizona Dranes
Top Songs
| 1 | My Soul Is A Witness [Album Version] | ||
| 2 | Where He Leads Me I Will Follow | ||
| 3 | Soon We'll Gather At The River | ||
| 4 | Lord Who Shall Abide In Thy Tabernacle | ||
| 5 | Let Us Therefore Come |
Albums
May 2005 • 22 songs
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Biography
"Juanita" Arizona Dranes was born in Dallas, Texas around 1905. Born blind, Dranes is believed to have been of Mexican and African-American heritage, and was raised in the Church of God in Christ in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Dranes' enthusiastic shouting and piano playing were so dynamic that they practically recommended themselves, and she was only about 20 years of age when a Fort Worth-based minister, Samuel Crouch, suggested to Okeh talent scout Richard M. Jones that Dranes be given a recording test. Blues singer Sara Martin agreed to travel to Fort Worth and help the bl...