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The Booth Brothers is an American southern gospel vocal trio. It was originally formed in 1957 by four brothers but disbanded in 1963. It was reformed in 1990 by one of the original members, Ron Booth, with two of his sons, Michael and Ronnie Booth. [1]
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.
Bill Gaither Trio; Kenny Bishop; The Blackwood Brothers; James Blackwood; The Blind Boys of Alabama; Blue Ridge Quartet; The Booth Brothers; Brian Free & Assurance; Tony Brown (record producer) Albert E. Brumley; Buford Abner; Anthony Burger
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.
Gaither invited Suttles to a Gaither Vocal Band show at Lipscomb University in December 2013, and just a few weeks later, Gaither invited Suttles to sing with the group for a few dates in Texas.
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.
Subsequently, former Cathedrals bass George Younce and Jake Hess, along with Bill Gaither formed The Old Friends Quartet with Ernie Haase, Wesley Pritchard, and Garry Jones. The Old Friends Quartet disbanded after about two years on the road, however, as Hess and Younce's ill health prevented them from doing much traveling.
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."