[Deathwatch] David "Pop" Winans, gospel group patriarch, 74

[Deathwatch Central]

Gospel singer David "Pop" Winans dies
Thu Apr 9

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) – David "Pop" Winans, patriarch of The
Winans family gospel group that earned six Grammy awards, has died, a
spokesman for a Nashville hospice said on Thursday.

Winans, 74, died of a heart attack on Wednesday with his wife, Delores,
at his side, a spokesman said. He had suffered a heart attack and
stroke last year.

Under Winans' guiding hand as manager of the children, The Winans
became the biggest male gospel quartet of the 1980s with such songs as
"It's Time" and "Ain't No Need to Worry."

The Winans, nicknamed "Mom" and "Pop," had 10 children in all.

The four performing as The Winans were Michael, Marvin, Carvin and
Ronald, though other family members occasionally joined the group. Two
children, BeBe and CeCe Winans, formed a duo and turned out R&B/gospel
hits such as "Addictive Love" and "I'll Take You There."

The parents recorded a Grammy-nominated debut, "Mom & Pop Winans," in
1989 followed by "The Rest of My Life," which featured a rocking
rendition of "Go Tell It On The Mountain."

Another solo album, "Uncensored," was nominated for a Grammy and was
described by Billboard magazine as "some of the most compelling music
this century has spawned."

A statement from the Winans family said that memorial services are
planned for next week at Perfection Church in Detroit where Marvin
Winans is senior pastor.

Many thanks to Deathwatch Central for posting this obituary