Who was the Singer at Coretta Scott King's funeral?

Hello wrytry1-ga,

Thank-you for your question.

There were a number of singers at Coretta Scott King's funeral, so it
is difficult to pinpoint the exact one you are referring to.

The order of service for her funeral gives these artists as performing
musical tributes:

· The Lord's Prayer by Sister Miriam Fawaz,New Birth Missionary
Baptist Church, Accompanied by Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

· Vissi d'Arte, Vissi d'Amore (from Tosca, G. Puccini) by Ms.
Juandalynn R. Abernathy, Soprano and Dr. Joyce Johnson, Accompanist

· Ain't Got Time To Die by Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Choir 

· Psalms 23 by Jeff Majors and Born Again Dancers of New Birth

· Courage by Michael Bolton

· Stand by Bebe Winans

· His Eye Is On The Sparrow by Stevie Wonder

The full order of the service may be downloaded and viewed here:
http://files.wtoc.com/cdg/misc/king_funeral_program.pdf

If you require any further assistance on this subject please do not
hesitate to ask and I will do my best to respond swiftly.

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Request for Answer Clarification by wrytry1-ga on 08 Feb 2006 22:08 PST

The singer I was referring to was a large, beautul black lady who sang
opera.  IWhat I saw, she was by herself.  I did not hear the whole
piece and her voice and talent were unbelievably G R E A T....was that
Juandalynn R. Abernathy?

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Clarification of Answer by palitoy-ga on 09 Feb 2006 01:20 PST

From your description, you are correct that the singer you were after
is Juandalynn Abernathy.  If you need any further assistance on this
subject please ask.

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Request for Answer Clarification by wrytry1-ga on 09 Feb 2006 05:59 PST

Now my question is - how did you search for that?  I tried myself and
am curious how a 'good searcher' finds things....and I will rate you
the best.  Thank you!

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Clarification of Answer by palitoy-ga on 09 Feb 2006 06:58 PST

Thank-you for the 5-star rating and tip!  They are both appreciated.

My search strategy for this was to first of all search Google News
(http://news.google.com) for Coretta Scott King funeral as linked
below:
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=Coretta+Scott+King+funeral&btnG=Search+News

This lead me to several stories mentioning different artists and the
order of service.  The order of service was found on the following
page:
http://www.wtoctv.com/Global/category.asp?C=59770&nav=menu89_6_1

Thank you...now I am trying to find a CD that she recorded.