Brian Free and Assurance
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Brian Free & Assurance is a Southern gospel
and CCM
group.
Brian Free formed his own group in 1993 after performing with the Gold City Quartet from 1982-1993. After being formed, the group has released multiple albums and has received several awards and nominations.
Southern Gospel
Southern Gospel music—at one time also known as "quartet music"—is music whose lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...
and CCM
Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...
group.
Brian Free formed his own group in 1993 after performing with the Gold City Quartet from 1982-1993. After being formed, the group has released multiple albums and has received several awards and nominations.
Band members
- Brian Free - tenorTenorThe tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2...
- Bill Shivers - lead vocals
- Derrick Selph - baritoneBaritoneBaritone is a type of male singing voice that lies between the bass and tenor voices. It is the most common male voice. Originally from the Greek , meaning deep sounding, music for this voice is typically written in the range from the second F below middle C to the F above middle C Baritone (or...
- Jeremy Lile - bass
Discography
- Brian Free & Assurance (1994)
- Things That Last
- Live in Atlanta (1995)
- At Your Request (1996)
- For God So Loved (1996)
- Glimpse of Gold (1997)
- Doing This For You (1999)
- Lovin' This Livin' for he Lord (2001)
- So Close To Home (2002)
- Timeless Hymns & Classics (2002)
- Greater Still (2003)
- Live In New York (2005)
- Christmas with Brian Free and Assurance (2005)
- It's So God (2006)
- Real Faith (2007)
- Timeless Hymns & Classics Volume II (2008)
- Worth It (2009)
- Accapella (2010)
- Never Walk Alone (2010)
Awards
| Year | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 Dove Awards of 2007 The 38th Annual GMA Dove Awards were held on April 25, 2007 recognizing accomplishments of musicians for the year 2006. The show was held at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by Brian Littrell, Natalie Grant, and Donnie McClurkin... |
Southern Gospel Album of the Year (He's So God) | |
| 2008 Dove Awards of 2008 The 39th Annual GMA Dove Awards were held on April 23, 2008 recognizing accomplishments of musicians for the year 2007. The show was held at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee.Nominations were announced on February 14, 2008 by singer Michael W... |
Southern Gospel Album of the Year (Real Faith) | |
| 2009 Dove Awards of 2009 The 40th Annual GMA Dove Awards were held on April 23, 2009 recognizing accomplishments of musicians for the year 2008. The show was held at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by Rebecca St... |
Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year ("I Believe God") | |
| 2010 | Southern Gospel Album of the Year (Worth It) | |
| 2011 | Inspirational Album of the Year (Accapella) | |
| Southern Gospel Album of the Year (Never Walk Alone) | ||