American gospel singers

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Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter. Described as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture over his 69-year career. With an estimated 125 million records sold worldwide, he is one of the best-selling musicians. Dylan added increasingly sophisticated lyrical techniques to the folk music of the early 1960s, infusing it "with the intellectualism of classic literature and poetry". His lyrics incorporated political, social, and philosophical influences, defying pop music conventions and appealing to the burgeoning counterculture.

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American singer, pianist and songwriter (1930–2004)

American jazz singer (1917–1996)

American singer and jazz pianist (1919–1965)

American singer-songwriter (1923–1953)

American rapper, singer and actress

American rock 'n' roll musician (1935–2022)

American actress (1921–2011)

American singer and songwriter (1931–1964)

American actress, singer and former Miss America (born 1963)

American singer, songwriter, rapper, actor and record producer

American gospel singer (1911–1972)

American singer (born 1940)

American singer and actor

American actor, comedian, television producer, singer, and writer (1926–2012)

American singer, songwriter, pianist (1924-1963)

American R&B singer, songwriter and producer (born 1940)

American singer (born 1934)

American singer (1940–2010)

American singer

American singer and songwriter

American singer and actress

American singer and actress

American blues, jazz and gospel vocalist and actress (1896-1977)

American gospel musician (1915–1973)

American singer (1933–2024)

American actress (1933-2015)

American singer and activist (1940–2024)

American singer (1942-2021)

American singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist

American country singer (1923–1964)

American gospel singer

American recording artist and television host (1919–1991)

American rhythm and blues singer (1929–1997)

American actress and singer (1931-2017)

American singer, songwriter and 47th Governor of Louisiana (1899–2000)

American singer

American-born jazz singer and actor (1901–1993)

American singer

American country music singer and actress

American gospel singer, songwriter, arranger, record producer and pastor (1942-2015)

American singer, songwriter, and record producer

American singer

American recording artist; soul singer and pianist

American singer (1946–2011)

American singer, and actress

American jazz and gospel singer

American singer (1953-2020)

American actor, musician and minister

American singer–songwriter (born 1940)

American singer

American singer (1940–2012)

American singer, guitarist, songwriter, actor, and civil rights activist (1914-1969)

African-American singer and musician (born 1957)

American singer-songwriter

American blues and gospel singer and guitarist (1896–1972)

American gospel musician