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| Marian Anderson | Was an African American opera singer |
| Paul Robeson | Was an African American jazz singer |
| John Lomax | Collected and preserved American folk songs |
| Dorothy Maynor | Was a concert artist who traveled the world performing jazz music. She later founded the Harlem School of Arts |
| Sallie Martin | Was known for being the first singer of gospel songs. She joined the Dorset Trio and was co-founder of the National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses, which she served as vice president for the remainder of her life |
| Rosetta Tharpe | Was the first artist to sing gospel music in a secular setting |
| Mahalia Jackson | Was a gospel singer who started out singing in church choirs, and later developed a career as a soloist. She went on world tours and was asked to sing at the inauguration party for President John F. Kennedy |
| Dorothy Love-Coates | Was a composer who led The Gospel Harmonettes, which was a female aggregation who sang Gospel songs |
| James Cleveland | He was a soloist in Thomas A. Dorsey’s Junior Choir. He was referred to as the “Crown Prince of Gospel.” In 1968 he founded the Gospel Music Workshop of America |
| Alex Bradford | He sang in many choirs before organizing his own all-male chorus, The Bradford Specials in 1954 |
