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Russ Taff (born November 11, 1953) is an American gospel
Gospel

In Christianity, a gospel is generally one of the first four books of the New Testament that describe the birth, life, ministry, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus....
 singer who is originally from Farmersville
Farmersville, California

Farmersville is a city in Tulare County, California, California, United States. The population was 8,737 at the 2000 census....
, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
.

His contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music

Contemporary Christian Music is a genre of popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christianity. The term is typically used to refer to the Nashville, Tennessee-based pop music, Rock music, and Contemporary worship music Christian music industry, currently represented by artists such as...
 is pop-rock, often with traditional Southern Gospel
Southern Gospel

Southern Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
 influences, and on his 1995 album, a contemporary country music
Country music

Country music is a blend of popular American music forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. It has roots in Traditional music, Celtic music, gospel music, and old-time music and evolved rapidly in the 1920s....
 bent. His initial work was as the lead singer for The Imperials
The Imperials

The Imperials are a four time Grammy Awards winning American gospel music group and a member of the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. They were founded in 1964 by Jake Hess and continue to perform today....
. One of his best-known performances is the song "Praise The Lord". He has also been a member of the Gaither Vocal Band
Gaither Vocal Band

The Gaither Vocal Band is a Grammy-winning Southern Gospel and contemporary Christian music group....
, and toured with Bill Gaither in the Homecoming series.






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Russ Taff (born November 11, 1953) is an American gospel
Gospel

In Christianity, a gospel is generally one of the first four books of the New Testament that describe the birth, life, ministry, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus....
 singer who is originally from Farmersville
Farmersville, California

Farmersville is a city in Tulare County, California, California, United States. The population was 8,737 at the 2000 census....
, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
.

His contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music

Contemporary Christian Music is a genre of popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christianity. The term is typically used to refer to the Nashville, Tennessee-based pop music, Rock music, and Contemporary worship music Christian music industry, currently represented by artists such as...
 is pop-rock, often with traditional Southern Gospel
Southern Gospel

Southern Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
 influences, and on his 1995 album, a contemporary country music
Country music

Country music is a blend of popular American music forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. It has roots in Traditional music, Celtic music, gospel music, and old-time music and evolved rapidly in the 1920s....
 bent. His initial work was as the lead singer for The Imperials
The Imperials

The Imperials are a four time Grammy Awards winning American gospel music group and a member of the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. They were founded in 1964 by Jake Hess and continue to perform today....
. One of his best-known performances is the song "Praise The Lord". He has also been a member of the Gaither Vocal Band
Gaither Vocal Band

The Gaither Vocal Band is a Grammy-winning Southern Gospel and contemporary Christian music group....
, and toured with Bill Gaither in the Homecoming series. As a solo artist, Taff is known for the 1980s anthem "We Will Stand".

Taff and his wife, Tori, have two daughters: Maddie Rose and Charlotte.

Discography


Solo

Year Single US Christian Album
1983 Walls of Glass 5 Myrrh
1985 Medals 2
1987 Russ Taff 2
1989 The Way Home 1
1991 Under Their Influence 5
1992 A Christmas Song 6 Sparrow
1994 We Will Stand (Yesterday & Today)  Myrrh
1995 Winds of Change  Reprise
1999 Right Here, Right Now
Right Here, Right Now (album)

Right Here, Right Now is an album by United States gospel singer Russ Taff....
  Benson
2003 The Best of Russ Taff  Springhouse
2007 Now More Than Ever 41


Singles
Year SingleUS Country
Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales....
 Album
1983 "We Will Stand"  Walls of Glass
1985 "I'm Not Alone"  Medals
1995 "Love Is Not a Thing" 53 Winds of Change
"One and Only Love" 51
"Bein' Happy" 66


With Gaither Vocal Band

  • 2003 A Cappella (SpringHouse/EMI, Grammy Nomination)
  • 2002 Everything Good (SpringHouse/EMI, Grammy Nomination)


