[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15014]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING THE KAISER SINGERS

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 16, 2012

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
remarkable group, The Kaiser Singers. The Kaiser Singers have become a 
household name for many. Their music has stirred the spirits and hearts 
of music lovers both young and old.
  The group was formed in 1968 by Mrs. Beatrice Kaiser and her 
daughters, Annie, Hattie and Estella. They had no idea that this would 
be the beginning of a lifelong inspiration. The group's early years of 
singing was done mostly in churches around their hometown of Yazoo 
City, Mississippi. During those years they sang a cappella, learning to 
make sweet harmony with their voices.
  After their first year of singing, the group was joined by Mrs. 
Kaiser's sister, Francine, and then later by her youngest daughter, 
Linda. In the early 70's, Ms. Diane Jones and Ms. Christine Burns 
joined the Kaiser Singers for a short while and Ms. Jones became the 
group's first musician. Several years later Mrs. Kaiser's son, Mr. 
Walter Ross, and a friend, Mr. Jamel Barley, joined the group as their 
musicians for a few months.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing the Kaiser 
Singers.

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