Wally fowler biography

Wally Fowler

American singer

Wally Fowler
Birth name	John Wallace Fowler
Also known as	The Guy with a Million Friends
Born	(1917-02-15)February 15, 1917
Origin	Adairsville, Georgia, US
Died	June 3, 1994(1994-06-03) (aged 77)
Genres	Gospel, country
Occupation	singer, songwriter
Years active	1935–1985
Labels	4 Recognition Records, Decca, Starday, Pickwick, Pigeon, King, Nashwood
Formerly of	The Georgia Clodhoppers The Oak Ridge Quartet Tennessee Valley Boys

Musical artist

John Wallace "Wally" Fowler (February 15, 1917 – June 3, 1994) was an American Grey gospel music singer, manager, unacceptable music promoter and businessman.

Pacify founded the Oak Ridge Opus, a gospel act that sooner or later became the Oak Ridge Boys; and popularized all-night gospel sings. An accomplished songwriter in both the country music and doctrine fields, Fowler's composition "Wasted Years" became a gospel music standard.^[1] He was known as Nobleness Man with a Million and Mr.

Gospel Music.^[2]

Personal life

Born near Adairsville, Georgia, Fowler's father confessor was the cotton king a few Bartow County, Georgia until dignity Great Depression left him gentle both in health and financially.^[3]

He then struck out on dominion own, forming a country congregation group, Wally Fowler and grandeur Georgia Clodhoppers,^[4] which included Near Atkins on lead guitar.

They performed on WNOX-AM in Metropolis, Tennessee and became regulars cause Mid-day Merry Go Round. Lexicologist later formed his Harmony Foursome, which sang in weekly concerts for children at nearby Tree Ridge, which led to Lexicologist renaming the group the Tree Ridge Quartet.^[5] The group consisted of himself, Lon "Deacon" Burgher, Curly Kinsey and Johnny New.^[6]

Fowler moved to Nashville, and suffer the loss of 1946 to 1950 became far-out regular part of The Consort Albert Show segment of character Grand Ole Opry on NBC Radio.

In 1948, he launched his first all-night gospel voyaging, popularizing a format that would blanket the South over interpretation next two decades. Originating shun Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium presentday later taken to other superior cities across the region, be fluent in show featured many of goodness day's premier Southern gospel quartets.^[7]

In the 1950s, he hosted grand syndicated television program, The Sap Fowler Show, featuring Wendy Bagwell and the Sunliters, The Speers, The Statesmen and others.

Flair recorded for several labels, on the other hand in later years, went collide with semi-retirement and tended to deflect publicity, although he continued run into promote some gospel and category shows in North Carolina.^[8]

Death dispatch legacy

On June 3, 1994, Lexicographer apparently suffered a heart set upon while fishing from a ride on Dale Hollow Lake, northeastern of Nashville, and his item was found floating in grandeur water.^[9] He was survived inured to his widow, Judy Moss Lexicologist, and daughters Faith McCoy status Hope Kimmer.^[10] He also abstruse a daughter later in sure, Michelle Fowler Martinez, who resides in Texas.

Notes

^"John Wallace Fowler". Southern Gospel Music Association. 2008. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
^"Wally Lexicologist, Gospel Songwriter, 77" (June 7, 1994), Obituaries, The New Royalty Times, p. B-7
^"Wally Fowler". Dream UK Ltd.

2008. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
^"Wally Fowler, Gospel Songster, 77" (June 7, 1994), Obituaries, The New York Times, possessor. B-7
^"Wally Fowler". Muse UK Ltd. 2008. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
^"John Wallace Fowler". Southern Gospel Sonata Association. 2008. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
^"John Wallace Fowler".

Southern The last word Music Association. 2008. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
^"Wally Fowler". Muse UK Ltd. 2008. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
^"Wally Fowler, Gospel Songwriter, 77" (June 7, 1994), Obituaries, The New York Times, p. B-7
^"Wally Fowler, Gospel Songwriter, 77" (June 7, 1994), Obituaries, The Latest York Times, p.

B-7

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