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Albertina Walker
Albertina Walker
American singer (1929-2010)
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Shirley Caesar
Shirley Caesar
American gospel singer, evangelist
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James Cleveland
James Cleveland
American musician
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Cassietta George
Cassietta George
American musician
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Dorothy Love Coates
Dorothy Love Coates
American musician
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The Barrett Sisters
The Barrett Sisters
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Doris Akers
Doris Akers
Music composer, arranger and singer
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Loleatta Holloway
Loleatta Holloway
American singer (1946–2011)
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Miki Howard
Miki Howard
American singer, actress
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Tramaine Hawkins
Tramaine Hawkins
American gospel singer
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Dottie Peoples
Dottie Peoples
American musician
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Yolanda Adams
Yolanda Adams
American gospel singer and actress
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Mahalia Jackson
Mahalia Jackson
American gospel singer
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Jo Armstead
Jo Armstead
singer and songwriter
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Tamela Mann
Tamela Mann
American actress and singer
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Kim Burrell
Kim Burrell
American musician
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Jennifer Holliday
Jennifer Holliday
American actress and singer
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Fontella Bass
Fontella Bass
American singer
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Dottie Rambo
Dottie Rambo
Gospel music singer-songwriter
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The Davis Sisters
The Davis Sisters
American gospel group, founded in 1945
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Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
American singer, songwriter, and pianist
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Willie Mae Ford Smith
Willie Mae Ford Smith
American singer
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CeCe Winans
CeCe Winans
American singer
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Clara Ward
Clara Ward
American gospel artist; singer, music arranger, songwriter
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Roberta Martin
Roberta Martin
American musician
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L. Wolfe Gilbert
L. Wolfe Gilbert
Composer, lyricist, author, publisher
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Stephanie Mills
Stephanie Mills
American musician
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The Staple Singers
The Staple Singers
American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group
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Bessie Griffin
Bessie Griffin
American singer (1922–1989)
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Dorinda Clark-Cole
Dorinda Clark-Cole
American singer
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Iris DeMent
Iris DeMent
American singer and songwriter
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Beverly Crawford
Beverly Crawford
African American gospel vocalist
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Kierra Sheard
Kierra Sheard
American singer
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Angela Winbush
Angela Winbush
American R&B/soul singer-songwriter
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Vickie Winans
Vickie Winans
American singer and songwriter
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Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples
American singer
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Michelle Williams
Michelle Williams
American singer and member of Destiny's Child
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Thomas A. Dorsey
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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Marijohn Wilkin
Marijohn Wilkin
American songwriter
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Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick
American singer, actress and TV show host
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Thelma Houston
Thelma Houston
American singer and actor
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Sylvia Striplin
Sylvia Striplin
American musician
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Diane Warren
Diane Warren
American songwriter, musician and record producer
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The Fairfield Four
The Fairfield Four
American gospel vocal group
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Betty Everett
Betty Everett
American recording artist; soul singer and pianist
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Nicole C. Mullen
Nicole C. Mullen
American musician
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The Andrews Sisters
The Andrews Sisters
American close harmony singing group
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Ellie Greenwich
Ellie Greenwich
American pop music singer, songwriter, and record producer (1940-2009)
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Walter Hawkins
Walter Hawkins
American musician
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Earnest Pugh
Earnest Pugh
singer
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Dorothy Moore
Dorothy Moore
American singer
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Leigh Nash
Leigh Nash
American singer-songwriter
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Al Green
Al Green
American singer
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Larnelle Harris
Larnelle Harris
American musician
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The Crabb Family
The Crabb Family
musical artist
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The Clark Sisters
The Clark Sisters
American gospel vocal group
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The Blind Boys of Alabama
The Blind Boys of Alabama
gospel group from Alabama, United States
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Brenda Holloway
Brenda Holloway
American musician
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Ledisi
Ledisi
American R&B and jazz recording artist, songwriter and actress.
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Mel Tormé
Mel Tormé
American recording artist, singer, songwriter, actor, writer, music arranger (1925-1999)
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Sheila Andrews
Sheila Andrews
American country music singer
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Marvin Sapp
Marvin Sapp
American gospel singer
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Gloria Gaynor
Gloria Gaynor
American singer
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Ashford & Simpson
Ashford & Simpson
songwriting-production team
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Vicki Brown
Vicki Brown
English pop, rock and contemporary classical singer
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
American gospel musician
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Ann-Margret
Ann-Margret
Swedish-American actress, singer, and dancer
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Cissy Houston
Cissy Houston
American singer
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CeCe Peniston
CeCe Peniston
American singer
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Anita Kerr
Anita Kerr
American singer, arranger, composer, conductor, pianist, and music producer
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LaVern Baker
LaVern Baker
American rhythm and blues singer (1929-1997)
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Twinkie Clark
Twinkie Clark
American musician
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Sister Inez Andrews born Inez McConico (April 14, 1929 – December 19, 2012) and better known as Inez Andrews was an American gospel singer, songwriter and recording artist. Her soaring, wide-ranging voice — from contralto croon to soul-wrenching wail — made her a pillar of gospel music. The Chicago Tribune stated that "Andrews' throaty contralto made her low notes thunder, while the enormous range of her instrument enabled her to reach stratospheric pitches without falsetto" and that "her dramatic delivery made her a charismatic presence in church and on stage."

Andrews started singing in the church as a child and performed gospel music on the road in various gospel groups from the 1940s before joining The Caravans in 1957. Fellow member from The Caravans in the 1950s, Shirley Caesar, once dubbed Andrews "The High Priestess" for her ability to hit high notes, and, in 2013, stated, "there never was and never will be another voice like Inez Andrews." Another early member of the Caravans, Albertina Walker often said, "nothing ever worked for the Caravans until Inez started whistling" — hitting the high notes. She sang lead on The Caravans first breakthrough hit, "Mary Don't You Weep", and also had hits as a solo artist with crossover recordings such as "Lord Don't Move The Mountain". (#48 in 1973 on Billboard R&B chart on Song Bird label). She was referred to in 2012 by the New York Times as "the last great female vocalist of gospel's golden age," ranking among the likes of other music legends from the "Golden Era" of Black Gospel (1945–60) - Mahalia Jackson, Marion Williams, Dorothy Love Coates, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Clara Ward.