Doris Mae Akers (May 21, 1923 – July 26, 1995) was an African American gospel music composer, arranger and singer. Known for her work with the Sky Pilot Choir, she was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2001.
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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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The Barrett Sisters
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The Davis Sisters
American gospel group, founded in 1945
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Jake Hess
American singer
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Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
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Anita Kerr
American singer, arranger, composer, conductor, pianist, and music producer
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James Cleveland
American musician
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Roberta Martin
American musician
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Dottie Rambo
Gospel music singer-songwriter
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Bill Gaither
American musician
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Inez Andrews
American singer
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Andraé Crouch
American gospel singer, songwriter, arranger, record producer and pastor (1942-2015)
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Sandi Patty
American Christian music singer
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The Roberta Martin Singers
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Connie Smith
American country music artist
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Sweet Inspirations
American R&B vocal group
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Willie Mae Ford Smith
American singer
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Michael English
American gospel singer
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Kirk Franklin
American musician
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Shirley Caesar
American gospel singer, evangelist
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Jason Crabb
American musician
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Doris Duke
American singer
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Tamela Mann
American actress and singer
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Larnelle Harris
American musician
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Cynthia Clawson
American musician
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Wilson Pickett
American singer and songwriter
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Martha Carson
American musician
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The Jordanaires
American vocal group; back-up singers for Elvis Presley
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Janis Martin
American musician
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Mahalia Jackson
American gospel singer
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Albertina Walker
American singer (1929-2010)
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Lynda Randle
American singer
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Amy Grant
American musician
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Hezekiah Walker
American musician
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CeCe Winans
American singer
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Rhonda Vincent
American musician
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Thomas Whitfield
American gospel singer
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Richard Smallwood
American singer
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Tramaine Hawkins
American gospel singer
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Charlotte Martin
American musician
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Mylon LeFevre
American Christian music singer
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Yolanda Adams
American gospel singer and actress
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Guy Penrod
American singer
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Aretha Franklin
American singer, songwriter, and pianist
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The Blackwood Brothers
American southern gospel quartet
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Jessy Dixon
American musician
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Gail Davies
American singer-songwriter
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The Oak Ridge Boys
American band that plays country music
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Brother Joe May
singer
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David Phelps
American musician
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Al Green
American singer
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Dinah Shore
American singer and actress
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LaShun Pace
American singer