Linda Hopkins (1924–2017), actress and gospel singer

Linda Hopkins, the actress and gospel singer who won a Tony Award in 1972 for her show-stopping performance in the musical "Inner City," died Monday, April 10, 2017, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, according to multiple news sources. She was 92.

The Multitalented Billy Preston

Keyboardist could play it all—gospel and rock, classical and punk, show tunes, country, blues and funk—and he did just that, either on his own or alongside some of the biggest names in music. During his storied career, which was cut short when he , 2006 at age 59, Preston recorded with the likes of the Rolling Stones, , Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, , and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, among others. He earned the moniker "the Fifth Beatle" because he is the only musician to share label credit with —on 1969's "Get Back."

The Powerful Mahalia Jackson

Mahalia Jackson (1911–1972) was known as the "Queen of Gospel" and "the single most powerful Black woman in the United States."