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Marie Knight dies at 84; gospel vocalist sang with Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Marie Knight, a gospel singer who came to fame singing duets with gospel-music star Sister Rosetta Tharpe in the late 1940s and made a noteworthy late-in-life comeback as a solo artist, has died. She was 84.

By Dennis McLellan

September 2, 2009

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