The Staple Singers: God's Greatest Hitmakers
Bill Carpenter, Goldmine, 30 August 1996
THERE'S NO question about it. Forget the Winans or the Hawkins Family, the Staple Singers are the most widely known, best-selling gospel group of all time.
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