Al Green

Brief Facts:

Wrote popular Southern gospel songs:

Host of his TV show:

Homecoming

Member of:

GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame 1983.

Billy Graham

religion, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

William Franklin Graham Jr.

Also Known As:

Rev. Billy Graham

Birth Date:

November 7, 1918

Age today:

98

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

- the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Relationships:

father of

Franklin Graham

Sevierville, Tennessee, USA

Descendants:

Franklin Graham

Brief Facts:

Popular evangelist and preacher. Honorary knighthood (KBE) 2001. Met with 12 presidents.
GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame 1999.
Presidential Medal of Freedom 1983.
Congressional Gold Medal 1996.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 6901 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to radio; ceremony: 15 October 1989.

Dolly Parton

actor, singer, country, composer, hall of fame, Broadway, Tony Award

Gender:

Female

Real/Birth Name:

Dolly Rebecca Parton

Birth Date:

January 19, 1946

Age today:

71

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Capricorn

- the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Birth Place:

Relationships:

older sister of

Stella Parton

Older than Stella Parton by 3 years.

Madisonville, Kentucky, USA

Brief Facts:

Grand Ole Opry.
Movie:

Joyful Noise

Movie:

9 to 5

Songs:

Composer for Broadway musical:

9 to 5

Tony Award nomination.
Subject of television movie:

Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors

Songwriters Hall of Fame 2001.
Country Music Hall of Fame 1999.
Small Town of America Hall of Fame 1988.
Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame 2008.
The Americana Highway Hall of Fame 2006.
East Tennessee Hall of Fame 1988.
Music City Walk of Fame 2009.
Kennedy Center Honors 2006.
Hit Parade Hall of Fame 2011.
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 1986.
National Medal of Arts 2005.
GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame 2009.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 6712 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry; ceremony: 14 June 1984.

Dottie Rambo

singer, composer, accident, vehicle crash, hall of fame

Gender:

Female

Real/Birth Name:

Joyce Reba Luttrell

Birth Date:

March 2, 1934

Death Date:

May 11, 2008

Age at Death:

74

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces

- the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Gospel music.
Songs:

Died in an accident when the bus she was in crashed.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 2008.
Kentucky Music Hall of Fame 2006.
NACMAI Hall of Fame 2005.
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 2007.
GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame 1992.
Music City Walk of Fame 2011.

Elvis Presley

actor, singer, dancer, military, overdose, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Elvis Aron Presley

Birth Date:

January 8, 1935

Death Date:

August 16, 1977

Age at Death:

42

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Capricorn

- the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Birth Place:

Tupelo, Mississippi, USA

Relationships:

grandfather of

Benjamin Keough

twin brother of

Jesse Presley

The same age as Jesse Presley.

father of

Lisa Marie Presley

ex-husband of

Priscilla Presley

Older than Priscilla Presley by 10 years.

grandfather of

Riley Keough

Putnam County, New York, USA

Descendants:

Lisa Marie Presley

Brief Facts:

Songs:

Movie:

Blue Hawaii

Died of a drug overdose.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1986.
Country Music Hall of Fame 1998.
Music City Walk of Fame 2008.
UK Music Hall of Fame 2004.
Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame.
Guitar Center RockWalk 1990.
Hit Parade Hall of Fame 2007.
Rockabilly Hall of Fame.
Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame 2001.
The Southern Legends Entertainment & Performing Arts Hall of Fame 2005.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 6777 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry.
Las Vegas Walk of Stars:
A star at Riviera Hotel; ceremony: 26 September 2008.
Palm Springs Walk of Stars:
A star at 100 S. Palm Canyon Drive; ceremony: 27 March 1994.

Fanny Crosby

lyricist, religion, poet, hall of fame

Gender:

Female

Real/Birth Name:

Frances Jane Crosby

Also Known As:

Frances van Alstyne

Birth Date:

March 24, 1820

Death Date:

February 12, 1915

Age at Death:

94

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries

- the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Blind since shortly after birth. Writer of the words for many popular Christian Protestant hymns.
Song:

Blessed Assurance

(...Jesus is mine...Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine.) and songs:

GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame 1975.

