Published on Dec 13, 2012
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video by Bill & Gloria Gaither performing I Know Who Holds Tomorrow
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Gloria Gaither (born March 4, 1942) is a Christian songwriter, author, speaker, editor, and academic.
She is the wife of Bill Gaither and together they have written more than 700 songs.
She performed, traveled and recorded with the Bill Gaither Trio from 1965 through 1985.
Since 1990, she has served as a performer, recording artist, songwriter, scriptwriter and narrator for the Gaither Homecoming series of television broadcasts, video and DVD releases, and audio recordings.
| Gloria Gaither | |
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| Birth name | Gloria Lee Sickal |
| Born | March 4, 1942 Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S. |
| Genres | Christian music |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter (lyricist), author, screenwriter, speaker |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1962–present |
| Associated acts | Bill Gaither Bill Gaither Trio |
| Website | www.gaither.com |
Early Years
She was born Gloria Lee Sickal in 1942 in Michigan, a daughter of Pastor Lee Sickal and Dorothy Sickal.She spent most of her childhood and high school career in the Battle Creek area of Michigan, working a brief time for the Kellogg Company.
When Sickal graduated from high school, she attended Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana. There, she triple majored in English, French, and Sociology.
Upon her graduation, she took a job at Alexandria Monroe High School as a French teacher.
There, she met Bill Gaither, who was teaching English at the time.
She married Gaither in 1962, and they began writing songs recreationally.
Bill and Gloria began writing songs in the 1960s, and many those songs (including "Because He Lives", "I Am Loved", "Something Beautiful") would go on to become church hymn book standards across North America and around the world.
By the end of the 1960s, Gloria, Bill, and Bill's brother Danny Gaither were touring steadily as the Bill Gaither Trio, singing and recording songs Bill and Gloria had written.
After touring with the Bill Gaither Trio for nearly twenty years, Gaither drew her focus to the Gaither Homecoming series. She has been an active presence in every video production.
In 1991, she attended Ball State University and received a Master of Arts in British and American Literature.
She taught as an adjunct professor at Anderson University in 1987–88 and 1996–97.[citation needed]
In 1996, she spearheaded the creation of Gaither Family Resources[1] in Alexandria, Indiana, and currently serves as co-owner and managing director.
In 2002, Gaither launched Homecoming: The Magazine,[2] and she currently acts as writer, interviewer, and contributing editor.
In 2000, Bill and Gloria were named Christian Songwriters of the Century by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), an award based on the songwriters who have had the most songs recorded over the past 100 years.
Gloria is the recipient of seven honorary doctorate degrees, and she is the author of more than 40 books including 20 children's books.
William J. "Bill" Gaither (born March 28, 1936) is an American singer and songwriter of southern gospel and Contemporary Christian music.
Besides having written numerous popular Christian songs with his wife, Gloria, he is also known for performing as part of the Bill Gaither Trio, and the Gaither Vocal Band.
In the 1990s, his career (as well as the careers of other southern
gospel artists) gained a resurgence as the popularity of the Gaither Homecoming series grew.
| Bill Gaither | |
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Gaither in Oslo, Norway on March 15, 2008
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | William J. Gaither |
| Born | March 28, 1936 Alexandria, Indiana, U.S. |
| Genres | Christian southern Gospel, contemporary Christian |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, record producer |
| Years active | 1950s–present |
| Labels | Spring House Productions, Gaither Music Group |
| Associated acts | Bill Gaither Trio, Gaither Vocal Band |
| Website | www |
Early life
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 and brother Danny Gaither), in 1956 while a college student at Anderson College.
After graduating from Anderson in 1959, he worked as an English teacher.
He married the former Gloria Sickal in 1962.
After a few years of trying to manage both a music career and his full-time teaching job, he quit his teaching job in 1967 and worked full-time in the Christian music industry.
"He Touched Me", which he recorded in 1964, was his breakthrough song.[1]
Gaither was influenced by southern gospel singers like Jake Hess and Hovie Lister and by groups like the Speers, the Statesmen and the Happy Goodmans.
