Died On This Date (January 6, 2009) Rev. Claude Jeter / The Swan Silvertones
themusicsover Claude Jeter
October 26, 1914 – January 6, 2009
Reverend Claude Jeter was a much respected gospel singer and founding member of the Swan Silvertones, one of the genre’s most beloved groups. And for a time, he was also a member of the equally respected Dixie Hummingbirds. As a singer, Jeter is said to have inspired the likes of Eddie Kendricks, Al Green and Paul Simon who has claimed that Jeter’s “Mary Don’t You Weep” inspired him to write “Bridge Over Troubled Waters.” Simon returned the favor years later by hiring Jeter to sing on his There Goes Rhymin’ Simon album. The Reverend Claude Jeter was 94 when he passed away on January 6, 2009
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