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Thomas Shelton, the great nephew of B.F. Shelton is a southern gospel musician currently living in Zanesville, Ohio. Shelton was born on April 28, 1958, in Richmond, Indiana, to Winston and Nellie Shelton and was raised in a devout Christian home. He began performing as a Christian musician about 1977, when he was listed in "Who's Who in ...
This list is not designed to include performers in the greater Christian music industry specifically contemporary Christian music performers and its subgenres. Bands are listed by the first letter in their name (not including the words "a", "an", or "the"), and individuals are listed by family name .
The group was founded in the 1970s by the father of Joe A. Thomas, who now sings lead vocals and plays bass in the group. They released two albums on Blind Pig Records in the 1990s, one of which (Steppin' Out) was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Gospel Album.
After his performance at Elvis Presley's 1977 memorial service, Thomas would continue record and tour extensively, but primarily on the gospel circuit, with forays into the country music scene. [9] Thomas embraced his newfound faith, but sometimes clashed with fundamentalist Christian fans because he still performed his previous popular hits. [11]
The Speer Family was a Southern gospel family musical group. It was founded in 1921 by George Thomas ("Dad") Speer (1891–1966), his wife, Lena Darling ("Mom") Speer (née Brock; 1899–1967), and his sister and brother-in-law, Pearl Claborn (1902–1979) and Logan Claborn (William Logan Claborn; 1896–1981). [ 1 ]
Tina Louise Thomas is a former Miss Pennsylvania (1973 [1]) and Miss America scholarship pageant national talent winner [2] and 4th runner-up (1974 [3] [4] [5]), as well as being a musician and writer. Thomas was baptized Christina Hatzithomas [6] in her father's Greek Orthodox church. (Hatzi is a preface to a family name given to descendants ...
John Charles Thomas was born on September 6, 1891, in Meyersdale, Pennsylvania. [1] He was the son of a Methodist minister of Welsh descent while his mother, of German immigrant stock, had been an amateur singer. After studying initially for a medical career, Thomas won a scholarship to the Peabody Institute in Baltimore in 1910. He remained ...
The Best of B.J. Thomas (1980) You Gave Me Love (When Nobody Gave Me a Prayer) is the twenty-first studio album and third gospel album by American singer B. J. Thomas , released in 1979.