Jesus, Jesus, Oh, what a wonderful Child

Jesus, Jesus, Oh, what a wonderful Child (‘Glory to the Newborn King’). Margaret Wells Allison* (1921-2008). Philadelphia musician Margaret Wells Allison started her gospel career at a young age by accompanying a group called the Spiritual Echoes, but just a few years later, she had a vision for a group of her own. In 1945, she recruited her sister Josephine Wells McDowell, plus Ella Mae Norris and Lucille Shird, and formally launched the new quartet as the Angelic Gospel Singers. Initially, they sang for churches and revivals and conventions, then entered the recording industry when they signed with Gotham Records in Philadelphia, where they worked with musician and executive Harry ‘Doc’...