By fayette (152.163.188.68) on Tuesday, March 18, 2003 - 09:59 am:

can you name the artist that was once gospel
singers that switched to r&b, and vise versa.
r&b singers that turned to gospel singers.

By stephanie (64.63.221.183) on Tuesday, March 18, 2003 - 10:46 am:

Sam Cooke from the Soul Stirrers
Stephanie

Al Green went from soul to gospel after the grits fiasco and now he is singing soul and gospel again...

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Tuesday, March 18, 2003 - 11:02 am:

Candi Staton, Fontella Bass & Merry Clayton went from R&B to Gospel.

A few of Rev. James Cleveland's compositions were re-written for the R&B market.

Johnnie Taylor came from the Soul Stirrers while Lou Rawls was a former Pilgrim Traveler.

Cissy Houston started with her family Gospel group the Drinkard Singers (she performed under her real name Emily Drinkard).

The Dixie Hummingbirds sang on Paul Simon's "Loves Me Like A Rock" (and was credited on the original 45).

Kevin Goins - KevGo

By SisDetroit (68.42.209.170) on Tuesday, March 18, 2003 - 11:57 am:

David & Jimmy Ruffin
Ray Charles
Aretha Franklin
New Birth (The Legionaires)
K.C. & JoJo
Wilson Picket (The Violinaires)

By SisDetroit (68.42.209.170) on Tuesday, March 18, 2003 - 12:02 pm:

Detroit Emeralds (Tilmon Brothers)

By SisDetroit (68.42.209.170) on Tuesday, March 18, 2003 - 12:07 pm:

Ollie Hoskins - The Wayside Travellers and The Dixie Nightingales into
Ollie & The Nightingales.

By R&B (138.238.41.118) on Tuesday, March 18, 2003 - 12:15 pm:

FROM GOSPEL TO SOUL AND BACK AGAIN..THE 5 ROYALES,THE NIGHTINGALES.

By SisDetroit (68.42.209.170) on Tuesday, March 18, 2003 - 12:59 pm:

The Womack Brothers.

By SisDetroit (68.42.209.170) on Tuesday, March 18, 2003 - 01:00 pm:

Mavis Staples

By SisDetroit (68.42.209.170) on Tuesday, March 18, 2003 - 01:03 pm:

Candi Station

By fayette (64.12.97.7) on Tuesday, March 18, 2003 - 02:13 pm:

i didn't know david ruffin