Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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.
1982: Children's Music Album of the Year, Kids Under Construction, Bill and Gloria Gaither, Ronn Huff and Joy MacKenzie; 1985: Song of the Year: "Upon This Rock", Gloria Gaither and Dony McGuire; 1986: Songwriter of the Year, Gloria Gaither; 1988: Song of the Year: "In the Name of the Lord", Phil McHugh, Gloria Gaither and Sandi Patti Helvering ...
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."
Gaither and his first wife, Toni, [20] had three children, Nic, Mitchell and Trina. [2] A son and the daughter were active in Christian music. Nic Gaither played bass in the group that accompanied his father in concerts. [21] In late 2001, Danny’s second wife, Vonnie and Trina were two-thirds of the Gaither, Oliver and Oren trio. [22]
According to Gaither Management Group, she was told of the crash in Seattle and “brought to the hotel where artists were gathered with Bill and Gloria Gaither to pray, sing and embrace them in ...
In 2002, Marsha and Cindy Stevens-Pino attended a concert in Phoenix, featuring Bill Gaither and his wife Gloria, along with his Homecoming singers. During the concert, Gaither recognized Stevens being in the audience, as well as her contribution to the beginnings of Contemporary Christian Music.
On February 22, 2006, at the age of 44, Burger died of a massive heart attack after performing aboard the MS Zuiderdam, a cruise ship chartered for a Gaither Gospel Cruise. [7] According to eyewitnesses, Burger was accompanying Bill and Gloria Gaither and Guy Penrod when fans in the audience noticed Burger had ceased moving, his hands clenched ...
Younce also provided the voice for some of the characters in several of the Bill Gaither produced "Gaither's Pond" children's videos. Although he had to stop officially touring, he did make occasional "special appearances" with son-in-law Ernie's new quartet Ernie Haase and Signature Sound, and with his friend Bill Gaither and the Homecoming Tour.