With The Imperials

  • 2007 The The Definitive Collection (Word, Greatest Hits)
  • 2006 Classic Hits (New Haven/Provident, Greatest Hits)
  • 1996 The Imperials LEGACY (Word, Double CD Collection)
  • 1986 Old Fashioned Faith (Dayspring/Word, Greatest Hits)
  • 1981 The Very Best of The Imperials (Dayspring/Word Greatest Hits)
  • 1980 Christmas With The Imperials (Dayspring/Word)
  • 1980 Priority (Dayspring/Word, Grammy)
  • 1979 One More Song For You (Dayspring/Word, Grammy Nomination)
  • 1979 Heed The Call (Dayspring/Word, Grammy)
  • 1978 Imperials Live (Dayspring/Word, Grammy Nomination)
  • 1977 Sail On (Dayspring/Word, Grammy)
  • 1976 unreleased (Word, later named 'The Lost Album' and released in 2006)


With The Sounds of Joy

  • 1974 YHWH (Shalom Records)


With other Artists

  • 2007 "Were You There" with Selah
    Selah (band)

    Selah is a Christian group that has been featured on The 700 Club, The Hour of Power, and TBN. The original 3-person line up consisted of Nicol Sponberg, Allan Hall, and Todd Smith....
  • 2006 "Precious Lord, Take My Hand" with Bart Millard of MercyMe
    MercyMe

    MercyMe is a Grammy Award-nominated and Dove Award-winning United States contemporary Christian Catholic band, originally formed in Greenville, Texas in 1994....
  • 2006 "Hold To God's Unchanging Hand" with Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
    Ernie Haase & Signature Sound

    Ernie Haase & Signature Sound is a Southern Gospel vocal quartet founded in 2002 by Ernie Haase, former Cathedral Quartet tenor, and Garry Jones, former Gold City pianist....
  • 2006 "We Will Stand" with Avalon
  • 2002 "We Were So Young" with Randy Stonehill
    Randy Stonehill

    Randy Stonehill is an United States singer/songwriter from Stockton, California, best known as one of the so-called "fathers of contemporary Christian music." His music is primarily folk rock in the style of James Taylor, but he has assayed other styles, with various albums focused on new wave music, pop rock, roots rock, and children's mus...
  • 2001 "In The Bleak Midwinter" with First Call
  • 2000 "Nothing Ever Happens To A Shepherd" with Wayne Watson
    Wayne Watson

    Wayne Watson is a singer-songwriter in contemporary Christian music. Some of his songs have become classics of CCM, including "Touch of the Master's Hand," "New Lives for Old," "Watercolor Ponies," "Even This," "When You See Jesus."...
    , Michael W. Smith
    Michael W. Smith

    Michael W. Smith is a Grammy Award-winning United States singer-songwriter, musician, recording artist, composer, and actor. He is one of the best-selling and most influential artists in Contemporary Christian Music, and he has achieved considerable success in the mainstream music industry as well....
    , Bob Carlisle
    Bob Carlisle

    Bob Carlisle is an Grammy Award and Dove Award-winning American musician who performs Christian music. He performed with several bands, most notably Allies , before launching a solo career....
    , Gary Chapman
    Gary Chapman

    Gary Chapman may refer to:* Gary Chapman , the author of the Five Love Languages series* Gary Chapman , an American singer/songwriter and former television talk show host...
  • 2000 "The Mary I Know" with Steven Curtis Chapman
    Steven Curtis Chapman

    Steven Curtis Chapman is a Contemporary Christian musician.After starting his career in the late 80s as a songwriter, Chapman has turned into one of the most prolific singers in the genre, releasing more than 20 albums to this date....
  • 2000 "Mary Recitative" with Crystal Lewis
    Crystal Lewis

    Crystal Lewis is an United States Gospel vocalist....
  • 2000 "Zacharias Recitative" with Michael Crawford
  • 2000 "I Wish We'd All Been Ready" with Anthony Burger
    Anthony Burger

    Anthony John Burger was an United States musician and singer, most closely associated with Southern Gospel music....
  • 2000 "One Way" with Sherri Easter
  • 1999 "Giver of Life" with Sandi Patty
    Sandi Patty

