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Aretha Franklin
American singer
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Mavis Staples
American singer
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Pat Boone
American singer and television personality
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Sam Cooke
American singer
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Mahalia Jackson
American singer
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Nina Simone
American singer
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Wanda Jackson
American singer
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Anita Baker
American singer
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Lou Rawls
American singer
![Dorsey, c. 1929](https://cdn.britannica.com/00/8200-004-D73CBCD4/Thomas-A-Dorsey-1929.jpg?h=400&w=300&c=crop)
Thomas Andrew Dorsey
American musician
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Blind Willie Johnson
American musician
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Tennessee Ernie Ford
American country music singer
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
American singer and musician
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