Dorothy Love Coates [1920842]
Gender: Female
Popularity: 0.0541
Birthplace: Birmingham, Michigan, U.S.
Birthday: 1928-01-30
Deathday: 2002-04-09
Age: 74 years
Movies: 3
Links: Homepage, IMDB
Biography: Dorothy Love Coates, born Dorothy McGriff , was an American gospel singer, songwriter, composer, and actress. Coates rose to stardom in the 1950s as a member of The Original Gospel Harmonettes. With her "raggedy" voice and preacher's fire she could outsing the most powerful hard gospel male singers of the era. She was also a notable composer, writing songs such as "You Can't Hurry God (He's Right On Time)", "99 and a Half Won't Do" and "That's Enough".