Cheryl Wills

author of “Isn’t Her Grace Amazing! The Women Who Changed Gospel Music”

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Aretha Franklin, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and other trailblazing singers are profiled in the book, “Isn’t Her Grace Amazing! The Women Who Changed Gospel Music.”

Women like Aretha Franklin and Sister Rosetta Tharpe transformed gospel

Aretha Franklin, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and other trailblazing singers are profiled in the book, “Isn’t Her Grace Amazing! The Women Who Changed Gospel Music.”

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