Stephen Hill (singer)

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Stephen Hill (* 2. October 1956 in Kirksville (Missouri) , † 5 August 2012 in Lumberton , North Carolina ) was a US -American singer and songwriter of Christian pop music , the Southern Gospel .

Life

Stephen Hill grew up in Greenville, South Carolina . He initially worked as a background singer, including for Sam Moore , Dolly Parton , Nancy Sinatra and Hank Williams, Jr. He regularly appeared in concerts for Bill Gaither's homecoming series . Recordings appeared on the CDs and DVDs published for this purpose. Stephen Hill, who also worked as a music teacher, died of complications from a heart attack at the age of 55 while on a concert tour. He was married for 34 years, leaving behind a wife and three children.

Web links

literature

  • David Liverett: This Is My Story . 146 of the World's Greatest Gospel Singers. Thomas Nelson, Nashville 2005, ISBN 1-4185-0607-9 , pp. 124–125 (English, online in Google Book Search).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ different indication of the place of birth according to Find A Grave: Greenville (South Carolina)
  2. ↑ Deborah Patterson: Remembering Stephen Hill - A Life Well Lived. Homecoming Magazine, August 14, 2012, accessed April 7, 2015 .
  3. ↑ Peter Cooper: Gospel singer-songwriter Stephen Hill dies at age 55. August 6, 2012, accessed April 7, 2015 (English).
personal data
SURNAME Hill, Stephen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American singer and songwriter of Christian pop music, Southern Gospel
DATE OF BIRTH October 2, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Kirksville, Missouri
DATE OF DEATH 5th August 2012
Place of death Lumberton ( North Carolina )