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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.
The lyrics as given in The Scottish Students' Song Book of 1897 are as follows: [2] Sing Ho! for a brave and a valiant bark, And a brisk and lively breeze, A jovial crew and a Captain too, to carry me over the seas, To carry me over the seas, my boys, To my true love so gay, She has taken a trip on a gallant ship Ten thousand miles away. Refrain
It was also the first album of the vocal band ever to feature only songs written by Bill and Gloria Gaither. A live album called Better Day was released in January 2010. In August 2010, they released the long-awaited album called Greatly Blessed , followed by I Am A Promise , a children's album, released in August 2011.
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."
Give It Away was nominated for a Grammy Award at the 49th Grammy Awards for Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album. [1] At the 38th GMA Dove Awards, both the album Give It Away and its title song won Dove Awards for Southern Gospel Album of the Year and Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year.
At the 42nd GMA Dove Awards, Greatly Blessed won two Dove Awards: Southern Gospel Album of the Year and Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year for the song "Better Day". The group was also nominated for Group of the Year. [2]
Gaither Vocal Band Reunion (Vol. 1) 1 Current and former members Bill Gaither Gaither Vocal Band Reunion (Vol. 2) 2 Reunited: 3 Gaither, Hampton, English, Lowry, Phelps: David Phelps 2010 Better Day (Live) 5 Bill Gaither Greatly Blessed: 2 Gaither, English, Phelps 2011 I Am a Promise: 10 Gaither, Ben Isaacs 2012 Pure and Simple: 3 Gaither ...
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.