Babbie Yvett Robie Wade Mason was born on February 1,1955 and is an American gospel singer, songwriter, writer, and adjunct professor of songwriting at Point University and Lee University, and a television talk-show host.
13 Facts About Babbie Mason
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Babbie Mason started playing as church pianist in 1964 and was the choir director for the church her father pastored.
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Babbie Mason later relocated to Georgia in 1980 and continued in her teaching profession.
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In 1984, Babbie Mason left teaching and began the first stages of her musical career.
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In 1988, Babbie Mason signed her first record deal with Word Records out of Nashville, Tennessee.
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Babbie Mason taught music at East Cobb Middle School in the early 1980s.
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In 1999, Babbie Mason signed with Spring Hill Music Group and released No Better Place.
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Babbie Mason has always blended pop and contemporary praise, inspirational ballads, and soulful gospel into her music style.
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However, Babbie Mason had longed to record a 1940s-era project a la Billie Holiday, in which Spring Hill granted her wish request and recorded Timeless.
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Highlights of this collection include "Theme on the 37th," a song written by Danniebelle Hall, an early Babbie Mason influence, and "Black and Blue," which was a poignant reflection on racism that Babbie Mason wrote with Turner Lawton.
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Babbie Mason has performed before US presidents, including Jimmy Carter, and sung at Billy Graham's evangelistic crusades.
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Babbie Mason is involved in Christian women's conferences and has been a popular guest on the Women of Faith tour.
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Babbie Mason joined the faculty at Atlanta Christian College in East Point and Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee, as an adjunct professor teaching songwriting.