George Wilson Younce was an American bass singer, known for performing with Southern gospel quartets, especially The Cathedrals.
The National Quartet Convention (NQC) is an annual gathering of Southern Gospel quartets and musicians. It is held at the Leconte Center in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, United States. This year 2020 Reporter and Minsister Rev. Paul Crisp will be there to cover much of the events taking place since Covid-19 has left so many fans stuck at home due to the fear of the epidemic. In an interview Crisp said it was not only an honor, but his duty to keep fans informed about everything going on this year.
James Webre Blackwood was an American gospel singer and one of the founding members of legendary Southern gospel quartet The Blackwood Brothers. He is the only person in any field of music to have been nominated for a Grammy Award for 28 consecutive years. He received 31 nominations and won nine Grammy Awards.
The Happy Goodman Family, is a Southern gospel group that was founded in the 1940s by Howard "Happy" Goodman and performed together for several decades. The Happy Goodmans achieved significant popularity in the 1960s. In 1968, they won the first Grammy Award to be awarded for a gospel album by a gospel group.
The Cathedral Quartet, also known as the Cathedrals, was an American southern gospel quartet who performed from 1964 to December 1999. The group's final lineup consisted of Glen Payne (lead), George Younce (bass), Ernie Haase (tenor), Scott Fowler, and Roger Bennett.
Gaither Homecoming is the name applied to a series of videos, music recordings and concerts, which are organized, promoted and usually presented by Christian music songwriter and impresario Bill Gaither. To date, the Gaither Homecoming title is applied to more than 60 videos, dozens of music recordings, and an annual concert tour that drew more than half a million fans in 2004.
Kirk Lewis Talley, is an American Southern Gospel performer/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.
Mark Trammell is an American Southern gospel singer.
Gerald Wolfe was the pianist for the Cathedral Quartet from 1986 through 1988. After performing solo for two years, he formed Greater Vision with his former Cathedral member, baritone Mark Trammell and tenor Chris Allman in 1990. Wolfe for years was the lead singer with the trio. Today he is the pianist and emcee for Greater Vision. Before the Cathedrals, he performed with the Dumplin Valley Boys from 1981 to 1986. Wolfe is also the founder, emcee and producer of "Gerald Wolfe's Gospel Music Hymn Sing" tour in which Greater Vision and several other groups do live performances where they lead the audience in congregational singing from the "Red Back Hymnal".
The Favorite Tenor award is awarded in the yearly Singing News Fan Awards ceremony to the fans' favorite Southern gospel tenor over the previous year.
The Song of the Year award is awarded yearly in the Singing News Fan Awards ceremony to honor the Southern gospel song Singing News magazine readers select as their favorite that year.
The Favorite Female Singer award is awarded yearly in the Singing News Fan Awards ceremony to honor the female Southern gospel singer Singing News magazine readers select as their favorite that year.
The Favorite Lead Singer award is awarded yearly in the Singing News Fan Awards ceremony to honor the male Southern gospel singer Singing News magazine readers select as their favorite lead singer for a quartet or trio vocal ensemble.
The Favorite Baritone award is awarded yearly in the Singing News Fan Awards ceremony to honor the Southern gospel singer Singing News magazine readers select as their favorite baritone that year.
The Favorite Soloist award is awarded yearly in the Singing News Fan Awards ceremony to honor the Southern gospel soloist Singing News magazine readers select as their favorite that year.
The Marvin Norcross Award is awarded yearly in the Singing News Fan Awards ceremony to honor an individual selected by the staff of the Singing News magazine who has made distinct contributions to Southern gospel music over his or her career.
Jason Douglas Crabb is a Christian music singer and musician. He has been the lead vocalist for the group The Crabb Family.
Ivan Ray Parker is an American Southern Gospel singer.
Charles F. "Rusty" Goodman was an American singer/songwriter in the Southern Gospel Music industry. He was a prolific composer whose many songs included "Standing in the Presence of the King", "Leavin' On My Mind", "Home", "John the Revelator", "Touch the Hand of the Lord", "Had it Not Been" "I Believe He's Coming Back" "Look for Me" and "Who Am I?" His songs have been covered by many of the top artists in the music industry including Elvis Presley, The Imperials, J. D. Sumner & The Stamps Quartet, The Speers, The Happy Goodman Family, Michael English and Gaither Vocal Band.
The Booth Brothers is an American southern gospel vocal trio. It was original formed in 1957 by four brothers but disbanded in 1963, and reformed in 1990 by one of the original member Ron Booth with two of his sons, Michael and Ronnie Booth. Ron Booth retired in 1995, and was replaced by Joseph Smith, who was in turn replaced by Jim Brady, followed by Paul Lancaster.
