1. Anthony John Burger was an American pianist and singer, most closely associated with Southern gospel music.
11 Facts About Anthony Burger
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Anthony Burger was born in Cleveland, Tennessee to Richard and Jean Burger.
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Anthony Burger suffered third degree burns on his hands, face and legs.
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Anthony Burger attended Bradley Central High School in Cleveland but did not graduate.
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Anthony Burger recorded with The Celestials on their album Ole Fashion Gospel in 1976.
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Anthony Burger joined the Kingsmen Quartet at age sixteen in August 1978 and remained with them until March 1993.
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In 1993, Anthony Burger left the Kingsmen Quartet to pursue a career as a solo pianist.
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Anthony Burger joined the Gaither Homecoming Tour the following year and was featured on more than 65 Homecoming videos.
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Anthony Burger continued to release piano solo recordings and headline concerts, but his solo schedule was balanced by about 80 Gaither Homecoming dates per year.
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Anthony Burger was known throughout his career to tell of how God healed his hands and playing the piano was his way of praising God.
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On February 22,2006, at the age of 44, Anthony Burger died of a massive heart attack after performing aboard the MS Zuiderdam, a cruise ship chartered for a Gaither Gospel Cruise.