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Jake Hess
Jake Hess
American singer
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Mosie Lister
Mosie Lister
American songwriter, singer, Baptist minister
2
The Imperials
The Imperials
American christian music group
3
Carl Perkins
Carl Perkins
American recording artist; rockabilly musician, songwriter
4
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis
American recording artist; singer-songwriter and pianist
5
Mylon LeFevre
Mylon LeFevre
American Christian music singer
6
Arthur Smith
Arthur Smith
American country musician, songwriter and producer
7
The Jordanaires
The Jordanaires
American vocal group; back-up singers for Elvis Presley
8
The Blackwood Brothers
The Blackwood Brothers
American southern gospel quartet
9
Charles Davis Tillman
Charles Davis Tillman
American singer
10
Red Foley
Red Foley
American musician
11
Joe South
Joe South
US singer, songwriter and guitarist
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Felice and Boudleaux Bryant
Felice and Boudleaux Bryant
American wife and husband country music and pop songwriting team
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Klaudt Indian Family
Klaudt Indian Family
14
The Soul Stirrers
The Soul Stirrers
band
15
The Oak Ridge Boys
The Oak Ridge Boys
American band that plays country music
16
Sam Phillips
Sam Phillips
American businessman, record executive, record producer and DJ
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Bonnie Bramlett
Bonnie Bramlett
American singer and occasional actress
18
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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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
American gospel musician
20
Johnny Christopher
Johnny Christopher
American guitarist and Grammy-winning songwriter
21
Billy Edd Wheeler
Billy Edd Wheeler
American songwriter, performer, writer, and visual artist
22
The Statler Brothers
The Statler Brothers
American country music, gospel, and vocal group
23
Hoyt Axton
Hoyt Axton
American country singer
24
Pat Boone
Pat Boone
American recording artist; singer
25
Bill Monroe
Bill Monroe
American bluegrass musician, songwriter
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Brenda Lee
Brenda Lee
American singer and recording artist
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Emory Gordy, Jr.
Emory Gordy, Jr.
American musician
28
Johnny Otis
Johnny Otis
American singer, musician, composer, and record producer
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Fiddlin' John Carson
Fiddlin' John Carson
American musician
30
Bobby Sowell
Bobby Sowell
American musician
31
Jerry Chesnut
Jerry Chesnut
American country music songwriter
32
Charlie Louvin
Charlie Louvin
American country music singer and songwriter
33
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
American singer-songwriter and actor
34
Ralph Carmichael
Ralph Carmichael
jazz composer
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Third Day
Third Day
American Christian rock band
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Dick Morrissey
Dick Morrissey
British jazz musician
37
Jack Clement
Jack Clement
American musician
38
Dottie Rambo
Dottie Rambo
Gospel music singer-songwriter
39
Billy Burnette
Billy Burnette
American musician
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Bill Gaither
Bill Gaither
American musician
Lee Roy Abernathy
American gospel musician

Lee Roy Abernathy

Intro
American gospel musician
Genres
Awards Received
Gospel Music Hall of Fame

Lee Roy Abernathy (1913–1993) was a Southern gospel music musician, songwriter, and performer.