Jeff Banks | |
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| Birth name | Jeff Willie Banks |
| Also known as | Bishop Jeff Banks |
| Born | June 7, 1927 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Died | January 31, 1997 (aged 69) Newark, New Jersey |
| Genres | gospel, traditional black gospel |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | vocals, singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1953–1997 |
| Labels | Savoy |
Bishop Jeff Willie Banks (June 7, 1927 – January 31, 1997), was an American gospel musician and founding pastor of Revival Temple Holiness that was affiliated with The Church of God in Christ. He started his music career, in 1953, with the Famous Banks Brothers, after they were under the tutelage of Mary Johnson Davis from 1947 until 1953. He released his first album, Lord Lift Me Up, that was released by Savoy Records in 1984, which all of his album were released by the label. He would release seven albums, and four of those charted on the Billboard magazine Gospel Albums chart, Lord Lift Me Up in 1984, 1987's Caught up in the Rapture, 1989's The Storm Is Over, He's All over Me in 1993.