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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."
1980: Mixed Group of the Year, Bill Gaither Trio; 1981: Gospel Album of the Year, Children's Music, The Very Best of the Very Best, For Kids, Bill Gaither Trio; 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 ...
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]
They have four children: Callie, Maggie Beth, David Grant and Coby. [7] Callie, Maggie and Grant can be seen on the Gaither Homecoming videos Christmas in the Country and A Time for Joy. The whole family is featured on the video, The Best of David Phelps from the Homecoming Series. All four children sing on the Classic video, as well.
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.
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 ...
She was associated with Bill Gaither's Homecoming events. In 2017, she released a memoir titled “Coffee with Kelly; Reflections of Hope and Humor”. [3] She and six others including her husband and daughter died on July 26, 2024, after their private plane crashed into a remote area in Campbell County, Wyoming.