A biography for Della Reesehasn’t been written yet.
“Sometimes I think the choir gets a little ticked with me because I haven't sung in a long time and I can sing.”
“When you really believe in God, it gives you a courage, a confidence that enables you to meet the things coming.”
“I have the background singers of Ray Charles, the background singers of Smokey Robinson, and the background singers of Barry White and I built a choir around that.”
“You see, I was born in the slums, that was before the ghetto. The ghetto was kind of refined; the slums was right there on the ground.”
“My doctor explained that exercise and diet changes might help and that I also might need a medication.”
“I don't see how I possibly could have come from where I entered the planet to where I am now if there had not been angels along the way.”
“I don't have to take insulin because I have been able to make these changes and take this medication.”
“They started to try and keep us off the air in the beginning.”