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Not long after that, the Bill Gaither Trio recorded it. In 1965, The Imperials first recorded "He Touched Me" for their album The Happy Sounds of Jake Hess and the Imperials, then recorded a newer version in 1969 for the album Love Is The Thing. It was this version that Elvis Presley heard, and made him want to record it himself. [1]
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."
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.
The Gaither Vocal Band is named after gospel leader Bill Gaither. [2] It was the successor-group of the Bill Gaither Trio. By the 1980s, Bill Gaither, along with wife Gloria Gaither, were both very successful songwriters. [3] For example, their song, "He Touched Me" was covered by Elvis Presley, after which he named his album He Touched Me.
Reunited is an album from contemporary Christian, southern gospel group Gaither Vocal Band. The album was released on September 8, 2009. The album was released on September 8, 2009. The album reunites Bill Gaither with singers David Phelps , Wes Hampton , Michael English , and Mark Lowry .
As a youngster, Gaither was a member of the Nazarene church in his hometown. [8] By 1950, he was already singing religious music in an organized group. He and his brother, Bill, were half of a quartet known as the Junior Dixie Four. [9] In 1954, he was the tenor soloist from a 100-member high school choir for a community sunrise service in his ...
The change of groups introduced more people to the southern gospel genre. After rising to fame as a member of the Gaither Vocal Band, Bill Gaither encouraged English to pursue a solo career. He signed his first solo recording contract with Warner Alliance in 1991 while continuing to sing lead in the Gaither Vocal Band.
He Touched Me: 1972 Platinum [140] — Different Lifestyles: 1991 BeBe & CeCe Winans: Platinum [45] — Alone in His Presence: 1995 CeCe Winans: Platinum [12] — The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin: 2002 Kirk Franklin: Platinum [16] — Elvis: Ultimate Gospel: 2004 Elvis Presley: Platinum [140] — Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs: 2005 Donnie ...