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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


  • Sunday MorningBuy from: malaco
  • The Best of Shirley Caesar with The CaravansBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play

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  • Stay Close To HomeBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play     amazon

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  • Somehow SomewayBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play

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  • Birds In The ChurchBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play

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  • Dorothy Norwood “No Request”Buy from: malaco
  • Count The DaysBuy from: malaco
  • Souled OutBuy from: malaco     google play     amazon

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  • Juke JointBuy from: malaco
  • Don’t WorryBuy from: malaco
  • I Still Feel ItBuy from: malaco
  • Johnnie Taylor Greatest HitsBuy from: malaco
  • Rise Of A Fallen SoldierBuy from: malaco
  • Crazy Like LoveBuy from: malaco
  • Sad StreetBuy from: malaco

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  • Here Am IBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play     amazon

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  • Hoochie MommaBuy from: malaco
  • There’s A Story Behind My PraiseBuy from: malaco

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  • Simply SoulBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play     amazon

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  • Dawn Of The Living DeadBuy from: malaco
  • Heads UpBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play

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  • Brothers From Different MothersBuy from: malaco
  • Bad Azz Muthaz IIBuy from: malaco
  • Devil’s Son-In-LawBuy from: malaco
  • S.O.U.L.Buy from: malaco
  • Praying HandsBuy from: malaco
  • The Country Boy Goes Home IIBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play

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  • The Ploughman’s LunchBuy from: malaco
  • Night BeatBuy from: malaco
  • I’ll GoBuy from: malaco
  • Titus Showers (CD)Buy from: malaco
  • Shirley Caesar & The CaravansBuy from: malaco
  • You Can Make It If You TryBuy from: malaco

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  • Rocki’s Prenatal Yoga Vol. 1Buy from: malaco
  • Smooth SoundsBuy from: malaco
  • The Complete Malaco CollectionBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play     amazon
  • Relaxin’ with TyroneBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play     amazon

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  • Brewster PlaceBuy from: malaco
  • Stand On The WordBuy from: malaco

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  • Touch And DeliverBuy from: malaco
  • Two Albums On One CDBuy from: malaco
  • Miami Mass Choir – “Just 4 You”Buy from: malaco
  • Been There Done ThatBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play

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  • The Very Best OfBuy from: malaco
  • Pure Gospel Top Gospel ChoirsBuy from: malaco

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  • Let’s Go BackBuy from: malaco

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  • Eddie Love You SoBuy from: malaco
  • Simple JusticeBuy from: malaco
  • Watch Them DogsBuy from: malaco
  • A License To Drive “LIVE”Buy from: malaco     itunes     google play

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  • Too Fat To Get To HeavenBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play     amazon
  • Alpha OmegaBuy from: malaco
  • More MooreBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play     amazon

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  • No BeginnerBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play     amazon

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  • Lee Williams “Tell The Angles”Buy from: malaco
  • Blues Is My Middle NamesBuy from: malaco
  • Generation Of BluesBuy from: malaco
  • Tough Times Don’t LastBuy from: malaco

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  • GraceBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play

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  • See This MovieBuy from: malaco
  • Down Home Christmas In MississippiBuy from: malaco
  • SilencersBuy from: malaco
  • Room ServiceBuy from: malaco
  • God Is Not PleasedBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play

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  • Trying To Make It To The KingdomBuy from: malaco
  • Who’s On The Lord SideBuy from: malaco
  • Soullink Live 2 “Gospel Superstars”Buy from: malaco
  • Hatley HighBuy from: malaco
  • Call JesusBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play

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  • Red Carpet Double Feature: Out of Sync/Hot BoyzBuy from: malaco
  • Merry ChristmasBuy from: malaco
  • Midnight RunBuy from: malaco

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  • Live ExperienceBuy from: malaco
  • Jesus Got Me OffBuy from: malaco     itunes
  • Great Golden Gospel Hits Vol. 2Buy from: malaco
  • A Family ChristmasBuy from: malaco
  • Greatest HitsBuy from: malaco
  • Country Legends Live Vol. 6Buy from: malaco
  • Michael ClaytonBuy from: malaco
  • Lift The Savior UpBuy from: malaco
  • Pressing OnBuy from: malaco

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  • Heritage Of GospelBuy from: malaco
  • Dottie Peoples “Greatest Video Hits”Buy from: malaco
  • Soul City Rhythm RevueBuy from: malaco
  • Heart Of A Love SongBuy from: malaco
  • The Story Of Job – Study To Show ThyselfBuy from: malaco

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  • Go OnBuy from: malaco
  • Life After 30Buy from: malaco
  • Millennium PraiseBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play

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  • Made In MississippiBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play

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  • I See A MiracleBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play     amazon

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  • God Get’s The GloryBuy from: malaco
  • Mr. 69Buy from: malaco
  • U-KnowBuy from: malaco
  • YouBuy from: malaco
  • World’s Greatest Story TellerBuy from: malaco
  • Look What They’ve DoneBuy from: malaco
  • Back BackBuy from: malaco
  • Raw SugarBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play     amazon

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  • Queen EmilyBuy from: malaco     itunes     google play

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