Della Reese

Della Reese (born Delloreese Patricia Early on July 6, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan), is a famous African American actress.

Reese, a Christian, began singing at the age of six. She would later join famous gospel singer Mahalia Jackson. She later forned a band named Meditation Singers.

In 1983, she married Thomas Lett Jr., to whom she is still married. In 1987, she was nominated for an Emmy as a gospel singer.

In 1969, she was given her first shot at television stardom, when she starred on the Della show, hosting the program.

In 1973, she had her first acting experience, in The Voyage of the Yes, as Opal. Four more acting jobs preceded her participation in Chico and the Man. where she played Della Rogers from 1976 to 1978. In 1979, she played Ms. Lydia Branch in the critically acclaimed series Roots: The Next Generations.

Reese did voice overs from 1988 to 1991 in the A Pup Named Scooby Doo television cartoon. In 1989, she starred alongside Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall and Robin Givens in the Harlem Nights movie, playing Vera.

In 1994, she began participating in the television hit Touched by an Angel, where she plays Tess. Her participation in this series has given her popularity among the younger audiences as well. She has had a number of other acting jobs since that series began.

Della Reese announced, at the Larry King show in 2002, that she suffers from Type-2 Diabetes. She is a spokeswoman of the American Diabetes Association, travelling around the United States to raise awareness about the disease.


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She is a spokeswoman of the American Diabetes Association, travelling around the United States to raise awareness about the disease.
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In 1994, she began participating in the television hit Touched by an Angel, where she plays Tess. As of March 2005 the band is continuing it work on their new LP which name is still undecided. In 1989, she starred alongside Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall and Robin Givens in the Harlem Nights movie, playing Vera. In fall of 2004, AFI covered The Cure's "Just Like Heaven" for The MTVicon 2004 TV show that aired on MTVEurope and MTV2. Reese did voice overs from 1988 to 1991 in the A Pup Named Scooby Doo television cartoon. In 2004, AFI covered Nine Inch Nails' "Head Like A Hole" for the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas soundtrack. Out of the two soundtracks that were released, AFI's cover appeared only on the 2-disc set. In 1979, she played Ms. Lydia Branch in the critically acclaimed series Roots: The Next Generations. Some claim differently but, Davey Havok claims that the meaning of AFI has always been "A Fire Inside.".

where she played Della Rogers from 1976 to 1978. The meaning of the initials "AFI" means A Fire Inside. Four more acting jobs preceded her participation in Chico and the Man. The website for Blaqk Audio, however is www.blaqkaudio.com. In 1973, she had her first acting experience, in The Voyage of the Yes, as Opal. Another project, known as "Blaqk Audio" is Davey and Jade's electronic side project, which not much is known about at this time. In 1969, she was given her first shot at television stardom, when she starred on the Della show, hosting the program. One of those was his position as lead vocalist of the punk/metal super group "Son of Sam" which was made up of members of Danzig, Samhain, and Tiger Army as well as Davey.

In 1987, she was nominated for an Emmy as a gospel singer. Davey has also pursued several side projects. In 1983, she married Thomas Lett Jr., to whom she is still married. Currently he has a solo band Hunter Revenge and is in The Frisk, as well as being in AFI full-time. She later forned a band named Meditation Singers. He was in a number of bands, including The Force. She would later join famous gospel singer Mahalia Jackson. Hunter, who replaced Geoff (who went on to join Tiger Army), is from Grass Valley in Northern California.

Reese, a Christian, began singing at the age of six. Consisting of fans old and young, male and female, the Despair Faction attends every AFI show in its areas. Della Reese (born Delloreese Patricia Early on July 6, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan), is a famous African American actress. They are followed by a devoted fan base called the Despair Faction. However, many fans feel their latest album Sing the Sorrow which was released on the much larger DreamWorks label on March 11, 2003 displays a different musical approach which has lost some of the punk rock aggression and connected more with its lyrical (and angsty) subject matter. On this album, and the following All Hallow's EP (Nitro 1999), other EPs and the seminal The Art of Drowning album (Nitro 2000) their original punk roots were still quite apparent in their musical approach, but more 80s dark rock seemed to appear in the lyrics.

Following on from the new approach they had taken on the aforementioned A Fire Inside EP (released on Adeline records) the band recorded their Black Sails in the Sunset (Nitro 1998) a musical turning point. After the recording of the A Fire Inside EP in 1998, Mark left the band to be replaced by guitarist Jade Puget, formerly of Redemption 87 and Loose Change, who was critical in forming the band's new sound over the following albums. Over the course of four following LPs, the band has established a dedicated fan-base following and is widely respected as one of the better rock bands of the 1990s. Shortly after, he became their full-time bassist.

Their current bassist, Hunter Burgan, formerly of The Force (and currently, also doing the side projects of The Frisk and Hunter Revenge) filled in for Kresge for the tour in support of Very Proud of Ya Hunter perfers to go by the single name Hunter and he helped afi record their album, Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes. Their second album, Very Proud of Ya, was released in 1995 (later re-released in 1996 by the Niro Label), after which their bassist Geoff Kresge decided to leave the group for personal reasons. They released a few independently made vinyl EP's, and eventually released their debut full-length album Answer That and Stay Fashionable in 1995. After reuniting to perform a very successful live show, the members decided to drop out of college and play in the band full-time.

After doing a few live shows in parks and such, AFI broke up while its members moved away to different colleges, including University of California at Berkeley (where Havok began a double major of English and Psychology) and University of California at Santa Barbara. Havok was in the school's choir. Adam and Davey played school soccer together, and Adam used his brother's drum kit. AFI formed when the members got bored in between skate sessions.

Formerly a street punk band with slight pop undertones, they recently have been embracing a more deep rock/electronica/industrial sound. Geoff was replaced by Hunter Burgan. Bassist Vic was later replaced by Geoff Kresge. AFI is an American New Wave/Rock band formed in 1991 by Davey Havok(vocals), Markus Stopholese (guitar), Vic Chalker (bass) and Adam Carson (drums) in Ukiah, California.

AFI, Retrospective released on November 2, 2004. "Silver And Cold" 2003 Video-Single (only). 2" 2003 CD/Video Single. "The Leaving Song Pt.

"Girl's Not Grey" 2003 CD/Video Single. Book, CD, and DVD- Clandestine

    . Sing the Sorrow Special Edition. Sing the Sorrow Album released in 2003.

    336/Now The World EP released in 2002 on 10" vinyl. The Days Of The Phoenix EP released in 2001. "The Days Of The Phoenix" 2000 Video-Single (only). The Art of Drowning Album released in 2000

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      "Totalimmortal" 1999 Video-Single (only). All Hallow's EP released in 1999

        . Black Sails in the Sunset Album released in 1999. Black Sails EP released in 1999.

        A Fire Inside EP released in 1998. "Third Season" 1997 Video-Single (only). Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes Album released in 1997

          . "He Who Laughs Last..." 1996 Video-Single (only).

          Very Proud of Ya Album released in 1996

            . Answer That and Stay Fashionable Album released in 1995, rereleased in 1997. Fly In The Ointment EP released in 1995 on 7" vinyl. Eddie Picnic's All Wet Live EP released in 1994 on 7" vinyl.

            Behind The Times EP released in 1993 on 7" vinyl. Dork EP released in 1993 on 7" vinyl.