UNSUNG HEROES OF SOUL #Gospel Music

The Kelly Brothers were a family gospel group who branched out into sanctified Southern soul.

In 1967, Oscar Toney, Jr., remade "For Your Precious Love," a nine-year-old hit for Jerry Butler & The Impressions. With his half-preached, half-sung delivery, Toney took the old doo-wop number straight to church!

A native of Florida, Jean Wells placed five singles on the Billboard Soul chart before returning to her gospel roots in the 1970s.

Overton Vertis “O.V.” Wright was a gospel-inflected singer whose body of work influenced the likes of Robert Cray and Taj Mahal.