I know at least one person. Mahalia Jackson. She sang "Take My Hand, Precious Lord" at the funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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She sang How I Got Over The video on YouTube, from the actual March on Washington, really harsh; i.e, poor quality, probably do to it's age. They just didn't have the recording capability back then. You can do a search for the lyrics to the song. I found them on LyricsKeeper.com. I will not give them here because I am uncertain of the copyright status...
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Mahalia Jackson was famous as a singer. More that that, she was a gospel singer. Her style and renditions made her famous around the world. As a black singer, she "crossed over" racial lines with her worship songs.
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Gospel singer Willie Neal Johnson died in 2001 from a strole. His funeral was held in Tyler, TX
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She sang How I Got Over The video on YouTube, from the actual March on Washington, really harsh; i.e, poor quality, probably do to it's age. They just didn't have the recording capability back then. You can do a search for the lyrics to the song. I found them on LyricsKeeper.com. I will not give them here because I am uncertain of the copyright status...
Mahalia Jackson, who sang at Dr. King's request, and during his prepared speech she shouted out "tell them about the dream, Martin!" after which he began speaking off-the-cuff about his dream of equality of the races.
Joe Henderson - gospel singer - died in 1964.
Paul Owens - gospel singer - died in 2002.