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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.
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."
Gary McSpadden (January 26, 1943 – April 15, 2020) was an American pastor, singer, songwriter, record producer, television host and motivational speaker. He had musical roots in quartet music and Southern gospel with The Statesmen, the Oak Ridge Boys, the Imperials, the Bill Gaither Trio, and The Gaither Vocal Band. [1]
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.
This list includes artists that perform in traditional gospel music genres such as Southern gospel, traditional black gospel, urban contemporary gospel, gospel blues, Christian country music, Celtic gospel and British black gospel as well as artists in the general market who have recorded music in these genres
Gaither Homecoming; Gaither Vocal Band; Bill Gaither (gospel singer) Danny Gaither; Gloria Gaither; Jim Garstang; Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers; Gold City; Howard Goodman; Rusty Goodman; Sam Goodman; Vestal Goodman; The Gospel Harmony Boys; Gospel Music Hall of Fame; Greater Vision; Buddy Greene; TaRanda Greene; The Greenes; Andy Griffith
Keep On Singing Featuring James Blackwood: Hallelujah Meetin’ Hymns Of Gold: 1976 Learning To Lean: Lord We Praise You: 1977 Live! From Nashville Spotlighting James Blackwood : Bill Gaither Songs: Jesus Let Me Write You A Song: 1978 His Amazing Love: Lift Up The Name Of Jesus: 1979 Featuring Cecil Blackwood: Live! In Music City USA: Live!
They were discovered by Michael English and Mark Lowry with Bill Gaither at the 1987 National Quartet Convention mid-day booth cleanup. The kids, then ages 15, 16, and 17 were singing a capella in an empty civic center after being rejected by a local record company who told them to go back home and forget about trying to make it in "the business."