NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vestal Goodman, a pioneering gospel music singer who performed for half a century, including a stint on "The PTL Club" with Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, died Saturday. She was 74.

Goodman died in Celebration, Fla., funeral officials and her Web site reported.

The cause of death was not available.

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Goodman and her late husband, Howard "Happy" Goodman, were part of The Happy Goodman Family act, which recorded 15 No. 1 gospel music songs and performed more than 3,500 concerts. They were inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 1998.

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