List of Christian gospel artists

List of Christian gospel artists

List of notable Gospel music artists.
The "Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music" (2002) defines CCM as "music that appeals to self-identified fans of contemporary Christian music on account of a perceived connection to what they regard as Christianity".cite book |last=Powell |first=Mark Allan |title=Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music |year=2002 |publisher=Hendrickson Publishers |location=Peabody, Massachusetts |isbn=1-56563-679-1 |edition=First printing |pages=13] Based on this definition, this list includes artists that work in the Christian music industry as well as artists in the general market.
Note: Because classifying music by genre can be arbitrary, these groupings are generalized and many artists appear on multiple lists.
* Vanessa Bell Armstrong
* Philip Bailey
* Shirley Caesar
* Aretha Franklin
* Kirk Franklin (with The Family, God's Property, and INC)
* bgcolor Hammond (and Radical for Christ)
* Larnelle Harris
* Edwin Hawkins (and the Edwin Hawkins Singers)
* Little Richard
* Mighty Clouds of Joy
* Gary S. Paxton
* Elvis Presley
* Billy Preston
* Cliff Richard
* Take 6
* Way Productions
* The Winans

Notes

See also

* Christian pop music
* List of Christian bands and artists by genre


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