years_active birth_place label article_title name background birth_date instrument genre origin birth_name occupation
1988 & ndash ; present guntown , mississippi sound of gospel , a & m , dorohn esther smith -lrb- musician -rrb-
 esther smith solo_singer 9 december 1937 vocals , singer-songwriter ccm contemporary gospel , praise & worship , gospel , traditional black gospel , urban chicago , illinois esther jones singer , songwriter
esther smith -lrb- musician -rrb-

esther smith -lrb- born december 9 , 1937 as esther jones -rrb- , is an american gospel musician and artist .
she started her music career , in 1988 , with the release of `` he loves me '' by sound of gospel .
she has released seven more albums , since her first release , with two more labels a&m records and dorohn records .
two albums have charted on the `` billboard '' magazine charts , which have primarily come on the gospel albums chart .
