Vestal Goodman (born December 13,1929 in Fyffe, Alabama; died December 27, 2003, in Celebration, Florida) was a musician who performed in the Southern Gospel genre for more than half a century. She is known both as a solo performer and as a founding member of The Happy Goodman Family, one of the pioneering groups in Southern Gospel. Vestal Goodman was the fourth of six children. She began singing in her home church. Wikipedia
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