Myrna Summers

Myrna Summers (born March 30, 1949) is a gospel music singer who has performed professionally for over four decades and is still on fire for the Lord. She has a commanding yet distinctive alto voice.

Biography Summers was born in Washington D.C. in 1949. Her parents were members of the Church of God in Christ (COGIC), and she performed in services at the Refreshing Spring Church in Riverdale, Maryland from a very early age. She attended the McKinley Tech High School, and went on to the University of Maryland and the Toutorsky Academy of Music. She is known for her collaborations with Timothy Wright, the Dallas Fort-Worth Mass Choir and Ambassadors for Christ.

She has performed at Madison Square Garden, the Apollo Theater and the Lincoln Center in New York and at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. The choir led by Summers provides a stirring accompaniment to the preaching and prayers at the megachurch.

Discography

Myrna Summers has recorded on more than 50 albums. A select list follows.

YearTitleLabelNotes1970 God Gave Me a Song Cotillion / Atlantic Single, Grammy Nomination 1972 Tell It Like It Is Cotillion 1972 Now Cotillion 1975 Myrna Summers & The Myrna Summers Singers Savoy 1976 I Found Jesus (and I'm Glad) Savoy 1977 Myrna Summers Savoy 1978 I'll Keep Holding On Savoy 1979 Give Me Something to Hold On To Savoy Grammy nominated, Recorded Live at Women's Correctional Facility in WV1980 Life Is Fragile: Handle With Prayer Savoy 1982 Uncloudy Day Savoy 1985 Here Comes The Son Savoy 1988 We're Going to Make It Savoy Guest artist Rev. Timothy Wright. Stellar award1990 I'll Keep Holding on Savoy Live recording1990 You Are My Miracle 1990 You Don't Have Nothing If You Don't Have Jesus 1991 I'll Tell the World Savoy 1993 Deliverance Savoy 2000 His Mercy Endureth Forever PGF records 2006 Mountain Get Out of My Way with the Reid Temple A.M.E. Mass Choir