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John Wallace "Wally" Fowler (February 15, 1917 – June 3, 1994) was an American Southern gospel music singer, manager, and music promoter and businessman. He founded the Oak Ridge Quartet, a gospel act that eventually became the Oak Ridge Boys; and popularized all-night gospel sings.
Pages in category "Southern gospel performers" ... Blue Ridge Quartet; The Booth Brothers; Brian Free & Assurance; Tony Brown (record producer) Albert E. Brumley;
The Southern Gospel industry became disenchanted with the direction that the GMA was heading and a new organization, the Southern Gospel Music Association, was formed by Charles Waller. [9] However, in 1985, this organization was absorbed by the GMA. [7] [9] A new, independent Southern Gospel Music Association was formed in 1995. [7] [10] [11]
Joe Bonsall, Grammy award winner and celebrated tenor of the country and gospel group the Oak Ridge Boys, died Tuesday. Bonsall died from complications of the neuromuscular disorder Amyotrophic ...
Southern gospel music is a genre of Christian music.Its name comes from its origins in the southeastern United States.Its lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as well as (in terms of the varying music styles) to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music.
List of gospel songs which have reported sales of 1 million units or higher but are uncertified by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Though " I'll Take You There " by The Staple Singers was certified Gold on January 31, 2019, for digital sales of 500,000 units, [ 4 ] its physical sales of 1.5 million units, reported on May 6 ...
Gary McSpadden (January 26, 1943 – April 15, 2020) was an American pastor, singer, songwriter, record producer, television host and motivational speaker. He had musical roots in quartet music and Southern gospel with The Statesmen, the Oak Ridge Boys, the Imperials, the Bill Gaither Trio, and The Gaither Vocal Band. [1]
On February 19, 1992, the Gaither Vocal Band had just wrapped up a recording session in a Nashville, Tennessee, working on an album called Homecoming, which featured many of the great voices of southern gospel music: The Speers, The Gatlins, Jake Hess, The Cathedrals, Howard & Vestal Goodman, Buck Rambo, Eva Mae Lefevre, James Blackwood, Hovie Lister, Jim Hill, and J.D. Sumner & The Stamps.