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Doris Mae Akers (21 May 1923 - 26 July 1995)
Vocal Range: D3-E5
Significant High Notes:
E5 (“The Storm Is Passing Over”)
E♭5 (“He Touched Me”)
D5 (“The Storm Is Passing Over”)
C♯5 (“I Bowed On My Knees And Cried Holy”)
C5 (“Anything”, “Blessed Quietness”, “Bless That Wonderful Name of Jesus”, “Dwelling in Beulah Land”, “Get on Board, Little Children”, “He Touched Me”, “I Was There When the Spirit Came”, “Lord, Don't Move The Mountain”, “Oh, How I Love Jesus/To Me It's so Wonderful”, “Old Time Religion”, “Sweet, Sweet Spirit”, “These Times Must Come”, "Trust In The Lord")
B4 (“Every Time I Feel the Spirit”, “Lead Me to the Rock”, “Lord, Don't Move The Mountain”, “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”, “The Storm Is Passing Over”, "What He's Done For Me")
B♭4 (“Anything”, “Bless That Wonderful Name of Jesus”, “Dwelling in Beulah Land”, “Glory to His Name”, “Go Down Moses”, “He Knows and He Cares”, “He Touched Me”, “How Great Thou Art”, “I Bowed On My Knees And Cried Holy”, “I Cannot Fail the Lord”, “Is There Any Peace Anywhere?”, "I Sure Do Love the Lord", “My Song of Assurance”, “Old Time Religion”, “Sweet Jesus”, “Tell Jesus All”, “These Old Bones”, "Trust In The Lord", “You'll Never Walk Alone”)
A4 (“Blessed Quietness”, “Dwelling in Beulah Land”, “Every Time I Feel the Spirit”, “Get on Board, Little Children”, “Going to Canaan's Shore”, “How Great Thou Art”, “I Believe”, “I Cannot Fail the Lord”, “Is There Any Peace Anywhere?”, “It Rained”, “It's in My Heart”, “I Was There When the Spirit Came”, “Lord, Don't Move The Mountain”, “My Song of Assurance”, “Prayer Is the Answer”, “Sweet, Sweet Spirit”, “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”, “The Last Mile Of The Way”, “These Old Bones”, “These Times Must Come”, "What He's Done For Me", “You Can't Beat God Giving”)
G♯4 (“Blessed Quietness”, “Bless That Wonderful Name of Jesus”, “He Knows and He Cares”, “He Touched Me”, “I Bowed On My Knees And Cried Holy”, “I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say”, "I Sure Do Love the Lord", “Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen”, “The Last Mile Of The Way”, "Trust In The Lord", “Wanna Go to Heaven”, “Without Him”)
G4 (“Anything”, “Blessed Quietness”, “Bless That Wonderful Name of Jesus”, “Dwelling in Beulah Land”, “Every Time I Feel the Spirit”, “Get on Board, Little Children”, “Going to Canaan's Shore”, “How Great Thou Art”, “I Believe”, “It Rained”, “It's a Highway to Heaven”, “I Was There When the Spirit Came”, “My Song of Assurance”, “Oh, How I Love Jesus/To Me It's so Wonderful”, “Old Time Religion”, “Sweet Jesus”, “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”, “Tell Jesus All”, “These Old Bones”, “These Times Must Come”, “The Smile on His Face Never Fades”, “The Storm Is Passing Over”, “To Be Used of God”, "What He's Done For Me", “Without Him”, “You Can't Beat God Giving”, “You'll Never Walk Alone”)
Significant Low Notes:
G3 (“Blessed Quietness”, “Get on Board, Little Children”, “Go Down Moses”, “Is There Any Peace Anywhere?”, “It Rained”, “It's a Highway to Heaven”, “Old Time Religion”, “Prayer Is the Answer”, “These Times Must Come”, “To Be Used of God”, "What He's Done For Me")
F♯3 (“These Old Bones”, "Trust In The Lord")
F3 (“He Touched Me”, “I Believe”, “I Cannot Fail the Lord”, “It's in My Heart”, “Without Him”)
E3 (“It Rained”, “It's in My Heart”, “Lord, Don't Move The Mountain”, “Oh, How I Love Jesus/To Me It's so Wonderful”, “Sweet, Sweet Spirit”)
E♭3 (“He Knows and He Cares”, “The Last Mile Of The Way”, “Wanna Go to Heaven”)
D3 (“Sweet, Sweet Spirit” Live at Gaither Homecoming 1993, “The Storm Is Passing Over”, “You'll Never Walk Alone”)
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Blue marks notes sung in head voice.
Underlines marks notes found in harmonies and backing vocals.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.