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Ben Lacy Speer (June 26, 1930 – April 7, 2017) [1] was a singer, musician, music publisher, and record company executive. He sang for The Speer Family for most of his career. [ 2 ] Speer later became the music director of the Gaither Homecoming programs.
Ben Speer continued to be involved in Southern Gospel music as the Music Director of the Gaither Homecoming Series, and as owner of Ben Speer's Stamps-Baxter School of Music, a Southern Gospel singing school, up until his death in 2017, which continues under the ownership of son Stephen. [6]
The following is a list of notable deaths in May 2017. ... Rosa Speer, 94, American gospel singer (Speer Family). [295] ... Ben Cherski, 87, Canadian ice hockey player.
The Southern Gospel industry became disenchanted with the direction that the GMA was heading and a new organization, the Southern Gospel Music Association, was formed by Charles Waller. [9] However, in 1985, this organization was absorbed by the GMA. [7] [9] A new, independent Southern Gospel Music Association was formed in 1995. [7] [10] [11]
List of deaths in popular music 2017 Succeeded by 2018: Name Age Date ... Ben Riley: 84: November 18, 2017: West Islip, New York, U.S. Lung disease [133] Malcolm Young
The following is a list of notable deaths in April 2017. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.
Rosa Nell Powell (née Speer; September 22, 1922 [1] – May 16, 2017) [2] was an American southern gospel singer who sang with the well-known Speer Family.She was born in Double Springs, Alabama, the second child (and oldest daughter) of George Thomas "GT" Speer and Lena (née Brock) Speer [3] (known to most people in Southern gospel music as "Dad" and "Mom" Speer), who led and helped found ...
After ASU, he attended the Ben Speer School of Music, where Ben took special interest in Gene, and later invited him to a Gaither Homecoming video taping in 1994, and he then became a regular member of the Homecoming "bass" section. McDonald joined The Plainsmen Quartet in 1989 and sang with them until 1992. They recorded one album.