1. Gloria Gaither was born on March 4,1942 and is a Christian singer-songwriter, author, speaker, editor, and academic.
12 Facts About Gloria Gaither
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Gloria Gaither is married to Bill Gaither and together they have written more than 700 songs.
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Gloria Gaither performed, traveled and recorded with the Bill Gaither Trio from 1965 through 1991.
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Gloria Gaither was born Gloria Lee Sickal in 1942 in Michigan, a daughter of Pastor Lee Sickal and Dorothy Sickal.
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Gloria Gaither spent some of her childhood and high school years in the Battle Creek area of Michigan, working a brief time for the Kellogg Company.
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When Gloria Gaither graduated from Clare High School in Clare, Michigan, she attended Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana.
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Gloria Gaither married Gaither in 1962, and they began writing songs recreationally.
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Bill and Gloria Gaither began writing songs in the 1960s, and many those songs would go on to become church hymn book standards across North America and around the world.
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Gloria Gaither has been an active presence in every video production.
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In 2002, Gloria Gaither launched Homecoming: The Magazine, and she currently acts as writer, interviewer, and contributing editor.
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In 2000, Bill and Gloria Gaither were named Christian Songwriters of the Century by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, an award based on the songwriters who have had the most songs recorded over the past 100 years.
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Gloria Gaither is the recipient of seven honorary doctorate degrees, and she is the author of more than 40 books including 20 children's books.