Biography
First, there was Michelle David, who released albums called 'The Gospel Sessions' (volumes 1 to 3).
Then, Michelle David & The Gospel Sessions became a band name (album released: 'The Gospel Session, Vol. 4').
And then, in April 2021, David announced that The Gospel Sessions doesn't really reflect their musical style anymore. They go from gospel to soul, from afro-funk to calypso, all the way to Moroccan 'gnaws'.
Therefore: goodbye Gospel Sessions, welcome Michelle David & The True-tones. It's the same band, with a new name as per April 2021. The four Gospel Sessions albums are now listed under Michelle David & The True-tones on all streaming platforms. The band's first single under the new name was 'Yes I Know' in April 2021.
Some biographical information…
Michelle David (born 28 August 1966 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States) is an American soul and gospel singer. She has been based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, since 1994.
David started singing in church in North Carolina when she was four years old and, aged five, joined her first gospel group, The Mission Of Love. At age 10, David moved to New York City with her mother and attended the Fame School of Performing Arts, graduating in 1984. She contributed to the film 'Ghostbusters' (1984), studied medicine and, by 1991, auditioned for musicals. Touring internationally with the Broadway musical, 'Mama, I Want To Sing', Michelle ended up in Germany, where she sang in the gospel group, The Golden Gospel Singers (1992-1994).
After her move to The Netherlands in 1994 David was a part of many more musical and gospel productions in both The Netherlands and the United States, including 'The Sound Of Motown', 'The Glory Of Gospel' and 'R.E.S.P.E.C.T.'. She sang background vocals for Michael Bolton and Diana Ross and in 2002 became a member of Dutch vocal group, Big, Black & Beautiful.
David started working with Onno Smit and Paul Willemsen (members of Amsterdam-based bands Lefties Soul Connection and Beans & Fatback) and released three albums with them: The Gospel Sessions, Vol. 1 (2015), The Gospel Sessions, Vol. 2 (2016) and The Gospel Sessions Vol. 3 (2018).
The albums were originally credited to Michelle David alone (entitled 'The Gospel Sessions'), but over time The Gospel Sessions started feeling like a band name. By the time The Gospel Sessions, Vol. 4 (2020) came out, Michelle David & The Gospel Sessions was the official name of the band.
All of that is history now. All previous Gospel Sessions albums are now filed under Michelle David & The True-tones on all streaming platforms, so scrobbles will appear here.
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