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Rudolph Stanfield Jr.

Rudolph Stanfield Jr.

No history of Detroit gospel music, or gospel choir music for that matter, would be complete without including the name and accomplishments of Pastor Rudolph Stanfield Jr. Like the late Minister Thomas Whitfield, Stanfield—as a songwriter, organist, group leader and producer—helped develop a more sophisticated style of gospel music.

Born in Detroit, Michigan, to Reverend “Lady” Marva Lee Stanfield and Bishop Rudolph Stanfield on December 3, 1959, “Rudy” Stanfield began pursuing music at age four under the guidance of his grandmother, Macie Lee Stanfield.

Even as a teenager, Stanfield was an in-demand keyboard accompanist for gospel artists. He backed gospel singer Ruth Busbee on He Loves Me, her 1978 album for Savoy that also featured Detroit’s Thomas Whitfield Company. He accompanied the Craig Brothers on two of their Savoy offerings, James Cleveland Presents the Craig Brothers “Live” (1980) and He Wants a Place (1982). He wrote the title track for Keith Pringle’s 1984 solo album, Perfect Peace. Victory Shall Be Mine, Stir up the Gift, Never Alone, Hold On and Tell It are among the more than 500 songs Stanfield has written or arranged.

On January 16, 1982, Stanfield formed Rudolph Stanfield and New Revelation. The group’s Sound of Gospel disc Live & In Praise II led Billboard to name the ensemble one of the top ten gospel artists of 1994. Stanfield and New Revelation recorded Millennium Praise for Malaco in 2001; it featured the expressive voice of another Detroit gospel veteran, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, on When God Says Yes.

A Stellar-winning and Grammy-nominated artist, Stanfield has produced or co-produced and has served as accompanist for a veritable who’s who of gospel music, particularly many top stars from Chicago, Detroit and the Church of God in Christ. He produced and sang on It Ain’t Over (Till God Says It’s Over), the 1997 Malaco release by his cousin, the late Reverend James Moore. Stanfield also produced and sang on Moore’s final album, the March 2000 Malaco recording, Family and Friends, Live from Detroit. Even Stanfield’s father, Bishop Rudolph Sr., appeared on the album, singing the traditional gospel blues I Know the Lord Will Make a Way.

In addition to producing, co-producing, writing, arranging and appearing on more than 150 gospel albums, Stanfield also helped arrange Donny Hathaway’s Someday We’ll All Be Free for Aretha Franklin to sing as part of the soundtrack for X, Spike Lee’s biographical film about Malcolm X. This was not the first time Stanfield worked with “The Queen of Soul”; he has been her accompanist from time to time for nearly 30 years.

Stanfield accepted the call to ministry, and on January 14, 2001, he founded Pentecostal Life and Praise COGIC in Taylor, Michigan, where he serves as pastor. In addition to his pastoral duties, Rudolph Stanfield Jr. continues to play many active roles in today’s gospel music scene. In 2004, for example, he produced the Anderson Sanctuary Choir’s Malaco release, Joyful Praise, and wrote Lord, I Thank You for the album.


Essential Albums


  • I’m In Love With ChristBuy from: malaco
  • The Original Blind BoysBuy from: malaco
  • No Tears In GloryBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play

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  • Just One More StepBuy from: malaco
  • The NeighborhoodBuy from: malaco
  • Southern Shades Of Blue Volume 2Buy from: malaco
  • All I Want For Christmas Is YouBuy from: malaco
  • I Fell In Love With A ProstitueBuy from: malaco
  • Look At The BlessingsBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play

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  • U-KnowBuy from: malaco
  • Over YonderBuy from: malaco
  • What Jealousy Will Do?Buy from: malaco
  • Harvard Lampoon’s Black BallBuy from: malaco
  • Dry Bones In The Valley – Golden CalfBuy from: malaco

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  • The RebirthBuy from: malaco
  • Classic GalesBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play

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  • Break ThroughBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play

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  • The Georgia Mass ChoirBuy from: malaco
  • Real LoveBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play

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  • Ray Charles Soul Of The Holy LandBuy from: malaco
  • Here I AmBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play

