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The Hoppers (until 1981: Hopper Brothers and Connie) are a multi award-winning American Southern gospel singing group from North Carolina. Their music combines Southern gospel with Pop , country , and rock music .
Kirk Lewis Talley (born June 9, 1958), is an American Southern gospel performer and songwriter.Talley is best known for his time as a tenor singer with the legendary Gospel Quartet the Cathedrals, the Talleys, and also the family group the Hoppers, along with a very successful solo career as a singer and songwriter.
The label was started in 1965, by Marvin Norcross, for the label's Southern gospel quartets. Their biggest artist to date is the Happy Goodman Family.After being absent from the southern gospel music industry for several years, Word Entertainment revived the Canaan Records label in 2007, placing Dave Clark as the General Manager of the label and announcing Canaan's relaunch on June 6, 2007.
This was the duo's last album with Message though Words Can't Express broke into the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart. The duo then launched their new label, Command Records. [5] Their 1985 debut release for the label, Dedicated, reached the number-one spot on the Gospel Album chart and was Billboard's #1 Gospel album of the year 1986. [6]
Whitfield worked as a concert promoter across the South, helping to launch the Gospel Singing Jubilee television program. In 1969, he began publishing the Singing News to promote his concerts. Mr. Whitfield also sang bass in a little-known northwest Florida Southern Gospel Group called "The Workmen Quartet." This was the last group he sang with.
John Wallace "Wally" Fowler (February 15, 1917 – June 3, 1994) was an American Southern gospel music singer, manager, and music promoter and businessman. He founded the Oak Ridge Quartet, a gospel act that eventually became the Oak Ridge Boys; and popularized all-night gospel sings.
The group found success with several singles on The Singing News Top 80 Chart, including "When Nothing But A Miracle Will Do", "God's Still Faithful", and "He Cradles You". Frank was a concert promoter in Oklahoma , Texas , Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee and was host to over 20 Southern Gospel performers at the annual Seminole Sing ...
Glen died due to complications from cancer on October 15, 1999, aged 72 during the Cathedral's farewell tour, just five days before his 73rd birthday. Although unable to attend that year, Glen made his final performance at the National Quartet Convention via telephone hook-up from his hospital bed at Vanderbilt Hospital.