Birth Name:

Willie Mae Ford Smith

Female

Birth Date:

Thu, Jun 23, 1904

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

Rolling Fork, Mississippi, United States

Age:

119

Zodiac Sign:

Cancer

Astrology Data:

Sun

1°

Can

48'

About Willie Mae Ford Smith

Willie Mae Ford Smith (June 23, 1904 – February 2, 1994) was an American musician and Christian evangelist instrumental in the development and spread of gospel music in the United States. She grew up singing with her family, joining a quartet with her sisters. Later she became acquainted with Thomas A. Dorsey, the "Father of Gospel Music", when he co-founded the National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses in 1932. Smith started the St. Louis chapter and became the director of the national organization's Soloist's Bureau, training up and coming singers in the gospel blues style. She became known for her nurturing temperament, leading to her commonly being called "Mother Smith" by those within her musical circle. For a decade she traveled ceaselessly tutoring, singing, and preaching in churches and at revivals. Her appearances were renowned for being intensely moving spiritual experiences.

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Willie Mae Ford Smith: Sun 1 Cancer, Moon 11 Scorpio, Mercury 14 Gemini, Venus 27 Gemini, Mars 25 Gemini, Jupiter 25 Aries, Saturn 20 Aquarius, Uranus 27 Sagittarius, Neptune 5 Cancer, Pluto 20 Gemini, Sun Conjunct Mars, Sun Conjunct Venus, Sun Opposition Uranus, Venus Conjunct Mars, Sun Conjunct Neptune, Mercury Conjunct Pluto, Venus Sextile Jupiter, Venus Opposition Uranus, Mars Sextile Jupiter, Mars Trine Saturn, Mars Opposition Uranus, Mars Conjunct Pluto, Jupiter Trine Uranus, Saturn Sesquiquadrate Neptune, Saturn Trine Pluto

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