The Evolution of Rance Allen

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"I Belong to You" (1978) - The Rance Allen Group scored its first Top 30 hit in 1978 with "I Belong to You." The track became an R&B hit and demonstrated the group's style of fusing rock and soul into gospel music. (Photo: Gospel Truth Records)
Preacher Man - Though he had been spreading the Word since he was a child, Allen entered a new phase of his spiritual growth in 1985, when he joined the New Bethel Church of God in Christ in Toledo, Ohio. The Bishop still serves at the church today. (Photo: BET)
Great Man of Gospel - Rance Allen was celebrated by his peers when he was named one of the Great Men of Gospel by the Black Academy of Arts and Letters in 2009.  (Photo: Earl E. Gibson III/BET)
Stellar Showing - The group was honored for their decades of influence on gospel music at the 2012 Stellar Awards, where they won two prizes: Quartet of the Year and Traditional Group/Duo of the Year. (Photo: Rick Diamond/Getty Images)Grace - More than forty years after their debut album, The Rance Allen Group releases yet another album, Amazing Grace, which ranks number five on the Top Gospel Albums Billboard chart, making the group even more unstoppable and completely covered by grace. (Photo: Tyscot Records)

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Preacher Man - Though he had been spreading the Word since he was a child, Allen entered a new phase of his spiritual growth in 1985, when he joined the New Bethel Church of God in Christ in Toledo, Ohio. The Bishop still serves at the church today. (Photo: BET)

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