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.
The Perrys are a professional Southern gospel quartet based in Hendersonville, Tennessee. The group formed on December 25, 1970 with Randy Perry and his sisters Debbie and Libbi in Georgia. In the mid-1980s, the group signed with former pianist for the Happy Goodman Family, Eddie Crook on his Morning Star Records label. Libbi met and married Tracy Stuffle who would become the group's bass singer. Debbie left the group to rear her family and the Perrys were joined by soprano singer Denise Helton. During this time the Perrys experienced enormous growth in their popularity with such songs as "Get Involved", "We Shall Reign", "I Remember The Day", "The Mountain", "He Knows How", "Royal Descendant", "Grace", "The Rock of Ages", and "Look What I'm Trading for a Mansion".
Greater Vision is an American Southern gospel music trio founded in 1990. It is one of Southern gospel's most popular trios and have been noted for their prolonged commercial and musicals success spanning over two decades. As of 2017, the group is made up of Gerald Wolfe, Rodney Griffin, Chris Allman and Jon Epley. Over the last several years, this trio has consistently been named Southern gospel's top male trio, winning The Singing News Awards, Gospel Music Association Dove Awards, and have placed numerous top songs on the Southern Gospel Charts and Radio.
Rodney Griffin is a Southern gospel singer and songwriter currently performing with Greater Vision. Griffin has been named favorite songwriter in the Singing News Fan Awards every year from 1998 to 2016. He was also named Favorite Baritone in 2006. Many of his songs, including My Name is Lazarus (1999), Just One More Soul (2000), Just Ask (2003), Faces (2005), and Preacher Tell Me Like It Is (2014) have won Favorite Song.
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The Favorite Male Singer award is awarded yearly in the Singing News Fan Awards ceremony to honor the Southern gospel vocalist fans select as their favorite that year.
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 Favorite Young Artist award was established in the 1988 Singing News Fan Awards to award young talent in the Southern gospel genre.
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 Horizon Individual award is awarded yearly in the Singing News Fan Awards ceremony to honor the individual new on the Southern gospel scene that Singing News magazine readers select as their favorite 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 Favorite Band award is awarded yearly in the Singing News Fan Awards ceremony to honor the Southern gospel band Singing News magazine readers select as their favorite that year. It was first awarded in 1977 and was discontinued after the 2006 awards, but starting again in 2011, the award was added back to the Fan Awards.
Squire Enos Parsons Jr., is a Southern Gospel singer and songwriter. He was born in Newton, West Virginia, to Squire and Maysel Parsons, and was introduced to music by his father, who was a choir director and deacon at Newton Baptist Church. Squire's father taught him to sing using shaped notes.
The Kingsmen Quartet is an American Christian music group.
Ivan Ray Parker is an American Southern Gospel singer.
Hinson is a name that now refers to several different southern gospel singing groups, all members of the same extended family. The groups have different personnel and have shared the common name, "The Hinsons" but each has a different lead singer: The Original Hinsons, featuring Kenny Hinson; The Hinsons, featuring Bo Hinson, and The Hinson Family, featuring Weston Hinson.
The Talleys are a southern gospel trio composed of Roger and Debra Talley, and their daughter Lauren Talley as the lead and soprano singer. Performing over 20 years, they have made appearances all over the world. At the end of 2020 Roger and Debra will be retiring as singers and Lauren will be singing full time as a soloist.
