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typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Bill_Gaither,_Sept._2016_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Gaither in 2016"><img alt="Gaither in 2016" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Bill_Gaither%2C_Sept._2016_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="195" height="288" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="195" data-file-height="288" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Gaither in 2016</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de">Background information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Birth name</span></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">William James Gaither</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1936-03-28</span>) </span>March 28, 1936<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 88)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Alexandria,_Indiana" title="Alexandria, Indiana">Alexandria, Indiana</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Southern_gospel" title="Southern gospel">Southern gospel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Contemporary_Christian_music" title="Contemporary Christian music">contemporary Christian</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation(s)</th><td class="infobox-data role">Singer, songwriter, record producer</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1950s–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data">Spring House Productions, Gaither Music Group</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://gaither.com">gaither<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div> <p><b>William James Gaither</b> (born March 28, 1936) is an American singer and songwriter of <a href="/wiki/Southern_gospel" title="Southern gospel">Southern gospel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Contemporary_Christian_music" title="Contemporary Christian music">contemporary Christian music</a>. He has written numerous popular Christian songs with his wife <a href="/wiki/Gloria_Gaither" title="Gloria Gaither">Gloria</a>; he is also known for performing as part of the <a href="/wiki/Bill_Gaither_Trio" title="Bill Gaither Trio">Bill Gaither Trio</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Gaither_Vocal_Band" title="Gaither Vocal Band">Gaither Vocal Band</a>. In the 1990s, his career gained a resurgence (as well as the careers of other southern gospel artists), as popularity grew for the <i><a href="/wiki/Gaither_Homecoming" title="Gaither Homecoming">Gaither Homecoming</a></i> series. In 2023 he released a secular music album with the Gaither Vocal Band entitled “Love Songs”. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Gaither_(gospel_singer)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bill Gaither was born in <a href="/wiki/Alexandria,_Indiana" title="Alexandria, Indiana">Alexandria, Indiana</a>, 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),<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and brother <a href="/wiki/Danny_Gaither" title="Danny Gaither">Danny Gaither</a> (1938–2001) in 1956 while a college student at <a href="/wiki/Anderson_University_(Indiana)" title="Anderson University (Indiana)">Anderson College</a>, to which he had transferred after one year at <a href="/wiki/Taylor_University" title="Taylor University">Taylor University</a>. He graduated from Anderson in 1959 with a major in English and a minor in music,<sup id="cite_ref-eccm_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eccm-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> after which he worked as an English teacher. He married the former Gloria Sickal in 1962. </p><p>Gaither earned his master's degree from <a href="/wiki/Ball_State_University" title="Ball State University">Ball State</a> in 1961, Gaither entered into the fledgling Gospel Music Association, founded in 1964, and helped organize the first Dove Awards ceremony in 1969.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He tried for a few years to manage both a music career and his full-time teaching job, but he quit his teaching job in 1967 and worked full-time in the <a href="/wiki/Christian_music_industry" title="Christian music industry">Christian music industry</a>. He recorded his breakthrough song "<a href="/wiki/He_Touched_Me_(song)" title="He Touched Me (song)">He Touched Me</a>" in 1964.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Gaither was influenced by <a href="/wiki/Southern_gospel" title="Southern gospel">Southern gospel</a> singers such as <a href="/wiki/Jake_Hess" title="Jake Hess">Jake Hess</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hovie_Lister" title="Hovie Lister">Hovie Lister</a> and by groups such as the <a href="/wiki/Speer_Family" title="Speer Family">Speers</a>, the <a href="/wiki/The_Statesmen_Quartet" title="The Statesmen Quartet">Statesmen</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/The_Happy_Goodmans" class="mw-redirect" title="The Happy Goodmans">Happy Goodmans</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Songwriter">Songwriter</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Gaither_(gospel_singer)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Songwriter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bill_%26_Gloria_Gaither,_Sept._2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Bill_%26_Gloria_Gaither%2C_Sept._2016.jpg/220px-Bill_%26_Gloria_Gaither%2C_Sept._2016.