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His eye is on the sparrow
Extremely good book. Read it in small paperback about 30 years ago, and I was pleased to see that is still regarded as marketablr enough to have been rewritten in this high quality paperback. Delivery from Amazon was expedient and the price is certainly good,

Great Book
Anyone who grew up in the 60's-70's should read this book ... it is very inspiring!

His Eye Is On The Sparrow
Whew, what an upbringing, what a life.Waters goes into great detail about her rearing in the slums of Philadelphia, her life as vaudevillian Sweet Mama Stringbean and finally the Ethel Waters of stage, screen, and records.I didn't really know much about Miss Waters other than her role in the movie Pinky, so this book provided great insight into her life.Pretty good.The conversational tone makes it easy to read.

Wonderful
One need not be African-American to love this book.It is a deep insight into a tough time.She talks of things usual life
does not include, as the powerlessness of women doing full nude strip dancing when one or a few refused to have customers give them money in a particularly intrusive way--what awaited such women and what choices did they really have.Neitzsche called Evil, "All that which proceeds out of weakness."He could have had this book in mind.Yet Ethel Water's life has more than defeat.

If you are not moved by this book, you must have a large problem.

His Eye Was on Ethel/Ethel's Eye on Him
I've had the hardback 1951 copy of this book for some time, just picked it up to read last week. It is an astounding story of faith, determination, and strength;It is also an excellent insight into Black History pre-Martin Luther King. I hope the paperback version of this is being read. (and I wish Nikki Giovanni would read it as well).
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Don't Miss This Book
Anyone who grew up in the 60's-70's should read this book.It is very enlightening, and inspiring. ... Read more

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Although she was arguably the most influential female blues and jazz singer of the 1920s and 1930s, as well as a major Black figure in 20th century theatre, cinema, radio, and television, she is now the least remembered. In Ethel Waters: Stormy Weather, Stephen Bourne documents the career of this monumental figure in American popular culture, offering new insights into the work of this forgotten legend. Supplemented by fourteen photographs, this biography leaves little doubt as to why-for decades-no other Black star was held in such high regard. ... Read more

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Inspiring story of Ethel Waters
This book, written by a dear friend and helper, recalls Ethel Waters' life, and particularly, her mission in her later years to crusade for Christ after meeting the Rev. Billy Graham. She had a hard-luck life, never had a singing lesson, but nonetheless sang beautifully, and appeared to acclaim in several well-known films. Inspiring and revealing story. ... Read more

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Ellen Guppy is the reluctant heroine of Ethel Wilson’s final novel, Love and Salt Water. Saddened by a painful childhood, Ellen has adopted a skeptical independence and learned too well to hold her heart in reserve. But, as the novel unfolds, Ellen undergoes something of a sea-change; learning to accept love along with the sorrow that is rarely far from love.

First published in 1956, Love and Salt Water is a mature and, at times, disturbing synthesis of Ethel Wilson’s major themes: the independence of human lives, the strange alchemy of chance, and the healing illumination of love. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Ethel Waters was an American blues and jazz vocalist and actress. She frequently performed jazz, big band, and pop music, on the Broadway stage and in concerts, although she began her career in the 1920s singing blues. Her best-known recording was her version of the spiritual, "His Eye is on the Sparrow", and she was the second African American ever nominated for an Academy Award. ... Read more

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Chapters: Brownie Mcghee, Emmylou Harris, Allan Sherman, Harry Belafonte, the Dave Clark Five, Ethel Waters, the Orioles, Mary Wells, Lou Monte, the Association, Della Reese, Mamie Van Doren, Jimmy Boyd, Rod Mckuen, Dave Dudley, Gene Summers, Erroll Garner, Bob Crewe, Cy Coleman, the Rebels, Vivian Dandridge, Dee Dee Warwick, the Fifth Estate, Larry Storch, Joey Dee and the Starliters, Enzo Stuarti, Dick Haymes, Polly Bergen, Kermit Schaefer, Billy Daniels, the Four Aces, Baker Knight, Domenico Modugno, Billy Paul, the Larks, Billy Ward and His Dominoes, Jack Scott, Betty Harris, Don Cornell, Moe Koffman, Charlie Barnet, Alan Dale, the Happenings, the Four Tunes, the Raindrops, Etta Jones, Oliver, the Five Sharps, Rusty Warren, Bill Mack, Vaughn Monroe, Walter Scharf, Autry Inman, Sy Oliver, the Bobbettes, Don Rondo, Ilene Woods, Frankie Ortega, René Hall, Larry Clinton, Lou Mcgarity, the Skyliners, Donna Theodore, Doug Clark and the Hot Nuts, Muir Mathieson, the Ravens, Bennie Green, Sil Austin, Royal Teens, Lou Stein, the Four Coins, Jim Ameche, Conrad Janis, Allen Swift, Ethel Ennis, Freddie Kohlman, Charlie Manna, the Accents, Betty Ann Grove, Don Gardner, Mort Lindsey, the Heartbeats, the Volumes, Sonny Til, Gloria Mann, Bobby Sherwood. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 399. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947 in Birmingham, Alabama) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists including Linda Ronstadt and Dolly Parton. Emmylou Harris is the daughter of a career military father, a Marine Corps officer who was reported mis...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=123572 ... Read more