Effective period / Period of releases: 1977

Members: Brian Hohmann, Melvin Manning, Rev. Aaron Martin, Jehrome Randolph, Liston Page, William Freeman (2), Raymond Manning, Marvelyn Manning, Wilbur Smith Jr., Ray Manning Jr., Brenda Manning, Brenda Green, Rev. Ben VanZandt, Winfred Manning, Helen Poole, Georgeann Smith, Linda Sanderson, Rich Little (3), Becky Johnson (3), Helen Hawthorne

The the Ray Manning Singers was a group of contemporary gospel singers, founded in September, 1973, by Marvelyn Manning and Ray Manning Jr.. The group appeared at numerous churches as well as numerous television appearances in the Metropolitan Kansas City area. The group appeared in concert with such artists as The Five Blind Boys of Alabama, The Howard Lemon Singers, The Angelic Gospel Singers, Rance Allen, Gloster Williams and the King James Version, James Cleveland, The Brooklyn Allstars, Vernard Johnson, and Sarah Jordan Powell.