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="129" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Bill_%26_Gloria_Gaither%2C_Sept._2016.jpg/330px-Bill_%26_Gloria_Gaither%2C_Sept._2016.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Bill_%26_Gloria_Gaither%2C_Sept._2016.jpg/440px-Bill_%26_Gloria_Gaither%2C_Sept._2016.jpg 2x" data-file-width="494" data-file-height="289" /></a><figcaption>Bill & Gloria Gaither in 2016</figcaption></figure> <p>Gaither and his wife, Gloria, have written many songs including: "The Longer I Serve Him," "<a href="/wiki/Because_He_Lives" class="mw-redirect" title="Because He Lives">Because He Lives</a>," "The King Is Coming," "Sinner Saved By Grace", "Something Beautiful," "<a href="/wiki/He_Touched_Me_(song)" title="He Touched Me (song)">He Touched Me</a>", "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 (<a href="/wiki/David_Crowder_Band" title="David Crowder Band">David Crowder Band</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carman_(singer)" title="Carman (singer)">Carman</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Imperials" title="The Imperials">The Imperials</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sandi_Patty" title="Sandi Patty">Sandi Patty</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Cathedral_Quartet" class="mw-redirect" title="The Cathedral Quartet">The Cathedral Quartet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Speer_Family" title="Speer Family">The Speers</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Heritage_Singers" title="Heritage Singers">Heritage Singers</a>), country singers (<a href="/wiki/The_Statler_Brothers" title="The Statler Brothers">The Statler Brothers</a>) and pop artists (<a href="/wiki/Elvis_Presley" title="Elvis Presley">Elvis Presley</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-auto_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A video of a man surreptitiously recorded playing "Jesus, There's Something About That Name" on a piano in his destroyed house was shared by many people following the <a href="/wiki/Tornado_outbreak_of_December_10%E2%80%9311,_2021" title="Tornado outbreak of December 10–11, 2021">Tornado outbreak of December 10–11, 2021</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Gloria_Gaither" title="Gloria Gaither">Gloria Gaither</a> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Performer">Performer</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Gaither_(gospel_singer)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Performer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bill_Gaither_(gospel_singer).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Bill_Gaither_%28gospel_singer%29.jpg/220px-Bill_Gaither_%28gospel_singer%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Bill_Gaither_%28gospel_singer%29.jpg/330px-Bill_Gaither_%28gospel_singer%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Bill_Gaither_%28gospel_singer%29.jpg/440px-Bill_Gaither_%28gospel_singer%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="768" data-file-height="1024" /></a><figcaption>Bill Gaither performing, 2011</figcaption></figure> <p>After graduating high school, Gaither took a job in 1955 at <a href="/wiki/Worthington,_Ohio" title="Worthington, Ohio">Worthington, Ohio</a>'s radio station <a href="/wiki/WRFD" title="WRFD">WRFD</a> as a member of the station's gospel quartet.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since Gaither first began singing with the Bill Gaither Trio in the 1950s, he has constantly been performing. The trio originally consisted of Bill, his brother <a href="/wiki/Danny_Gaither" title="Danny Gaither">Danny Gaither</a> 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. </p><p>Gaither has a high bass voice (or low baritone), and often sang while playing piano with the Bill Gaither Trio. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Entrepreneurship_and_influence">Entrepreneurship and influence</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Gaither_(gospel_singer)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Entrepreneurship and influence"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>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. He also ran the Gaither Family Resources retail center. </p><p>Included as part of the company is Live Bait Productions, an animation company run by Benjy Gaither, one of Bill's three children.