Theola Kilgore
Born 1925, Louisiana
Died 15th May 2005, LA
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.