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  • Redeemed “Favor” Live In JacksonBuy from: malaco

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  • Old Time FavoritesBuy from: malaco
  • Diva of SoulBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play     amazon

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  • Hallelujah Is The Highest PraiseBuy from: malaco
  • God Is FaithfulBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play

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  • The Adventures Of RagtimeBuy from: malaco
  • The Early YearsBuy from: malaco
  • Little Richard – “The Georgia Peach”Buy from: malaco
  • Tyrone Davis – Super HitsBuy from: malaco
  • Bootleg WhiskeyBuy from: malaco

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  • Live From Salt Lake CityBuy from: malaco
  • I’m Not That Way AnymoreBuy from: malaco
  • Father I Stretch My Hands To TheeBuy from: malaco
  • Men Of Gospo 1Buy from: malaco
  • Smooth SailingBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play     amazon

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  • Hello ChristmasBuy from: malaco

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  • Barnes Family Reunion IIBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play

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  • Blues PartyBuy from: malaco
  • On Time GodBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play

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  • James Cleveland & The L.A. Gospel MessengersBuy from: malaco
  • Throw Back DaysBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play

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  • Super HitsBuy from: malaco
  • The Pilgrim Jubilees “The Years Of Jubilee”Buy from: malaco
  • Slide OnBuy from: malaco
  • It’s Praying TimeBuy from: malaco
  • Bruce Lee KungFuManiaBuy from: malaco
  • Malaco 50th AnniversaryBuy from: malaco
  • Hold On – (as seen in “The Preachers Wife”)Buy from: malaco
  • Something To Talk AboutBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play     amazon

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  • CakeBuy from: malaco
  • Amazing LoveBuy from: malaco
  • Baby FaceBuy from: malaco
  • MemoriesBuy from: malaco
  • Divas Of Gospel – “Reach For The Heaven”Buy from: malaco
  • A Mighty HeartBuy from: malaco
  • Legendary Hall Of FameBuy from: malaco
  • I Don’t Feel Noways TiredBuy from: malaco
  • Wasted YearsBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play

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  • Count On GodBuy from: malaco

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  • The Genius Of Ray CharlesBuy from: malaco
  • BlessedBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play

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  • Platinum Comedy Series: D.L. HughleyBuy from: malaco
  • A Christmas PrayerBuy from: malaco
  • Hallelujah AnyhowBuy from: malaco

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  • Keep Blessing MeBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play     amazon

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  • No Longer IBuy from: malaco
  • Great Camp MeetingBuy from: malaco
  • Bless That Wonderful NameBuy from: malaco     itunes
  • Three Albums On OneBuy from: malaco
  • Take Me, Shake MeBuy from: malaco
  • Not By Might Nor By PowerBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play

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  • Stay On The BoatBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play

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  • All Night BodegaBuy from: malaco
  • He Will Open The DoorBuy from: malaco
  • The Lord Is A WonderBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play

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  • 40 YearsBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play     amazon

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  • From The SoulBuy from: malaco
  • LiveBuy from: malaco
  • In Good HealthBuy from: malaco

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  • The Definitive CollectionBuy from: malaco
  • WitnessBuy from: malaco
  • Bryan’s SongsBuy from: malaco

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  • Peace Be StillBuy from: malaco
  • Back BackBuy from: malaco
  • The Best Of Douglas MillerBuy from: malaco
  • I Stood On The Banks Of The JordanBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play

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  • Lord, Do ItBuy from: malaco
  • The Real Meaning Of Christmas Volume 2Buy from: malaco
  • SippnotizedBuy from: malaco

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  • Changin’ Tha GameBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play     amazon

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  • I Need UBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play

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  • Saturday Night Live: The Best Of Chris RockBuy from: malaco
  • Righteous KillBuy from: malaco
  • Rise Of A Fallen SoldierBuy from: malaco
  • Simply BeautifulBuy from: malaco
  • Sex And The City – BreakupsBuy from: malaco
  • Run And Tell That – All The Kings MenBuy from: malaco
  • Latin Spring BreakBuy from: malaco

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