George Younce
Actor · 1930 – 2005 · Patterson, North Carolina
George Younce (1930 –2005) was an American Southern gospel bass singer, best known as a founding member and bass vocalist of The Cathedral Quartet. Born in Patterson, North Carolina, he began singing with gospel groups in the 1940s, including The Watchmen Quartet and The Weatherfords. In 1964, he co-founded The Cathedral Quartet with Glen Payne, becoming a cornerstone of Southern gospel music with hits like "Step into The Water." Younce performed on the Gaither Homecoming Tour, at Radio City Music Hall and Carnegie Hall in New York City, and at the Billy Graham Crusades in Cleveland, Ohio, and Nashville, Tennessee. His television appearances include the "Rex Humbard Hour", the "Gospel Singing Jubilee", the “Bill Gaither Homecoming Hour”, NBC’s Today Show, The Nashville Network, “Prime Time Country”, and “The Statler Brothers Show”. Known for his deep voice and humor, Younce performed until retiring in 1999 due to health issues. He died at 75 in Akron, Ohio, from heart and kidney failure.
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MovieMusicBill & Gloria call their friends together for a toe-tapping, hand-clapping, heartwarming video - Reunion, A Gospel Homecoming Celebration. Gather in your living room or den and be a part of this celebration of renewed friendships, reminiscing, and praise. Get ready to nourish your soul with songs from recording greats like Jim Hill, Mylon LeFevre, Hovie Lister, Glen Payne, Wally Varner, Jake Hess, and other long-time friends of gospel music. Reunion is a gathering of God's family of believers, one that you can be a part of. Join in the fun and experience the wonder of this Homecoming masterpiece.
Movie4.2MusicGaither Gospel Series: Recorded at Pinebrook Studios, Alexandria, Indiana
The Sweetest Song I Know
1995 · 2 votes
MovieMusicFrom Father Abraham to John the Revelator, from the first century church to this moment, the people of God have always seen themselves as pilgrims — never settlers. "This world is not my home, I'm just a passing through" is more than a line from an old song. This sojourner's theme has been told to children in stories, sent in letters of encouragement to friends, preached from pulpits and whispered behind the closed doors of the underground church in times of persecution. But mostly, it's been sung. When kings were unjust, they sang of a kingdom whose builder and ruler was God. When the world seemd like a foreign country and when the strange language of power and materialism was the accepted tongue, these pilgrims reminded each other that they were natives of a far better place to which they were traveling. When they were separated, estranged or lonely, they sang of a great homecoming when all the singers would one day be together around their Father's throne.