Rev. Louis Overstreet

Biography

Rev. Louis Overstreet (April 1, 1921, Lakeland, LA - April 22, 1980, Phoenix, AZ) was an American gospel singer, guitarist and bandleader. Reverend Louis Overstreet began singing in gospel quartets at an early age. He was working in a turpentine plant in Dequincy, LA, in 1958, when he felt the call to become a full-time minister. Blessed with a ferocious, deep singing voice and accompanying himself on electric guitar and bass drum (playing both at once), the Rev.