genre article_title name background
christian : gospel meditation singers
 the meditation singers group_or_band
meditation singers

the meditation singers was a gospel music group formed by ernestine rundless in the late 1940s .
the original members were earnestine rundless , delillian mitchell , marie waters , and waters sister , deloreese early , who of course is now known as della reese .
della reese left the group in 1953 and was replaced by laura lee , rundless 's daughter .
