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Mortgage burning was a twentieth-century custom in the United States of America (U.S.A.) that was the ritual incineration of the promissory note (mortgage) upon satisfaction of the payment schedule by the purchaser (debtor, or mortgagor). This ritual was performed to celebrate the release of the debtor from further payment obligations, and was ...
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.
Gaither ran a radio repair shop in Louisville, Kentucky, for some time. [1] He died in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1970, [1] and is buried in New Crown Cemetery in Indianapolis. [4] He is not to be confused with another musician, William Augustus "Bill" Gaither (1927–1985), who recorded with Roy Milton. [8]
The Gaither Vocal Band is an American southern gospel vocal group, named after its founder and leader Bill Gaither. On March 1, 2017, it was announced that the Gaither Vocal Band lineup consisted of Reggie Smith, Wes Hampton , Adam Crabb, Todd Suttles, and Bill Gaither.
His Litany to the Holy Spirit, to a famous text by Robert Herrick, is sung worldwide. Hurford suffered a stroke in 1997, but recovered enough to resume his performing career seven months later. In 2008, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and subsequently retired from performing in 2009. [10] Hurford died on 3 March 2019, aged 88. [11]
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."
Burning Man began as a small, spontaneous act of catharsis in 1986, when Larry Harvey, a carpenter from San Francisco, gathered friends on the city’s Baker Beach to burn a wooden effigy, a ...
Doris Mae Akers (May 21, 1923 – July 26, 1995) [1] was an American gospel music composer, arranger and singer who is considered to be "one of the most underrated gospel composers of the 20th century [who] wrote more than 500 songs". [2]