Fred Calvin Maples

{{Short description|Southern Gospel Singer}}

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| birth_date = 1910

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| death_date = February 28, 1987

| death_place = Lilburn, Georgia, U.S.

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| resting_place = Westview Cemetery

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| occupation = Singer

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| spouse = Inez Wright

| children = 3 daughters

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Fred Calvin Maples (1910 – February 28, 1987) was an American Southern gospel singer and Baptist minister. He was the founder of the Harmoneers Quartet in the 1940s.{{cite news |title=MAPLES |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/399575719/?terms=%22Fred%2BC.%2BMaples%22 |accessdate=October 12, 2018 |work=The Atlanta Constitution |date=March 1, 1987|page=81|via=Newspapers.com|url-access=registration }} He later served as the minister of music and education at Pinecrest Baptist Church in Lilburn, Georgia.{{cite news |title=Fred C. Maples |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/399663987/?terms=%22Fred%2BC.%2BMaples%22 |accessdate=October 12, 2018 |work=The Atlanta Constitution |date=March 2, 1987|page=52|via=Newspapers.com|url-access=registration }} He was inducted into the Southern Gospel Museum and Hall of Fame posthumously in 2003.{{cite web |title=Fred Calvin Maples |url=https://sgma.org/2003-inductees |website=Southern Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame and Museum |accessdate=October 12, 2018}}