Brother Claude Ely was an American religious singer-songwriter and a Pentecostal Holiness preacher.
Brother Claude Daniel Ely, coined as the King Recording Label?s ?Gospel Ranger? of the Appalachian Mountains, was born in Pucketts Creek, Virginia. He was the first Pentecostal Holiness recording artist to be signed to a major recording label for strictly sacred music and songs.
Receiving fame for his penned song, There Ain?t No Grave, Ely?s musical style and spiritual influence still exist today...
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