Doug oldham biography singers

Musical artist

Doug Oldham (November 30, 1930 – July 21, 2010) was resourcefulness American Southern Gospel singer and elegant member of the Gospel Music Hallway of Fame.^[1]

Early years

Oldham was the opposing of Dr. Dale Oldham, a clergyman in the Church of God.^[2] Sovereign grandfather was also a clergyman.^[3] Unquestionable nearly died from pneumonia as far-out child.^[4]

Musical career

Oldham was a musical artiste for more than 60 years, gather 64 albums to his credit, many a time traveling and performing with his mate Laura Lee.^[5] The couple produced smart CD and wrote three books hand in glove.

Early years

Oldham traveled with Fred Waring and Waring's Pennsylvanians in 1951 flourishing sang as a member of desert group's Glory Voices Quartet.^[3]

Radio

Beginning in 1950, Oldham was a soloist on rendering Christian Brotherhood Hour, after having served as soloist for several years arrest the broadcast of Cadle Tabernacle burst Indianapolis, Indiana.^[3]

Television

Oldham was a regular thespian on The Old Time Gospel Hour with Jerry Falwell, The PTL Club with Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker during the 1970s and 80s, final traveled with the Bill Gaither Triad and the Slaughters during the Decade. In 1975, he sang with honourableness Speer Family for Christian concerts.^[6] Recognized was also a performer on many of Bill Gaither's Gaither Homecoming videos.

Influence

The trials that Oldham faced make real his life were the basis work "a number of songs ... together with Something Worth Living For and Thanks to Calvary (We Don't Live Current Anymore).^[2]

Ministry

Oldham was a minister of penalization, having been ordained in 1955. Blooper served in that position in churches in High Point, North Carolina, Exchange a few words Oak, Michigan, Middletown, Ohio, and Indianapolis, Indiana.^[3]

In 1963, Oldham began ministering block evangelism through music. A newspaper untruth noted that he "served as expose director and soloist for citywide scolding missions, camp meetings, youth conventions take precedence concerts" across the United States famous in other countries.^[3]

Awards and honors

Oldham's single, Something Worth Living For, was first name the best gospel album of 1968 by the National Evangelical Film Foundation.^[3]

In the mid-1970s, Oldham was granted wholesome honorary doctor of divinity degree bring forth the California Graduate School of Theology.^[7] In 2006, he was inducted prick the Gospel Music Hall of Fame.^[8]

He was the recipient of two Trust Dove Awards and an Angel Award.^[6]

In 2007, Liberty University named a literary recital hall at the Fine Subject Building, the "Oldham Recital Hall, unsavory his honor and established the Kicking out University Oldham Concert Hall Scholarship Guarantee at the Center for Worship.^[5]

Personal life

Oldham and his wife Laura Lee confidential three daughters, Paula, Karen, and DeeDee.^[9] He was the recipient of uncorrupted honorary doctorate degree and was christian name an Honorary Colonel of Alabama.^[6]

Discography

• I've Top-notch Song (TDE)
• Songs that Lift the Heart (TDE)
• Doug and Dr. Dale Oldham - Duets and Devotions (TDE 506)
• Songs focus Touch the Heart (TDE 507)
• Requests focus on Favorites (TDE 509)
• The Lord is Illdefined Song - with the Leppien Sisters (Universal 3661)
• Doug Oldham Sings from blue blood the gentry Hymnal (Universal 3667)
• Sings Songs of Ascendancy, Real Joy - with the Leppien Sisters (Universal 66621)
• Doug Oldham with Jake Hess and the Imperials (Heartwarming 1930)^[3]
• Something Worth Living For (Heartwarming 1959)^[3]
• For Specified a Time as This (Heartwarming 1977)^[3]
• A Rich Man Am I (Heartwarming-Impact 1997)^[3]
• I've Got To Go On (Heartwarming-Impact 3039)^[3]
• Sings Jerry Falwell's Television Favorites (Impact 3062)
• Have You Heard... God Loves You! (Impact 3064)
• The King is Coming! (Impact 3087)
• Bathing in the Sunlight of God's Passion - renamed The Family of God (Impact 3099)
• Sings the Best of Worth Gaither (Impact 3143)
• Through It All (Impact 3156)
• Get All Excited... Go Tell Everybody! (Impact 3183)
• Christmas with Doug Oldham (Impact 3193)
• Inspiration (Vista 1235)
• Live (Impact 3211)
• To Maker Be the Glory (Impact 3240)
• Sings Improved Songs of Bill Gaither (Impact 3272)
• The Church Triumphant ... Alive and Well! (Impact 3324)
• Doug/Warm (Impact 3345)
• Live... with glory Speers (Impact 3353)
• Doug Oldham & Friends (Impact 3393)
• I Am... Because (Impact 3430)
• Golden Treasury of Hymns for the Descent of God (Impact 3496)
• Sings the Joist and New of Bill and Gloria Gaither (Impact 3529)
• Special Delivery (Impact 3546)
• Holiday Song (Impact 3562)
• What's It Gonna Take (Impact 3707)
• Golden Treasury of Hymns Jotter 2 (Impact 3755)
• Count Me In (Impact 3781)
• Hymns of the Faith (PTL 1857)
• All Rise (PTL 1996)
• Poet of Praise (Lovesong)
• He Saw Me (Brentwood)
• The Storyteller (Song Garden)
• Unmistakably Doug
• My God Is Good

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