Born 1925, Louisiana
Died 15th May 2005, LA
Sound of My Man Working on a Chain Gang
Oh My Angel
Theola Kilgore started out singing in her church and her first appearance was on Look To The Hills by The Mount Zion Spiritual Choir in 1955.
Oh My Angel was played at the
Blue Note Club (Manchester) but first played at the
original Twisted Wheel.
Her biggest hit was
Sound of My Man Working on a Chain Gang an answer-back to
Sam Cooke's Chain Gang
hit.
In 1967 Theola released another (but unsuccessful) recording
on the Sue label.