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William James Gaither (born March 28, 1936) is an American singer and songwriter of Southern gospel and contemporary Christian music.He has written numerous popular Christian songs with his wife Gloria; he is also known for performing as part of the Bill Gaither Trio and the Gaither Vocal Band.
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."
Gloria Gaither (born March 4, 1942) is a Christian singer-songwriter, author, speaker, editor, and academic.She is married to Bill Gaither and together they have written more than 700 songs.
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.
The Gaither Vocal Band is named after gospel leader Bill Gaither. [2] It was the successor-group of the Bill Gaither Trio. By the 1980s, Bill Gaither, along with wife Gloria Gaither, were both very successful songwriters. [3] For example, their song, "He Touched Me" was covered by Elvis Presley, after which he named his album He Touched Me.
He stayed at Vanderbilt for 21 years and shortly after leaving, a gospel singer friend, Buddy Greene, introduced him to Bill Gaither. Todd Suttles, left, on the cover of the Gaither Vocal Band's ...