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The weekly TV exposure allowed The Happy Goodman Family to take the nation by storm. They quickly became America's favorite singing family. Ranker list the Happy Goodmans as the 3rd all-time Best Southern Gospel Bands/Artists. The Goodmans had a long list of hit songs. Many of the songs they introduced to gospel music are now considered classics.
Howard "Happy" Goodman (November 7, 1921 – November 30, 2002) was an American gospel singer. [1] In 1949, he founded the vocal group The Happy Goodman Family which included combinations of all eight Goodman siblings and his wife Vestal Goodman (née Freeman).
Vestal Goodman (December 13, 1929 – December 27, 2003) was a singer who performed in the Southern gospel genre for more than half a century. [1] She was known for her work as a solo performer and as a member of the Happy Goodman Family—which originated with her husband and his brothers and sisters—one of the pioneering groups in southern gospel music.
LaBreeska Hemphill (February 4, 1940 - December 9, 2015) was an American Southern gospel performer. She was a member of The Happy Goodman Family and The Hemphills. With her husband and children, she won eight GMA Dove Awards and three BMI Awards, and she was inducted into the Dollywood Gospel Hall of Fame and the Delta Music Museum Hall of Fame.
Cook was a tenor and also sang with The Happy Goodmans and The Statesmen Quartet. Cook may be best remembered for his years singing with The Happy Goodmans, where he and Vestal Goodman would often engage in friendly contests to see who could sing higher; Cook usually won singing the song Looking For A City .
1. “I Got You (I Feel Good)” by James Brown (1964) It’s worth celebrating the happy moments and James Brown was able to put that sentiment into musical form. The voice of “Godfather of ...
Goodman served in the United States Air Force, and after his discharge, joined The Happy Goodman Family. [2] Sam acted as the group's spokesperson, and introduced the members and their songs on stage. On record albums produced by The Happy Goodman Family, Sam was known for telling comical stories about his family.
The Happy Goodman Family Musical artist Charles F. " Rusty " Goodman (September 2, 1933 – November 11, 1990) was an American singer/songwriter in the Southern Gospel Music industry.