Reverend J.M. Gates (born James M. Gates July 14, 1884 – August 18, 1945) was an American preacher who recorded sermons and gospel songs extensively between the mid-1920s and 1940s. Recording over 200 sides in his career, Gates was one of the most prolific preachers of the pre-war era, and was largely responsible for the popularity in recorded sermons. Among the Reverend's most successful sermons, include "Death's Black Train Is Coming", "I'm Gonna Die with the Staff in My Hand"", and "Death Might Be Your Santa Claus".
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D.C. Rice
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Gertrude Morgan
African American musician, artist and preacher
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Paul S. Morton
American bishop
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Blind Willie Johnson
American blues and gospel singer and guitarist
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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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Oris Mays
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Arnold Moore
American singer
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Charles Davis Tillman
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Willie Mae Ford Smith
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Andrew Jenkins
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Fiddlin' John Carson
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Mahalia Jackson
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Reverend Gary Davis
American blues and gospel singer and guitarist
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Cleophus Robinson
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C. L. Franklin
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Kim Burrell
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Claude Joseph Johnson
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T. D. Jakes
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Elder Roma Wilson
gospel harmonica player and singer (1910-2018)
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Riley Puckett
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Jimmy Swaggart
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The Roberta Martin Singers
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Elder Charles D. Beck