Died On This Date (April 8, 2009) Pop Winans
themusicsover David “Pop” Winans
April 20, 1932 – April 8, 2009
Pop Winans was the patriarch of the Winans, a popular Gospel singing family that achieved various levels of success both collectively and individually. He and his wife, Delores recorded and performed together (Mom and Pop Winans) and separately throughout their careers. Son and daughter, Bebe and CeCe Winans scored the biggest hits of the family with their “Addictive Love,” and “I’ll Take You There.” Grammy-nominated Pops Winans passed away on April 8, 2009 in a Nashville hospice facility where he had been since January of that year. He had been recovering from a heart attack and stroke in October of 2008.