Mullins, Robert
(born: 1930 - died: 2006)Robert Mullins was born in Halls Gap in Stanford, KY, the son of Florence Dunn. He was the father of six children, including the first African American woman elected to the Covington (KY) City Commission, Pamela Mullins.
Robert Mullins was a former construction worker and also a tenor in the all-male a cappella group The Northern Kentucky Brotherhood Singers who specialize in singing Negro spirituals and old gospel songs. Mullins was often referred to as the "old man" of the group, which formed around 1988, performing at a variety of events in the U.S. and abroad. Their popularity continued to grow: they opened for Ray Charles at the Ottawa Blues Festival in front of an audience of 10,000.
For more see R. Goodman, "Robert Mullins sang spirituals in U.S., Europe," The Cincinnati Enquirer, 1/21/2006, Metro section, p. 7B; and his obituary at kykinfolk.com; and listen to the Northern Kentucky Brotherhood oral history recording by Dale W. Johnson at Western Kentucky University, Manuscripts and Folklife Archives.