Amy Grant
Amy Grant is one of contemporary Christian music’s most prominent singer-songwriters. Since beginning her career in 1978, she has released dozens of albums, won six Grammy Awards, and enjoyed crossover success in the pop music world.
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Ann Griffiths
Welsh hymn writer
Dolores del Río
Mexican actress Dolores del Río is considered the first Latin American woman to become a major film star, with a career that lasted from the 1920s Hollywood silent films into the Golden Age of Mexican cinema in the ‘40s and ‘50s and later expanding into television and theater.
Nichelle Nichols
Actress, singer and dancer Nichelle Nichols is best known for her work as Lt. Uhura in the original Star Trek series, six subsequent films and Star Trek: The Animated Series.
Róise Mac Grianna
Traditional Irish-language singer and storyteller
Eibhlín Ní Chonaill
1700s Irish poet
Sarah Ann O’Neill
20th century Irish traditional singer
Cindy Wilson
Singer, songwriter and founding member of the B-52’s
Kate Pierson
Founding member of the B-52s, lyricist and singer who plays guitar, bass and various keyboard instruments.
Lydia Parrish
In the 1950’s, Lydia Parrish made recordings of traditional songs of the Gullah Geechee culture that are now part of the Margaret Davis Cate Collection at Fort Frederica National Monument.