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Record_labels">Record labels</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Gaither_(gospel_singer)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Record labels"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the 1980s, Gaither was involved with Paragon Associates, which formed a partnership with <a href="/wiki/Zondervan" title="Zondervan">Zondervan</a> to buy <a href="/wiki/Benson_Records" title="Benson Records">Benson Records</a>, which is now part of <a href="/wiki/Sony_BMG_Music_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="Sony BMG Music Entertainment">Sony BMG Music Entertainment</a>. </p><p>In 1994, Gaither and entrepreneur Leland Boren founded the <a href="/wiki/Brentwood,_Tennessee" title="Brentwood, Tennessee">Brentwood, Tennessee</a>-based Chapel Hill Music Group, which later changed its name to <a href="/wiki/Spring_Hill_Music_Group" title="Spring Hill Music Group">Spring Hill Music Group</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was created as part of the Gaither Music Company to handle in-house productions, including the <i>Gaither Homecoming</i> series. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Industry_influence">Industry influence</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Gaither_(gospel_singer)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Industry influence"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:David_Phelps,_Gordon_Mote,_Bill_Gaither.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/David_Phelps%2C_Gordon_Mote%2C_Bill_Gaither.jpg/220px-David_Phelps%2C_Gordon_Mote%2C_Bill_Gaither.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/David_Phelps%2C_Gordon_Mote%2C_Bill_Gaither.jpg/330px-David_Phelps%2C_Gordon_Mote%2C_Bill_Gaither.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/David_Phelps%2C_Gordon_Mote%2C_Bill_Gaither.jpg/440px-David_Phelps%2C_Gordon_Mote%2C_Bill_Gaither.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/David_Phelps_(musician)" title="David Phelps (musician)">David Phelps</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Mote" title="Gordon Mote">Gordon Mote</a>, Bill Gaither (left to right) in April 2009</figcaption></figure> <p>Gaither has been a father figure and career booster to many younger performers in the <a href="/wiki/Christian_music_industry" title="Christian music industry">Christian music industry</a>, while helping to prolong the careers of those who came before him for example by producing Homecoming recordings and tours. The following are all CCM artists who either got their start or became popular while touring with the Gaithers: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Lowry" title="Mark Lowry">Mark Lowry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_W._Smith" title="Michael W. Smith">Michael W. Smith</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carman_(singer)" title="Carman (singer)">Carman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sandi_Patty" title="Sandi Patty">Sandi Patty</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steve_Green_(singer)" title="Steve Green (singer)">Steve Green</a>, <a href="/wiki/Don_Francisco_(Christian_musician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Don Francisco (Christian musician)">Don Francisco</a>, <a href="/wiki/Amy_Grant" title="Amy Grant">Amy Grant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_English_(American_singer)" title="Michael English (American singer)">Michael English</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Pierce" title="Jonathan Pierce">Jonathan Pierce</a>, Karla Worley, and <a href="/wiki/Cynthia_Clawson" title="Cynthia Clawson">Cynthia Clawson</a>. </p><p>He has maintained the Gaither Vocal Band with a variety of singers through the years, including <a href="/wiki/Gary_McSpadden" title="Gary McSpadden">Gary McSpadden</a>, Steve Green, Lee Young, Jon Mohr, <a href="/wiki/Larnelle_Harris" title="Larnelle Harris">Larnelle Harris</a>, Michael English, Lemuel Miller, Jim Murray, <a href="/wiki/Mark_Lowry" title="Mark Lowry">Mark Lowry</a>, Terry Franklin, Buddy Mullins, <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Pierce" title="Jonathan Pierce">Jonathan Pierce</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guy_Penrod" title="Guy Penrod">Guy Penrod</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Phelps_(musician)" title="David Phelps (musician)">David Phelps</a>, <a href="/wiki/Russ_Taff" title="Russ Taff">Russ Taff</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Hall_(singer)" title="Marshall Hall (singer)">Marshall Hall</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wes_Hampton" title="Wes Hampton">Wes Hampton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Crabb_Revival" title="Crabb Revival">Adam Crabb</a>, Todd Suttles and Reggie Smith. Penrod, Lowry and Hampton were the members of the Gaither Vocal Band with the longest tenure besides Bill Gaither himself. Penrod was with the group from 1995 to 2008; Lowry from 1988 to 2001; and Hampton has been with the Gaither Vocal Band since 2005. It was announced in January 2009 that Lowry, English and Phelps were rejoining the group; at the same time the announcement was made that Penrod and Hall were leaving to pursue solo careers. </p><p>Gaither's <i>Homecoming</i> 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 <a href="/wiki/Kennedy_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Kennedy Center">Kennedy Center</a> and <a href="/wiki/Carnegie_Hall" title="Carnegie Hall">Carnegie Hall</a>. Pollstar listed the tour as selling more tickets in 2004 than <a href="/wiki/Elton_John" title="Elton John">Elton John</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fleetwood_Mac" title="Fleetwood Mac">Fleetwood Mac</a> or <a href="/wiki/Rod_Stewart" title="Rod Stewart">Rod Stewart</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lynda Randle, the Isaacs, Russ Taff, the Hoppers, Jessy Dixon and many more have performed on the tours. