[1] Allison and her sister, Josephine McDowell, formed the group in 1944 along with two friends, Ella Mae Norris and Lucille Shird, who had sung with Allison in the group Spiritual Echoes of Philadelphia.
In 1961 the group added its first male member, Thomas Mobley, and released several albums through the late 1960s, increasing their output on Nashboro in the late 1970s with an album a year.
During this time the group began crediting themselves as Margaret Allison & the Angelic Gospel Singers.
[3] The Angelic Gospel Singers continued performing and touring through the mid-2000s.
Margaret Allison's death on July 30, 2008[4] marked the end of the group's run.