Background
Summers was born in Washington District of Columbia
Summers was born in Washington District of Columbia
She attended the McKinley Technical High School, and went on to the University of Maryland and the Toutorsky Academy of Music.
She has a commanding yet distinctive alto voice. in 1949. She formed a group the Refreshingnettes in the early 1960s. The group recorded "Pray Your Troubles / I"m Determined" for HOB Records.
She was the 1970 recipient of the Gospel Music Workshop of America"s Mahalia Jackson Award.
She is known for her collaborations with Timothy Wright, the Dallas Fort-Worth Mass Choir and Ambassadors for Christ. She has performed at Madison Square Garden, the Apollo Theater and the Lincoln Center in New York and at the Kennedy Center in Washington, District of Columbia Summers was Minister of Music at Refreshing Spring Church Of God in Christ before joining Reid Temple A.M.E Church in 1999.
As Minister of Music at Reid Temple she is the leader of the church’s five choirs and orchestra, and the Director of the Mass Choir. The choir led by Summers provides a stirring accompaniment to the preaching and prayers at the megachurch.