A statement from his family said he died at a Nashville hospice, where he had been since January after suffering a heart attack and stroke in October.
In 1999, Winans was nominated for a Grammy Award 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 BeBe and CeCe Winans, known for their hits “Addictive Love" and “I'll Take You There." Four other children -- Carvin, Marvin, Michael and Ronald -- performed as the Winans, recording such songs as “Ain't No Need to Worry," featuring Anita Baker.
In recent years, Mom and Pop Winans appeared regularly at Benny Hinn crusades and on the Trinity Broadcasting Network's “Praise the Lord" program.
