Brother Joe May (November 9, 1912 – July 14, 1972) was an American gospel singer. He was sometimes billed as "The Thunderbolt of the Middle West", and has been described as "arguably the greatest male soloist in the history of gospel music.... [with] a voice of unimaginable range and power, moving from a whisper to a scream without the slightest suggestion of effort".
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Willie Mae Ford Smith
American singer
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The Barrett Sisters
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Bessie Griffin
American singer (1922–1989)
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Thomas A. Dorsey
American musician, composer, and Christian evangelist influential in the development of early blues and 20th-century gospel music
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Cleophus Robinson
American gospel singer and preacher
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Andraé Crouch
American gospel singer, songwriter, arranger, record producer and pastor (1942-2015)
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Oris Mays
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The Fairfield Four
American gospel vocal group
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Dorothy Love Coates
American musician
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Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
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Little Richard
American pianist, singer and songwriter
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Big Mama Thornton
American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter
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Mahalia Jackson
American gospel singer
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Roberta Martin
American musician
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James Cleveland
American musician
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The Imperials
American christian music group
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Joe Lutcher
American musician
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Wynona Carr
American musician
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Clara Ward
American gospel artist; singer, music arranger, songwriter
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Brother Will Hairston
American singer
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Doris Akers
Music composer, arranger and singer
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The Davis Sisters
American gospel group, founded in 1945
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The Roberta Martin Singers
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BeBe Winans
American gospel singer
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Willie Norwood
American musician
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Tramaine Hawkins
American gospel singer
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The Blackwood Brothers
American southern gospel quartet
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Mylon LeFevre
American Christian music singer
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Blind Willie Johnson
American blues and gospel singer and guitarist
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Lucille Hegamin
American singer and entertainer
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The Oak Ridge Boys
American band that plays country music
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The Blind Boys of Alabama
gospel group from Alabama, United States
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George Smith
American electric blues harmonica player
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Blind Joe Taggart
American blind country blues musician
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Thomas Whitfield
American gospel singer
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Otis Redding
American singer, songwriter and record producer
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Marvin Winans
American singer
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Albertina Walker
American singer (1929-2010)
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Daryl Coley
American musician
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Larry Gatlin
American country and Southern gospel singer and songwriter
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Art Rupe
American music industry executive
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Eugene Smith
American gospel singer and composer
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Arthur Adams
American blues musician
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Willie Dixon
American blues musician, songwriter
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Lloyd Price
American singer, songwriter
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Ron Kenoly
American worship leader, singer-songwriter
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The Chambers Brothers
American soul music band
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Roosevelt Sykes
American blues musician
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Garnet Mimms
American musician
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Golden Gate Quartet
American gospel vocal group
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Frankie Lee Sims
American singer-songwriter and electric blues guitarist
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
American gospel musician
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Sam & Dave
American soul and R&B duo
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Brenda Holloway
American musician
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Big Joe Williams
American Delta blues guitarist, recording artist, singer and songwriter