At an early age Teresa knew that she wanted to play the guitar. She first saw Frieda beard playing the guitar. And knew that’s what she wanted to do. Her dad used to take them down to what they called Jew town in Chicago and there they would listen to The Blues guitar and that’s when she fell in love with the instrument.

Anthony Harmon taught her how to play the bass guitar and after that the Holy Ghost did the rest. She has been playing the bass guitar for over 35 years and is self-taught on the steel guitar which she has been playing for over 30 years. She has traveled to other states to play for different churches.

She wanted to be an anointed musician so when Bishop Elliot came to one of their assemblies there she went up for prayer and had him anoint her hands.

And after that she was called his Hawaiian girl. She counts it a blessing to have played the bass with some of the best steel guitarist in the church, Ted Beard, Calvin Cook, Gary (Fat man) McKinney, and Andre Miller. Due to physical challenges with her hands. She only plays at her local church but is teaching other young people.