![]() In the summer of 1953 he attended the Stamps School of Music in Dallas, Texas. As a child, he used to pretend he was a booking agent, scheduling and promoting concerts. He loved the Statesmen Quartet and the Dixie Four. He first heard gospel music in 1948, and admitted that it was the style of the music more than the message that interested him at first. He took piano lessons, and enjoyed music from the Mills Brothers, Rosemary Clooney, Patti Page, and Andy Williams. Gaither was born and raised in Alexandria, Indiana, where his family ran a small farm with corn, wheat, and a few cows. In 2002 they were inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. In 2000 the American Society of Composers and Performers (ASCAP) named him and his wife, Gloria, as Gospel Songwriters of the Century. The Gaither Music Hour is on eight different cable networks and reaches 75 million viewers a year. ![]() Conference Center-Gaither Family Resources, 1617 South Park Ave., Alexandria, IN 46001.īill Gaither has produced over 100 Homecoming albums and tapes, and won numerous awards and honors, including three Grammy Awards. ![]() Addresses: Website-Bill Gaither Official Website. Education: Anderson College, graduated with major in English, minor in music master's degree in guidance and counseling. ![]() Gaither on March 28, 1936, in Alexandria, IN married Gloria Sickal, 1962 children: Suzanne, Amy, Benjamin. ![]()
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