The Gabbards
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| The Gabbards | |
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| Origin | Butler, Kentucky, United States |
| 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) Rob Gabbard (piano, sound tech., bus driver) |
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The Gabbards is a Christian American Southern Gospel group.
The Gabbards are composed of four people. Three of them (Gary, Adrian, and Cathy) are singers for the group. The fourth, Rob, runs the sound and sometimes drives their bus.
Gary, Cathy, and Adrian are three of Rev. Roy and Mrs. Catherine Gabbard’s children. Rob Gabbard is Gary’s son, and 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 1977 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 Amphitheater in Falmouth, Kentucky each August. Past performers at the Homecoming, in addition to the Gabbards, include Legacy Five, Ernie Hause & Signature Sound, The Hoppers, Talley Trio, The McKameys, The Perrys, Gold City, Karen Peck & New River and many others. The 2008 Homecoming is scheduled for August 7, 8, & 9, 2008 and will include The Gabbards, Gold City, Mike & Kelly Bowling, The Kingsmen, The Jay Stone Singers & others. For more information visit The Gabbards at thegabbards.com.