Gloria Gaither

singer, composer, lyricist, hall of fame, southern gospel

Gender:

Female

Real/Birth Name:

Gloria Sickal

Birth Date:

March 4, 1942

Age today:

75

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces

- the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

Michigan, USA

Relationships:

wife of

Bill Gaither

Younger than Bill Gaither by 5 years.

Brief Facts:

TV show:

Homecoming

Member:

The Bill Gaither Trio

Southern gospel singer. Composer with her husband. Often the lyricist.
GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame 1997.

Homer Rodeheaver

singer, composer, publisher, religion, business, southern gospel, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Homer Alvan Rodeheaver

Nickname(s):

Rody

Birth Date:

October 4, 1880

Death Date:

December 18, 1955

Age at Death:

75

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra

- the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Cinco Hollow, Ohio, USA

Brief Facts:

Southern gospel music publisher.
Songs:

Published over 80 songbooks.
Gennett Records Walk of Fame 2008.
GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame 1973.

J.D. Sumner

singer, composer, southern gospel, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

John David Sumner

Also Known As:

JD Sumner

Nickname(s):

World's Lowest Bass Singer

Birth Date:

November 19, 1924

Death Date:

November 16, 1998

Age at Death:

73, 3 days before his 74^th birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

- the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Lakeland, Florida, USA

Brief Facts:

Southern Gospel singer with a deep bass voice. Formerly listed as the World's Lowest Bass Singer.
Groups:

Song:

The Old Country Church

Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame.
GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame 1984.
Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame as a member of Blackwood Brothers.

James Wetherington

singer, southern gospel, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

James Stephen Wetherington

Also Known As:

James S. Wetherington

Nickname(s):

Big Chief

Birth Date:

October 31, 1922

Death Date:

October 3, 1973

Age at Death:

50, 28 days before his 51^st birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

- the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Ty Ty, Georgia, USA

Brief Facts:

Member of:

The Statesmen Quartet

as the bass singer.
Southern Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame 1997.
GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame 1977.

Johnny Cash

singer, country, actor, tv, composer, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

J.R. Cash

Also Known As:

John R. Cash

Nickname(s):

The Man in Black
J.R.

Birth Date:

February 26, 1932

Death Date:

September 12, 2003

Age at Death:

71

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces

- the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

Kingsland, Arkansas, USA

Relationships:

step-father of

Carlene Carter

husband of

June Carter Cash, until her earlier death.

Younger than June Carter Cash by 2 years.

father of

Rosanne Cash

Descendants:

Rosanne Cash
[step-] Carlene Carter

Brief Facts:

Grand Ole Opry.
Songs:

TV series:

Movie for television:

Stagecoach

Country Music Hall of Fame 1980.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1992.
Songwriters Hall of Fame 1977.
Kennedy Center Honors 1996.
Guitar Center RockWalk 1990.
Hit Parade Hall of Fame 2007.
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 1977.
National Medal of Arts 2001.
Rockabilly Hall of Fame.
Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame 1996.
GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame 2010.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 6320 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry.

Mahalia Jackson

singer, R&B, activist, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Mahala Jackson

Nickname(s):

Halie
The Queen of Gospel

Birth Date:

October 26, 1911

Death Date:

January 27, 1972

Age at Death:

60

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

- the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Gospel singer, also active in the civil rights movement.
Louisiana Music Hall of Fame 2008.
Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame 1995.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1997.
GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame 1978.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 6840 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry; ceremony: 1 September 1988.

Pat Boone

singer, actor, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Charles Eugene Boone

Birth Date:

June 1, 1934

Age today:

83

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini

- the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Relationships:

father of

grandfather of

father of

brother of

uncle of

cousin of

husband of

Younger than Shirley Boone by less than 1 year.