NASHVILLE — David “Pop” Winans, the patriarch of the famed gospel-singing Winans family, died April 8 with his wife of 55 years, Delores “Mom” Winans, at his side. He was 74.
David and Delores Winans met singing gospel in 1950 and were married three years later. David Winans worked as a car salesman, taxi driver, custodian and barber to support his growing family of 10 children, many of whom went on to their own gospel careers.
He was nominated for a Grammy in 1999 for his album “Uncensored,” and the couple were jointly nominated 10 years earlier for their album “Mom & Pop Winans.”
The couple’s best-known children are BeBe and CeCe Winans; four others — Michael, Marvin, Carvin and Ronald — sang together as The Winans.
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