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Gaither_(gospel_singer)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="[icon]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/30px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/40px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="44" data-file-height="31" /></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs expansion</b>. You can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bill_Gaither_(gospel_singer)&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">September 2018</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Bill and Gloria live in Alexandria, Indiana, and have three grown children.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Gaither_(gospel_singer)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gaither_Trio">Gaither Trio</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Gaither_(gospel_singer)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Gaither Trio"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Gaither_Trio" title="Bill Gaither Trio">Bill Gaither Trio</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Solo">Solo</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Gaither_(gospel_singer)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Solo"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2005: <i>Bill Gaither</i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gaither_Vocal_Band">Gaither Vocal Band</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Gaither_(gospel_singer)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Gaither Vocal Band"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Gaither_Vocal_Band_discography" title="Gaither Vocal Band discography">Gaither Vocal Band discography</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Homecoming_Series">Homecoming Series</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Gaither_(gospel_singer)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Homecoming Series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Gaither_Homecoming" title="Gaither Homecoming">Gaither Homecoming</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Gaither_(gospel_singer)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>(This list excludes books of music and books that are companions to his "Homecoming" series.)</i> </p> <ul><li>2003: Gaither, Bill and Ken Abraham. <i>It's More than Music: Life Lessons on Friends, Faith, and What Matters Most</i>. Anderson, Indiana: Warner Books. (<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-446-53041-7" title="Special:BookSources/0-446-53041-7">0-446-53041-7</a>)</li> <li>1992: Gaither, Bill and Jerry Jerkins. <i>I Almost Missed the Sunset</i>. Thomas Nelson (pub). (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8407-7573-3" title="Special:BookSources/0-8407-7573-3">0-8407-7573-3</a>).</li> <li>1997: Gaither, Bill and Jerry Jerkins. <i>Homecoming</i>. Zondervan. (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-310-21325-8" title="Special:BookSources/0-310-21325-8">0-310-21325-8</a>)</li> <li>2000: Gaither, Bill and Gloria Gaither. <i>God Gave Song</i>. Zondervan. (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-310-23123-X" title="Special:BookSources/0-310-23123-X">0-310-23123-X</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_honors">Awards and honors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Gaither_(gospel_singer)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Awards and honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Grammy_Awards">Grammy Awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Gaither_(gospel_singer)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Grammy Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1973: Best Inspirational Performance for "Let's Just Praise The Lord"; Bill Gaither Trio</li> <li>1975: Best Inspirational Performance for "Jesus, We Just Want To Thank You"; Bill Gaither Trio</li> <li>1991: Best Southern Gospel Album for <i>Homecoming</i>; Gaither Vocal Band</li> <li>1999: Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album for <i>Kennedy Center Homecoming</i></li> <li>2001: Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album for <i>A Billy Graham Music Homecoming</i></li> <li>2008: Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album for <i>Lovin' Life; Gaither Vocal Band</i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="GMA_Dove_Awards">GMA Dove Awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Gaither_(gospel_singer)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: GMA Dove Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1969, 1970, 1972–'77: Songwriter of the Year</li> <li>1974: Song of the Year for "Because He Lives"</li> <li>1976: Inspirational Album of the Year for <i>Jesus, We Just Want to Thank You</i>; Bill Gaither Trio</li> <li>1978: Inspirational Album of the Year for <i>Pilgrim's Progress</i>; Bill Gaither Trio</li> <li>1980: Mixed Group of the Year – Bill Gaither Trio</li> <li>1986: Praise and Worship Album of the Year for <i>I’ve Just Seen Jesus</i> (choral)</li> <li>1987: Southern Gospel Album of the Year for <i>The Master Builder</i>; <a href="/wiki/Cathedral_Quartet" title="Cathedral Quartet">The Cathedrals</a> (producer)</li> <li>1991: Southern Gospel Album of the Year for <i>Climbing Higher & Higher</i>; The Cathedrals (producer)</li> <li>1992: Southern Gospel Album of the Year for <i>Homecoming</i> Gaither Vocal Band</li> <li>1993: Southern Gospel Album of the Year for <i>Reunion: A Gospel Homecoming Celebration</i></li> <li>1994: Southern Gospel Album of the Year for <i>Southern Classics</i>; Gaither Vocal Band</li> <li>1994: Southern Gospel Song of the Year for "Satisfied"; Gaither Vocal Band</li> <li>1995: Southern Gospel Song of the Year for "I Bowed On My Knees"</li> <li>1999: Southern Gospel Album of the Year for <i>Still the Greatest Story Ever Told</i>; Gaither Vocal Band</li> <li>1995: Southern Gospel Song of the Year for "I Believe in a Hill Called Mount Calvary"; Gaither Vocal Band</li> <li>2000: Southern Gospel Album of the Year for <i>God is Good</i>; Gaither Vocal Band</li> <li>2001: Southern Gospel Album of the Year for <i>I Do Believe</i>; Gaither Vocal Band</li> <li>2001: Southern Gospel Song of the Year for "God Is Good All The Time"; Gaither Vocal Band</li> <li>2001: Long Form Video of the Year for <i>A Farewell Celebration</i>; The Cathedrals (producer)</li> <li>2002: Southern Gospel Album of the Year for <i>Encore</i>; Old Friends Quartet (producer)</li> <li>2002: Southern Gospel Song of the Year for "He's Watching Me"; Gaither Vocal Band</li> <li>2007: Southern Gospel Album of the Year for <i>Give It Away</i>; Gaither Vocal Band</li> <li>2007: Southern Gospel Song of the Year for "Give It Away"; Gaither Vocal Band</li> <li>2009: Southern Gospel Album of the Year for <i>Lovin' Life</i>; Gaither Vocal Band</li> <li>2010: Southern Gospel Album of the Year for <i>Reunited</i>; Gaither Vocal Band</li> <li>2010: Long Form Video of the Year for <i>A Gospel Journey</i>; <a href="/wiki/Oak_Ridge_Boys" class="mw-redirect" title="Oak Ridge Boys">Oak Ridge Boys</a> (producer)</li> <li>2011: Southern Gospel Song of the Year for "Better Day"; Gaither Vocal Band</li> <li>2011: Southern Gospel Album of the Year for <i>Greatly Blessed</i>; Gaither Vocal Band</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_honors">Other honors</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Gaither_(gospel_singer)&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Other honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1974, 1980: ASCAP Best Gospel Song of the Year</li> <li>1983: Inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Gospel_Music_Association" title="Gospel Music Association">Gospel Music Association</a> <a href="/wiki/Gospel_Music_Hall_of_Fame" title="Gospel Music Hall of Fame">Hall of Fame</a></li> <li>1997: Named among the top 75 American entrepreneurs: <i>Entrepreneur Magazine</i></li> <li>1997: Inducted into the SGMA Hall of Fame</li> <li>2000: Christian "Songwriter of the Century" (with Gloria Gaither): American Society of Composers and Publishers (<a href="/wiki/ASCAP" class="mw-redirect" title="ASCAP">ASCAP</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/SPEBSQSA" class="mw-redirect" title="SPEBSQSA">SPEBSQSA</a> Honorary Life Member<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2010: <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Wesleyan_University" title="Indiana Wesleyan University">Indiana Wesleyan University</a> Society of World Changers inductee and honorary doctorate recipient<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2012: Concert Promotor of the Year: NQC Music Awards</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Gaither_(gospel_singer)&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gaither.com/news/loving-memory-mary-ann-gaither-addison">"In Loving Memory of Mary Ann Gaither Addison"</a>. <i>Gaither.com</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Gaither.com&rft.atitle=In+Loving+Memory+of+Mary+Ann+Gaither+Addison&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fgaither.com%2Fnews%2Floving-memory-mary-ann-gaither-addison&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABill+Gaither+%28gospel+singer%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-eccm-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-eccm_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCusic2010" class="citation book cs1">Cusic, Dan, Ed. 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