It's More Than the Music : Life Lessons on Friends, Faith, and What Matters Most

by Gaither, Bill; Abraham, Ken

• ISBN13: 9780446530415
• ISBN10: 0446530417
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-10-15
• Publisher: Grand Central Pub

Summary

When Bill Gaither assembled a group of all-time great Christian singers to record a song for the Gaither Vocal Band's 1991 album, Homecoming, he knew that the occasion would be special. Soon, however, he realized that something extraordinary was happening. Moved by joy, these accomplished and devout musicians transcended the limits of rhythm and harmony to create something more than the music -- a pure, undiluted expression of their love for God and each other. In It's More Than the Music, gospel music's most beloved artist and songwriter tells the inspiring story of the Homecoming video series and more. He tells how, as a college student, his efforts to become a gospel singer met with frustration. And he recalls his days as a high-school English teacher, when his dream would not die and his faith in God gave him the strength to keep trying.

Author Biography

Bill Gaither is the most successful and most honored artist in the history of Christian music. In more than thirty years as a composer, songwriter, and producer, Bill has received four Grammys, twenty Dove awards, and the first Gold Record ever awarded to an inspirational album. Inducted into the Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame in 1983, Bill was recently honored by ASCAP as Christian Songwriter of the Century Ken Abraham is a New York Times best-selling author

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
1 Homecoming	1	(21)
2 Indiana Youth	22	(19)
3 False Starts and Better Beginnings	41	(21)
4 Gloria	62	(8)
5 More Than the Music	70	(14)
6 Beginning of a Legacy	84	(8)
7 Enter, Bob MacKenzie	92	(16)
8 Back Home in Indiana	108	(25)
9 Down but Not Out	133	(12)
10 "Because He Lives"	145	(11)
11 Stress and Heartbreak	156	(22)
12 We All Win	178	(11)
13 Birth of the Vocal Band	189	(7)
14 At Home with the Family	196	(20)
15 Gaither Family Feuds	216	(6)
16 More New Faces	222	(11)
17 Full Circle Gospel	233	(18)
18 Old Friends and New Ones	251	(9)
19 Special Moments	260	(13)
20 Dealing with Death	273	(5)
21 Keep on Pumping!	278	(7)
22 The End of an Era	285	(6)
23 Real People	291	(4)
Notes	295	(4)
Bill and Gloria Gaither: Five Decades of Awards	299