The Gabbards
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| The Gabbards | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Origin | Butler, Kentucky, United States |
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| Genre(s) | Southern Gospel | |
| Years active | 1986–Present | |
| Label(s) | Cross & Crown Music | |
| Website | TheGabbards.org | |
| Members | ||
| Gary Gabbard (bass/manager) Adrian Gabbard (tenor) Cathy Gabbard Saunders (lead/soprano) Holly Young (alto) Rob Gabbard (piano, sound tech., bus driver) |
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The Gabbards is a Christian American Southern Gospel group.
The Gabbards are comprised of five people. Four of them (Gary, Adrian, Cathy, and Holly) are singers for the group. The fifth, Rob, runs the sound and sometimes drives their bus.
Gary, Cathy, and Adrian are three of Rev. Roy and Mrs. Catherine Gabbard’s children. Holly Young is Gary Gabbard's daughter. Rob Gabbard is Gary’s son, and along with his sister Holly, represents the future for the family ministry. Rob is a music minister at his church. He plays piano and runs the sound for the group as well.
[edit] History
The group was first formed in 1966 under the name, The Gabbard Brothers. Its name was changed to "The Gabbards" in 1986, when Cathy Gabbard first joined.
The Gabbards have recorded several recordings with the Eddie Crook Co. of Nashville, Tennessee. Most of the recorded songs have been written by The Gabbards. These songs include “On Bended Knees,” written by Rev. Roy Gabbard, which reached Number 30 nationwide on the Singing News Charts. Other Top-50 releases include “He Has the Keys,” “His Coming is Nigh,” and “The Word.”
The Gabbards host a three-day Christian Music event, the Gabbard Homecoming, at the Griffin Center Ampitheater in Falmouth, Kentucky each August. Past performers at the Homecoming, in addition to the Gabbards, include Garry Sheppard and Legacy Five.
