HOLLAND -- Gospel music's popular Homecoming tour comes to West Michigan this weekend, and Bill Gaither's ensemble, the Gaither Vocal Band, headlines Saturday's program in Central Wesleyan Church.

PHIL JONES, correspondent: In the 1950s, Bill Gaither used to turn on his radio and listen to all the gospel music stars. He was a farm boy with a field of dreams. BILL GAITHER: I kept dreaming of the ...

Gospel singer Bill Gaither, who has created legendary songs such as “Because He Lives” that have taken on the status of universal hymns of the Christian faith, recently turned 89 and could rest on his ...

LAKELAND — There won't be any blaring sound systems, screaming guitar solos, brightly-colored spotlights flooding the arena or fans scrambling to cram together for a spot at the front of the stage.

In the world of contemporary southern gospel music, one name stands out above all the rest: Gaither. So well-respected is the husband-and-wife songwriting team of Bill and Gloria Gaither that just ...

It was the four-part harmonies that first grabbed Bill Gaither. The message came a bit later. But it's that message that has kept the gospel singer performing and touring since the 1950s. Gaither ...

Gospel recording legend Bill Gaither teams up with David Phelps, Wes Hampton, Adam Crabb and Todd Suttles for an evening of gospel classics and newer material. Since Bill Gaither decided to make music ...

A few years ago, a group of us who love old time gospel music got together and created a community-wide gospel concert. The event was originally called Gospel Fest and the first concert of this type ...

The man famous for his “Homecoming” tours will be making a homecoming of sorts this weekend at Packard Music Hall. Bill Gaither is an Indiana native, but the gospel music icon recorded his first live ...

Atlanta's piano-pounding, head-shaking Hovie Lister put Indiana farm boy Bill Gaither on the gospel road in the 1950s. It has been a good trip for Gaither, whose shelves bend under the weight of five ...