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The Imperials is an American contemporary Christian music group that has been active for over 60 years. Originating as a southern gospel quartet, the innovative group would become pioneers of contemporary Christian music in the 1960s.
Gospel's Alive and Well: 1971 Time to Get It Together: Morales, Murray, Moscheo, Blackwood, Gordon 1972 Imperials: Morales, Murray, Moscheo, Blackwood, Andrus 1973 Live (double album) 1974 Follow the Man with the Music: 1975 No Shortage: Bob MacKenzie, Gary S. Paxton: 1976 Just Because: 1977 Sail On: Morales, Murray, Will, Taff Dayspring/Word ...
Russ Taff was born to Joe and Ann Taff on November 11, 1953, the fourth of five sons, and grew up in Farmersville, California. Taff's father was a pastor of a small Pentecostal church - the Eastside Tabernacle Church which was located in an old laundromat - and machinist while his mother, Ann, was a field worker who picked fruit and chopped cotton.
Heed the Call is the 25th studio album by Christian music group The Imperials, released in 1979 on DaySpring Records. [2] The group won their third Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary or Inspirational for their album Heed the Call at the 22nd Grammy Awards [3] and were named Male Group of the Year at the 11th GMA Dove Awards. [4]
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]
The Very Best of the Imperials is a compilation album by American Christian music group the Imperials, released in late 1981 on DaySpring Records. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is a collection of the Imperials' best songs from the Russ Taff years 1976–1980, covering their four albums Sail On , Heed the Call , One More Song for You and Priority .
He earned the title of the “Father of Gospel Music” for penning over 1,000 hymns, including classics such as “Peace in the Valley” and “Take My Hand, Precious Lord.” Eventually, Black ...
The Imperials Sing the Classics is the group's 30th studio album as they were celebrating their 20th year of music and ministry by singing four-part harmony, reminiscent of their early years. It is an album of covers singing classic contemporary Christian music songs from the 1970s and early 1980s with production by Neal Joseph and arranged and ...