Carter Cornelius (October 5, 1948 – November 7, 1991) was an American R&B musician. He was later known as Prince Gideon Israel.

Career

Band

A native of

Dania Beach, Florida Dania Beach (Dania until 1998) is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 31,723. It is part of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010 census ...

, Cornelius was part of the musical group

Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose was an American family soul singing group, from Dania Beach, Florida, United States. It was formed in 1970 and gained popularity in the early 1970s. It was composed of siblings Carter, Eddie, and Rose Cornelius, ...

. A family-oriented musical group, the band was formed in 1971, in

Dania, Florida Dania Beach (Dania until 1998) is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 31,723. It is part of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010 census ...

, with Carter, his brother Eddie, and his sisters Billie Jo, and Rose.

Recordings

Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose released their self-titled album on the United Artists LP soon after forming. The album went to #29 on the LP Pop Chart and was a minor hit. The group also scored successes with the recordings "Treat Her Like A Lady", "Too Late To Turn Back Now", and "Don't Ever Be Lonely (A Poor Little Fool Like Me)." The release of "Don't Ever Be Lonely (A Poor Little Fool Like Me)", was the group's last hit. Carter Cornelius died on November 7, 1991, at the age of 43. Other recordings by this group include, "I Just Can't Stop Loving Her", "Let Me Down Easy", "I'm So Glad (To Be Loved By You)", "Good Loving Don't Come Easy", "Got To Testify (Love)", "Big Time Lover", "I Keep Falling Deeper And Deeper", and "I'm Never Gonna Be Alone Anymore."

Prince Gideon

In 1976 he went into seclusion with

Yahweh Ben Yahweh Yahweh ben Yahweh (born Hulon Mitchell Jr.; October 27, 1935 – May 7, 2007) was an American religious leader, Black separatist and founder of the Nation of Yahweh, a new religious movement headquartered in Florida that had thousands of Bla ...

, founder of the

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religious sect the

Nation of Yahweh The Nation of Yahweh is predominantly a Black Hebrew Israelites, Black Hebrew Israelite religious movement which was founded in 1979 in Miami by Hulon Mitchell Jr., who went by the name Yahweh ben Yahweh. (Yahweh is the proper name of the Abrahami ...

, whose followers adopt the surname Israel. He built a recording studio where he wrote, recorded and mixed the sect's music and videos, and he was working on a comeback song at the time of his death of a heart attack, said his sister, Billie Bain, of Dania Beach. He was 43 years of age when he died.

Solo releases

7" singles

* "He's Alright With Me" / "He's Alright With Me" Hangar 18 HLYFLA777 – 1988 * "It's Your Fault" / "YBY" – Hangar 18 H-18-HLYFLA-3007 – 1988 * "Smooth Sailing" / "Smooth Sailing (Cruising)" – Hanger 18 – H-18-HLYFLA SM-777 – 1990 * "Imagination" / "Imagination (Instrumental)" – Hangar 18 – H-18-HLY FLA IM-77 – 1991

Albums

* ''Love Train'' – Hangar 18 Records – 1988 * ''Smooth Sailing'' – Hangar 18 Records – 1990 Soul Walkin
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cornelius, Carter 1948 births 1991 deaths American rhythm and blues musicians 20th-century American musicians People from Dania Beach, Florida 20th-century African-American musicians