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Brother Joe May
Brother Joe May
singer
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Five Blind Boys of Mississippi
Five Blind Boys of Mississippi
band
2
Bessie Griffin
Bessie Griffin
American singer (1922–1989)
3
Clara Ward
Clara Ward
American gospel artist; singer, music arranger, songwriter
4
Willie Mae Ford Smith
Willie Mae Ford Smith
American singer
5
Mahalia Jackson
Mahalia Jackson
American gospel singer
6
Andrew Tibbs
Andrew Tibbs
American urban blues singer
7
Albertina Walker
Albertina Walker
American singer (1929-2010)
8
Oris Mays
Oris Mays
9
The Roberta Martin Singers
The Roberta Martin Singers
10
The Davis Sisters
The Davis Sisters
American gospel group, founded in 1945
11
The Staple Singers
The Staple Singers
American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group
12
The Barrett Sisters
The Barrett Sisters
13
Kurt Carr
Kurt Carr
American musician
14
Roberta Martin
Roberta Martin
American musician
15
Big Maybelle
Big Maybelle
American R&B singer and pianist
16
Jeanie Tracy
Jeanie Tracy
American musician
17
James Cleveland
James Cleveland
American musician
18
Cissy Houston
Cissy Houston
American singer
19
The Dixie Hummingbirds
The Dixie Hummingbirds
band
20
Sanchez
Sanchez
Jamaican reggae singer
21
Marvin Winans
Marvin Winans
American singer
22
Eugene Church
Eugene Church
American singer
23
Eugene Smith
Eugene Smith
American gospel singer and composer
24
The Dixie Nightingales
The Dixie Nightingales
African-American male vocal group
25
Thomas A. Dorsey
Thomas A. Dorsey
American musician, composer, and Christian evangelist influential in the development of early blues and 20th-century gospel music
26
Sensational Nightingales
Sensational Nightingales
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Doris Akers
Doris Akers
Music composer, arranger and singer
28
Big Mama Thornton
Big Mama Thornton
American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter
29
Garnet Mimms
Garnet Mimms
American musician
30
David Peaston
David Peaston
American rhythm and blues singer
31
Ann Peebles
Ann Peebles
American singer and songwriter
32
Little Richard
Little Richard
American pianist, singer and songwriter
33
Candi Staton
Candi Staton
American soul and gospel singer
34
Otis Clay
Otis Clay
American R&B and soul singer
35
Stefanie Minatee
Stefanie Minatee
American singer/songwriter, recording artist and minister
36
Arthur Adams
Arthur Adams
American blues musician
37
The Soul Children
The Soul Children
band that plays jazz
38
George Beverly Shea
George Beverly Shea
American gospel singer and hymn composer born in Canada
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The Soul Stirrers
The Soul Stirrers
band
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Jennifer Holliday
Jennifer Holliday
American actress and singer
41
Don Robey
Don Robey
American record producer and songwriter
42
The Larks
The Larks
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Billy Wright
Billy Wright
American singer
44
David Ruffin
David Ruffin
American singer
45
Fenton Robinson
Fenton Robinson
American Chicago blues singer and guitarist
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Clyde McPhatter
Clyde McPhatter
American singer
47
Barbara Fairchild
Barbara Fairchild
American country and gospel singer
48
The Blind Boys of Alabama
The Blind Boys of Alabama
gospel group from Alabama, United States
49
Tramaine Hawkins
Tramaine Hawkins
American gospel singer
50
Mickey Gilley
Mickey Gilley
American country music singer and musician
51
Eddie Levert
Eddie Levert
American musician
52
Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples
American singer
53
Mickey Baker
Mickey Baker
American jazz and rock guitarist
54
Montrell Darrett
Montrell Darrett
American musician
55
The 5th Dimension
The 5th Dimension
American popular music vocal group
56
Larry Gatlin
Larry Gatlin
American country and Southern gospel singer and songwriter
Cleophus Robinson
American gospel singer and preacher

Cleophus Robinson

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American gospel singer and preacher
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The Reverend Cleophus Robinson (March 18, 1932, Canton, Mississippi – July 2, 1998, Saint Louis, Missouri) was an American gospel singer and preacher. He hosted a gospel television series which ran for over 20 years. He was often referred to as "The World's Greatest Gospel Singer".