Ethel Waters I Touched a Sparrow Author:Twila Knaack This is the story of the "Golden Ethel", the Ethel, who turned, in her senior years and after a remarkable stage and screen career, to singing and inspiring people about the Lord. Her unique style of singing still held her audiences spellbound -- while she praised the Lord and made them feel loved. — Ethel Waters (10/31/1896 - 9/1/1977)... more » was an American singer and actress. Waters frequently performed jazz, swing, and pop music on the Broadway stage and in concerts. She began her career in the 1920s singing blues.« less