Songwriter
Gaither and his wife, Gloria, have written many songs including: "The Longer I Serve Him," "Because He Lives," "The King Is Coming," "Sinner Saved By Grace", "Something Beautiful," "He Touched Me", "It Is Finished," "Jesus, There's Something About That Name" "I'm Gonna Sing", and "Let's Just Praise The Lord."His songs have been performed by Christian artists (David Crowder Band, Carman, Sandi Patty, The Cathedral Quartet, The Speers and the Heritage Singers), country singers (The Statler Brothers) and pop artists (Elvis Presley).
Gloria Gaither often writes the lyrics while Bill writes the music, although composing is usually a collaborative project between the two.
As of 2005, they had composed 600 songs and by 2012 that number had increased to over 700.[2][3]
Performer
Since Gaither first began singing with the Bill Gaither Trio in the 1950s, he has constantly been performing.The Bill Gaither Trio originally consisted of Bill, his brother Danny Gaither and his sister Mary Ann Gaither.
In about 1964 Bill's wife, Gloria, took the place of Mary Ann.
The trio sang traditional gospel songs along with original compositions by the Gaithers that gave them a more contemporary feel.
Gaither has a high bass voice (or low baritone), and would often sing while playing piano with the Bill Gaither Trio.
Entrepreneurship and Influence
Gaither founded the Gaither Music Company, which includes the functions of record company, concert booking (Gaither Management Group), television production, copyright management (Gaither Copyright Management), retail store, recording studio (Gaither Studios, formerly Pinebrook Studios) and telemarketing for the Gaither organization reside.Gaither also runs a retail center called Gaither Family Resources.
Included as part of the company is Live Bait Productions, which is an animation company run by Benjy Gaither, Bill's son.[4]
Record Labels
In the 1980s, Gaither was involved with Paragon Associates, which formed a partnership with Zondervan to buy Benson Records, which is now part of Sony BMG Music Entertainment.In 1994, Gaither and entrepreneur Leland Boren founded the Brentwood, Tennessee-based Chapel Hill Music Group, which later changed its name to Spring Hill Music Group.[5]
It was created as part of the Gaither Music Company to handle in-house productions, including the Gaither Homecoming series.
Industry Influence
Mark Lowry, Michael W. Smith, Carman, Sandi Patty, Steve Green, Don Francisco, Amy Grant, Michael English, Jonathan Pierce, Karla Worley, and Cynthia Clawson are all CCM artists who either got their start or became popular while touring with the Gaithers.
He has maintained the Gaither Vocal Band with a variety of singers through the years, including Gary McSpadden, Steve Green, Lee Young, Jon Mohr, Larnelle Harris, Michael English, Lemuel Miller, Jim Murray, Mark Lowry, Terry Franklin, Buddy Mullins, Jonathan Pierce, Guy Penrod, David Phelps, Russ Taff, Marshall Hall and Wes Hampton. Guy Penrod and Mark Lowry were the members of the Gaither Vocal Band with the longest tenure besides Bill Gaither himself.
Guy Penrod was with the group from 1995–2008 and Mark Lowry from 1988-2001.
It was announced in January 2009 that Mark Lowry, Michael English and David Phelps were rejoining the group; at the same time the announcement was made that Guy Penrod and Marshall Hall were leaving in order to pursue a solo career.
Gaither's Homecoming tours, which started in 1991, brought together major stars of the southern gospel and CCM industry, sparking a revival of the genres.
The tours have sold more than 1.1 million tickets across the world, and have included such notable venues as the Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall.
Pollstar listed the tour as selling more tickets in 2004 than Elton John, Fleetwood Mac or Rod Stewart.[6]
Lynda Randle, The Isaacs, Russ Taff, the Hoppers, Jessy Dixon and many more have performed on the tours.
Personal life
Bill and Gloria still live in Alexandria, Indiana, and have three grown children, Suzanne, Amy and Benjamin.Source: Wikipedia.org
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