"solo_singer" . "1949Z"^^ . . "Vestal Goodman"@en . "American singer" . "1949Z"^^ . "2003-12-27Z"^^ . . "2003Z"^^ . "Goodman, Vestal"@en . "1929-12-13Z"^^ . . . "Vestal Goodman (December 13, 1929 \u2013 December 27, 2003) was a singer who performed in the Southern gospel genre for more than half a century. She is known both as a solo performer and as a member of The Happy Goodman Family\u2014which originated with her husband and his brothers and sisters\u2014one of the pioneering groups in southern gospel music.Goodman was the fourth of six children. She began singing in her home church."@en . "1929Z"^^ . "Vestal Freeman"@en . . .