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Bill Gaither was born in Alexandria, Indiana, in 1936 to George and Lela Gaither.He formed his first group the Bill Gaither Trio (consisting of Bill, his sister Mary Ann (1945–2018), [1] and brother Danny Gaither (1938–2001) in 1956 while a college student at Anderson College, to which he had transferred after one year at Taylor University.
Danny Gaither (November 20, 1938 – April 6, 2001), was a gospel music singer from Alexandria, Indiana, and an original member of the Bill Gaither Trio. Early years [ edit ]
By 1957, The Gaither Trio—consisting of siblings Bill, Danny, and Mary Ann—was singing at churches and religious events. In 1962, Danny graduated from college and went to Ohio to teach. [ 1 ] His move brought about a change in the trio, as Gloria began "singing with the trio in the place of Dan."
Gaither ran a radio repair shop in Louisville, Kentucky, for some time. [1] He died in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1970, [1] and is buried in New Crown Cemetery in Indianapolis. [4] He is not to be confused with another musician, William Augustus "Bill" Gaither (1927–1985), who recorded with Roy Milton. [8]
The Gaither Vocal Band's 2006 release was entitled Give It Away, followed by Lovin' Life in 2008. Penrod won a Grammy Award for his work on the "Lovin Life" project. In a press release on January 13, 2009, Bill Gaither announced that Penrod would be leaving the Gaither Vocal Band and starting a solo career. [4]
Bill or William Gaither may refer to: Bill Gaither (blues musician) (1910–1970), American blues musician; Bill Gaither (gospel singer) (born 1936), American gospel singer; William S. Gaither, civil engineer and president of Drexel University; William Lingan Gaither, Maryland politician; Billy Jack Gaither, American gay murder victim
He didn't share any information about the musician's cause of death, but confirmed that he passed away in the hours following Woolsey. "Hard to believe we lost two of our music family members on ...
On February 22, 2006, at the age of 44, Burger died of a massive heart attack after performing aboard the MS Zuiderdam, a cruise ship chartered for a Gaither Gospel Cruise. [7] According to eyewitnesses, Burger was accompanying Bill and Gloria Gaither and Guy Penrod when fans in the audience noticed Burger had ceased moving, his hands clenched ...