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The Jackson, Mississippi-based traditional black gospel group, The Williams Brothers started in 1960 by Leon "Pop" Williams (November 24, 1908/1909 – September 6, 1989), [1] [2] who was the father of the Williams Brothers and an early member of the group, died in a car accident.
Douglas LeAllen Williams (born September 3, 1956) is an American music artist. He started his solo music career, in 1995, with the release of gospel album, Heartsongs, that was released by Blackberry Records. The album got him a Grammy Award nomination at the 38th Annual Grammy Awards for the Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album.
Williams opens the 1990 video Amazing Grace with Bill Moyers singing the signature song. Later in the PBS production, she stylized the song in her own way. In 1991, she performed as a gospel singer in the film Fried Green Tomatoes, though her scene is available only in the director's cut. The movie was dedicated to her.
Williams and the choir recorded one live album with James Moore (singer) in 1991, with the choir recording another live album with Moore in 1995, two years after Williams passed away. At the 9th annual James Cleveland GMWA Awards, the Mississippi Mass won the Choir of the Year-Contemporary, and Best New Artist of the Year-Traditional.
Robert F. Williams was born in Wall Lake, Iowa, USA on January 1, 1918. He was a singer and actor. He appeared in the films Janie (1944) and Something in the Wind (1947). He reunited with his brothers yearly from 1962 to 1990 for Andy's Christmas specials.
He went on to play gospel music with the Northside Quartet and later on achieved some success and a Grammy nomination with the Victory Trio, based out of his hometown, Morristown, Tennessee. Williams started his own band the Victory Trio in 1995 with Banjo player Jerry Keys, Bass player Susie Keys along with Dan Moneyhun and Adam Winstead.
Named after his grandfather, Bill Horton is the youngest son of the Horton children; his siblings include Tom Horton Jr., Mickey Horton, Addie Horton, and Marie Horton. Bill (Paul Carr), an aspiring surgeon, initially appears at Christmas 1965 on vacation from medical school.
He started his solo music career in 1988, with the release of Back to the Cross by Compendia Music Group, [6] which charted at No. 6 on the Billboard Gospel Albums chart. [7] In 1998 Never Seen Your Face , was released by Blackberry Records on April 7, 1998, [ 6 ] [ 8 ] and this would chart on the Gospel Albums chart at No. 34. [ 7 ]