Pop Winans Dies

The patriarch of the award-winning gospel music family, David "Pop" Winans Sr., died Wednesday morning. He was 76. Winans died at a Nashville hospice, where he had been since January after suffering a heart attack and stroke last October, a Los Angeles public relations company representing the family said in a statement. In 1999, Winans was nominated for a Grammy for his solo CD "Uncensored." He and his wife Delores, known as Mom Winans, were nominated for their CD "Mom & Pop Winans" in 1989. She was at his bedside when he died, the statement said. He was the father of gospel duo BeBe and CeCe Winans and the group, The Winans who recording such songs as "Ain't No Need to Worry" featuring Anita Baker. Services are set for Tuesday and Wednesday in Detroit.