Akers, Doris

Akers, Doris Doris Mae Akers (May 21, 1923, Brookfield, MO; July 26, 1995, Minneapolis, MN) Highly regarded singer, choir director, music publisher, and composer of gospel music, sometimes referred to as “Mrs. Gospel Music.” Akers showed an early aptitude for music, teaching herself to play piano by ear as a very small child and composing her first work, “ Keep the Fire Burning in Me ,” a few years later. By her teens Akers had formed an ensemble called Dot Akers and Her Swingsters , which…