Zilla Mays
Gospel and R&B singer and popular radio DJ
Gospel and R&B singer and popular radio DJ
The “First Lady of Gospel,” she has received 10 Grammy Awards, 12 Stellar Awards, and 17 Dove Awards, but her commitment to her church remains paramount. Of her call to the ministry, she said, “I am called to be a preacher-evangelist first, and a singer second.”
Viola Gertrude Wells Evans was a popular singer specializing in gospel, blues, and jazz music.
Powerful gospel and rhythm and blues singer
Dr. Pearl Williams-Jones (1931-1991) was a gospel musician, composer, and scholar.
Singer-songwriter known as the “Queen of Gospel Music”