Doris Akers

Biography

Doris Mae Akers (May 21, 1923 – July 26, 1995) was an American gospel music composer, arranger and singer who is considered to be "one of the most underrated gospel composers of the 20th century [who] wrote more than 500 songs". Known for her work with the Sky Pilot Choir, she was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2001.

Bio from Wikipedia

Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

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  Carrboro

  2016

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  He Touched Me

  1972

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  You'll Never Walk Alone (Greatest Gospel Hits)

Credited work

449 releases · 92 albums · active 1951–2025

• Performance · 464
• Other credits · 17

Studios: Whitney Recording Studios · RCA Victor Studios, Nashville · Woodland Studios · Royal Albert Hall

Frequent collaborators

• Mahalia Jackson
• Elvis Presley
• Various
• Inez Andrews
• George Beverly Shea
• The Idea Of North
• The Pilgrim Travelers
• Elvis

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