Vestal & Friends
Vestal Goodman
Vince Gill, Carman, Jake Hess, Newsboys, George Jones, Sandi Patty, Russ Taff, Dolly Parton
Producer: Rick Goodman
Yell Records, 2006
1 CD
Catalogue #: 0026
EAN: 0828472002625
UPC: 828472002625
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Personnel includes: Vestal Goodman, Vince Gill, Carman, Jake Hess, The Newsboys, George Jones, Sandi Patty, Russ Taff, Andrae Crouch, The Katinas, Bill & Gloria Gaither, Dolly Parton, Howard Goodman, Janet Paschal.
Personnel include: Vestal Goodman (vocals); Dolly Parton, George Jones, Howard Goodman, Jake Hess, Janet Paschal, Andrae Crouch, Russ Taff, Sandi Patty, The Katinas, Bill & Gloria Gaither, Carman (vocals); Newsboys.
One of the best-known voices in gospel music, Vestal Goodman has been a fixture in the genre since the early 1960s. Here she's joined by many of her religious and secular contemporaries in an inspirational set that includes duets with Vince Gill, Dolly Parton, Andrae Crouch, and George Jones, performing favorites like "Angel Band," "Oh, Happy Day," and "Great Is Thy Faithfulness."
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Vince Gill
With his unbeatable combination of vocal talent, songwriting ability, guitar prowess, and golf skills, Vince Gill defined the '90s country star. The former lead singer of Pure Prairie League and a backup vocalist on literally hundreds of country records, Gill came into his own as a star in 1990, and his high, distinctive voice has been a fixture on the charts ever since.
George Jones
George Jones is the greatest of country singers but he has also been a victim of the infamous hard-living honky-tonk lifestyle. Though he's gone through several phases, from rockabilly to honky-tonk to countrypolitan, his melismatic, Lefty Frizell-influenced style has remained at the core of his unique sound. His stormy marriage to Tammy Wynette (1969-75) included duet albums of love songs and bitter recriminations. By the late '70s, his drinking and cocaine addiction had made him so unreliable that he was known as "No Show Jones." In 1979 he received medical treatment and staged a significant comeback with I AM WHAT I AM, which included his greatest single, "He Stopped Loving Her Today."
Sandi Patty
One of the most popular Christian Contemporary singers, Sandi Patty has been recording since 1979. Shortly thereafter the Dove awards and public accolades came pouring forth from a Christian (and occasionally secular) audience who loved her upbeat material and clear, carrying soprano. Back-up gigs with CCM mogul Bill Gaither followed, and soon Patty was headlining her own very successful tours. In addition to her relentless live-appearance schedule, Patty has written three autobiographical books and dueted on an album with fellow CCM superstar Kathy Troccoli.
Dolly Parton
Best known as one of the most beloved singers in country music, Dolly Parton is also a successful screen actress. Her greatest talent, songwriting, may also be her least heralded: Parton has penned numerous classics, among them "Coat of Many Colors," "Kentucky Gambler," "9 to 5," and "I Will Always Love You." Her first hits came in the 1960s via her duets with Porter Wagoner, but on her own she skyrocketed to fame with an angelic voice, potent songs, and a style that distinctively mixed folk, country, pop, and bluegrass.
