Receiving notoriety for his penned song, "There Ain’t No Grave (Gonna Hold My Body Down)", Ely’s musical style and spiritual influence still exist today among both secular and sacred music enthusiasts. He was the first Pentecostal Holiness recording artist to be signed to a major recording label for strictly sacred music and songs. Read Full Bio "Brother" Claude Ely (Lee County, Virginia, J– Newport, Kentucky, May 7, 1978) was a religious singer-songwriter and a Pentecostal Holiness preacher.īrother Claude Daniel Ely, coined as the King Recording Label’s “Gospel Ranger” of the Appalachian Mountains, was born in Pucketts Creek, Lee County, Virginia. "Brother" Claude Ely (Lee County, Virginia, J– Newport, Kentucky, May 7, 1978) was a religious singer-songwriter and a Pentecostal Holiness preacher.īrother Claude Daniel Ely, coined as the King Recording Label’s “Gospel Ranger” of the Appalachian Mountains, was born in Pucketts Creek, Lee County, Virginia.
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