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Vestal Goodman, 74, a pioneering gospel music singer and matriarch of the Happy Goodman Family act, died of undisclosed causes Saturday in Celebration, Fla. Goodman and her late husband, Howard “Happy ...

A Tribute to Howard & Vestal Goodman with Bill & Gloria Gaither and Their Homecoming Friends offers a series of songs performed in honor of the duo that made religion and music their life work. Over ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ The Rev. Al Green, Sandi Patty, the late Vestal Goodman and BMI President Frances Preston will be inducted next month into the Gospel Music Association's Gospel Music Hall of ...

What: Singer, widely known as Queen of Southern Gospel Music. Type of music: Traditional gospel. Alabama roots: From Fyffe, in DeKalb County, at top of Sand Mountain. Known for: Powerful voice, ...

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NASHVILLE, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Vestal Goodman, known as the "queen of gospel" for her half-century musical career, died Saturday while visiting family in Orlando, Fla. She was 74. Goodman, part of the ...