Roberta Evelyn Martin (February 12, 1907 – January 18, 1969) was an American gospel composer, singer, pianist, arranger and choral organizer, helped launch the careers of many other gospel artists through her group, The Roberta Martin Singers.
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The Roberta Martin Singers
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The Barrett Sisters
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James Cleveland
American musician
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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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Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
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Mahalia Jackson
American gospel singer
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The Davis Sisters
American gospel group, founded in 1945
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Sippie Wallace
American blues and jazz singer
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Doris Akers
Music composer, arranger and singer
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Willie Mae Ford Smith
American singer
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Eugene Smith
American gospel singer and composer
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Albertina Walker
American singer (1929-2010)
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Roberta Flack
American singer
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Kathleen Battle
American opera singer
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Donny Hathaway
American singer-songwriter and musician (1945-1979)
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Sam Wooding
American jazz pianist
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Nehemiah Hunter Brown
American musician
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Raspberries
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Aretha Franklin
American singer, songwriter, and pianist
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Dorothy Love Coates
American musician
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
American gospel musician
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Bessie Griffin
American singer (1922–1989)
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Mary Lou Williams
American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer
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Cathedral Quartet
Former Southern Gospel Quartet
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Clara Ward
American gospel artist; singer, music arranger, songwriter
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Kim Burrell
American musician
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Roland Hayes
African American singer
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Lorez Alexandria
American musician
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Carmen Lundy
Jazz singer
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Lil Hardin Armstrong
American jazz musician
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Fontella Bass
American singer
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Pat Moran
American pianist and jazz musician
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Jo Ann Kelly
English blues singer and guitarist
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Richard Wright
English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd
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Boys Choir of Harlem
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Anita Kerr
American singer, arranger, composer, conductor, pianist, and music producer
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Bernard Rands
British composer
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Danniebelle Hall
American musician
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Edwin Hawkins
American musician
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Liz McComb
American musician
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Shulamit Ran
American composer
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Billy Preston
American musician whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel (1946-2006)