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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.
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."
After he moved to Ohio to teach in a high school, Gaither became a member of the Golden Keys Quartet, which was based in Portsmouth, Ohio. He sang second tenor with the group. [13] Gaither sang to audiences around the world with the trio. (Mary Ann was later replaced by Bill's wife Gloria.) In 1977, he left the group and embarked on a ...
"Mary Ann" is a traditional calypso that was recorded by Trinidadian calypsonian Roaring Lion (born Rafael de Leon). [1] It was popular with steel bands and revelers during a spontaneous carnival celebration on V-J Day in Trinidad in 1945, at the end of World War II. [2] The song's lyrics allude to Mary Ann's occupation: All day, all night ...
Mary Ann Thomas The Ad Libs were an American vocal group from Bayonne, New Jersey , United States, primarily active during the early 1960s. Featuring their characteristic female lead vocals with male " doo-wop " backing, their 1964 single " The Boy from New York City ", written by George Davis and John T. Taylor, was their only major Billboard ...
Mary Ann Dolling Sanders, birth name of Ann Bridge (1889–1974), English author and mountain climber Mary Ann DuChai (born 1939), American sprint canoer Mary Ann Duff (1794–1857), English tragedienne
Oatman and her younger sister, Mary Ann, were both taken as slaves in 1851 by a Native American tribe following the massacre of their family close to Yuma, Arizona. Held captive for a year by this tribe, they were later traded to Mohaves , where they were treated less harshly, although in approximately 1855 Mary Ann died of starvation at the ...
In 1934, "Dad" Speer accepted a full-time job with the Vaughan Music Company. This position afforded greater financial security for the family. Also in the mid 1920s/early 1930s, two more siblings, Mary Tom Speer (1925-2014) and Ben Speer (1930-2017), joined the group. In 1941, James Vaughan died, and the Speer family left his company.