Portrait
Jearlyn Steele Battle
10/29/1992 | 26m 25sVideo has Closed Captions
The fourth child in a family of six musical talents, she began singing at age five in...
The fourth child in a family of six musical talents, she began singing at age five in the Pentacostal Church. Toured with the gospel at Colonis and went to the Soviet Union with Women Who Cook. She is a member of the Steele Family Singers.
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Portrait
Jearlyn Steele Battle
10/29/1992 | 26m 25sVideo has Closed Captions
The fourth child in a family of six musical talents, she began singing at age five in the Pentacostal Church. Toured with the gospel at Colonis and went to the Soviet Union with Women Who Cook. She is a member of the Steele Family Singers.
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Clip: 10/29/1992 | 5m 52s | Her proud father knew his children could sing, so they began singing at church... (5m 52s)
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Clip: 10/29/1992 | 4m 44s | The hard work people put in before her are ground rules for staying alive in the... (4m 44s)
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Clip: 10/29/1992 | 5m 53s | Singing professionally wasn't a conscious decision. Steele wanted to be a special... (5m 53s)
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Clip: 10/29/1992 | 8m 44s | Singing is a gift from God as Steele sees it. But sometimes, singing a song that has... (8m 44s)
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