The Back-Ground Singer

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Marie Lyles. The Back-Ground Singer
Chapter 1: Overture
Chapter 2: Leger Lines
Chapter 3: Ensemble
Chapter 4: Harmony
Chapter 5: Synthesizers
Chapter 6: Enharmonic Tones
Chapter 7: Rhythm and Tempo
Chapter 8: Expressions
Chapter 9: Crescendo
Chapter 10 Lyrics
Chapter 11: Blues And Jazz
Chapter 12: Composing
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Sonata was waiting on the curb when her parents picked her up to drive to the East Avenue Baptist Church for the funeral service of Miss Salona Mitchell. Even though Sonata and Curtis Mitchell had been divorced for six years, Salona Mitchell was family with the Franklin clan for three generations. She was Sonata's godmother and Naomi's singing coach. She was the best friend forever of Sonata's grandmother Elsie Mae. Miss Salona was a legend in the Nashville jazz world and among Gospel singers.
The Franklin family members all met in the parking lot prior to the arrival of the Mitchell family. By tradition, the Franklin family would have been seated with the Mitchell family but Daddy guided his family to a pew on the opposite side of the aisle from where the Mitchell family had reserved seating. There was no plan for the Franklin family to be present at the church dinner for the family after the internment.
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"I don't know if I can bury this secret. Miss Salona may not have tried to keep this secret because she wrote this in her journal."
"Sonata, I should have kept this to myself, but I promised to be honest with you when we left the court room. Aunt Salona remained the cord that continued to tie us together."
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