Editing Garrett Morris (section)

==Early life and education==
Morris was born on February 1, 1937, in [[New Orleans]], Louisiana, and grew up in the poverty-stricken [[Gert Town]] neighborhood.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/movies_tv/article_85080591-df31-5fec-ab1f-c05ac7000965.html|title = 'Saturday Night Live' pioneer and NOLA native Garrett Morris to appear on 'Oprah'| date=April 11, 2011 }}</ref>  A church-choir singer from his youth, he trained at the [[Juilliard School of Music]] and graduated from [[Dillard University]] in 1958.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Logan |first=Elizabeth |date=2024-10-10 |title=See Young Garrett Morris During His Saturday Night Live Years |url=https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/garrett-morris-young-saturday-night-live-photos |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=NBC Insider Official Site |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Celebrating Garrett Morris: Dillard University's Beacon of Artistic Achievement |url=https://www.dillard.edu/du-news/celebrating-garrett-morris/ |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=Dillard University |language=en-US}}</ref> Early in his career, he performed with [[The Belafonte Folk Singers]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=George |first=Rachel |date=2024-02-03 |title=Garrett Morris Received His Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Here Are 7 Memorable Roles from the First Black Cast Member on 'SNL' |url=https://atlantablackstar.com/2024/02/02/first-black-snl-cast-member-garrett-morris-received-his-star-on-the-hollywood-walk-of-fame/ |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=Atlanta Black Star |language=en-US}}</ref> In 1960, Morris recorded ''South African Freedom Songs'' (EPC-601) with Pete Seeger and Guy Carawan for Folkways Records.<ref>''Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection'', 2019, p. 138</ref>