Naomi Shelton

Naomi Davis Shelton (born Naomi Virginia Davis; October 14, 1942 – February 17, 2021) was an American gospel, blues, funk, and soul musician, who played traditional black gospel, deep funk, northern soul and rhythm and blues styles of music.

She started her music career, in 1958, after she graduated from high school in Alabama.

Shelton was born Naomi Virginia Davis on October 14, 1942, in Midway, Alabama, where she was the younger sister of Hattie Mae and Annie Ruth.

She did the job of a maid by doing cleaning work at houses in Brooklyn, while she was singing at the Night Cap, during the evenings.

[3] Shelton would eventually get a recording contract with Daptone Records, where she was the lead singer of The Gospel Queens, while they have released two albums.