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Gaither and his first wife, Toni, had three children, Nic, Mitchell and Trina. A son and the daughter were active in
Christian music. Nic Gaither played bass in the group that accompanied his father in concerts. In late 2001, Danny’s second wife, Vonnie and Trina were two-thirds of the Gaither,
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concocted a surprise for Danny and those in attendance. Lowry walked down from the stage to the audience during "The Longer I Serve Him," and tapped Danny to sing a verse, which moved both the audience and the other
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During one such performance, at the 1994 Praise
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826:"Gospel's Dove Awards Nominees Reflect Best In the Business"
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882:. Indiana, Anderson. Anderson Herald Bulletin. p. 1
402:"Local Nazarene Group Plans Special Youth Week Services"
314:"Danny Gaither; Tenor Sang With Siblings in Gospel Trio"
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369:"D. Gaither, Jane Allebaugh Will Head '56 Class"
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699:"(Danny Gaither concert advertisement)"
501:"Nazarene Juniors Entertained at Party"
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934:Campbell, Theresa (November 1, 2001).
880:"Gaither Trio member dies from cancer"
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316:. Los Angeles Times. April 10, 2001
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249:Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame
199:. As a soloist, he was a guest on
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138:church in his hometown.
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189:It Is Well With My Soul
292:. Thomas Nelson, Inc.
264:Oliver and Oren trio.
155:The Blackwood Brothers
936:"A growing Tradition"
221:Indianapolis, Indiana
159:The Statesmen Quartet
120:Ball State University
112:Daniel Joseph Gaither
34:Daniel Joseph Gaither
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185:Singing to the World
223:, Bill Gaither and
193:Sing a Song of Love
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255:) in 2010.
239:Recognition
106:Early years
1136:Categories
276:References
225:Mark Lowry
211:Homecoming
52:Alexandria
45:1938-11-20
30:Birth name
1061:Companies
81:Christian
969:"Deaths"
942:March 9,
886:March 9,
799:March 7,
738:March 8,
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233:lymphoma
136:Nazarene
130:Religion
1114:Related
975:8 March
919:9 March
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181:Gloria
165:Career
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