    Sandi Patty , known as "The Voice" is an United States Contemporary Christian music singer....
     & Vestal Goodman
    Vestal Goodman

    Vestal Goodman was a singer who performed in the Southern Gospel genre for more than half a century. She is known both as a solo performer and as a founding member of The Happy Goodman Family, one of the pioneering groups in southern Gospel....
  • 1999 "Raven and the Dove" with Anointed
    Anointed

    Anointed is a Contemporary Christian music Quartet consisting of siblings Steve Crawford and Da'dra Crawford-Greathouse, along with Nissi Walls-Allen and Mary Tiller-Woods....
  • 1998 "Prove That By Me" with Greg Long
    Greg Long

    Greg Long is a solo artist and also a member of the contemporary Christian pop group Avalon . He is married to fellow band member Janna Long and they have 2 daughters: Lillian, born in 2004 and Julia, born in 2006....
  • 1997 "The Greatest Gift of All" with Glen Campbell
    Glen Campbell

    Glen Travis Campbell is a Grammy Award, Dove Award winning, and two time nominated Golden Globe Award United States country pop singer, guitarist and occasional actor....
  • 1997 "He Shall Feed His Flock" with Sheila Walsh
    Sheila Walsh

    Sheila Walsh, D.Min. is a popular Scotland-born vocalist, songwriter, author and talk-show Host ....
  • 1996 "People of God" with Carman
    Carman (singer)

    Carman , is a Grammy Award-winning contemporary christian music artist, who grew up in an Italian people home....
  • 1992 "Who At My Door is Standing?" with Tanya Goodman Sykes
    The Happy Goodman Family

    The Happy Goodman Family was a Southern Gospel group founded in the 1940s by Howard "Happy" Goodman.The Happy Goodman Family began to be known for their singing around 1950....
  • 1992 "Child, Child" with the Johnson Sisters
  • 1992 "Just Wait For Me Up In Glory" with the Johnson Sisters
  • 1991 "A Dove Amongst Eagles" with Sheila Walsh
    Sheila Walsh

    Sheila Walsh, D.Min. is a popular Scotland-born vocalist, songwriter, author and talk-show Host ....
  • 1991 "Wipe A Tear" with Olanda Draper & The Associates
  • 1990 "There's Something About That Name" with Eddie DeGarmo
    Eddie DeGarmo

    Eddie DeGarmo is an United States Contemporary Christian music recording artist. Best friends with guitarist Dana Key since the first grade, DeGarmo co-founded the Christian rock group DeGarmo & Key in 1978....
  • 1989 "Your Love Broke Through" with Phil Keaggy
    Phil Keaggy

    Philip Tyler Keaggy is an American acoustic and electric guitarist and vocalist who has released more than 50 albums and contributed to many more recordings in both the contemporary Christian music and mainstream markets....
  • 1988 "Awfully Loud World" with Randy Stonehill
    Randy Stonehill

    Randy Stonehill is an United States singer/songwriter from Stockton, California, best known as one of the so-called "fathers of contemporary Christian music." His music is primarily folk rock in the style of James Taylor, but he has assayed other styles, with various albums focused on new wave music, pop rock, roots rock, and children's mus...
  • 1988 "Aint Got No" with Phil Keaggy
    Phil Keaggy

    Philip Tyler Keaggy is an American acoustic and electric guitarist and vocalist who has released more than 50 albums and contributed to many more recordings in both the contemporary Christian music and mainstream markets....
  • 1985 "Do Something Now" featured with 'The Cause'
  • 1985 "King of Who I Am" with Lulu Roman Smith
    Lulu Roman

    Lulu Roman is a former telephone operator and Go-Go dancing turned comedian and singer. She is probably best known as a regular on the comedy-music television series Hee Haw....
  • 1984 "Strength of My Life" with Leslie Phillips
    Sam Phillips (singer)

    Leslie Ann Phillips, aka Sam Phillips is an United States singer and a songwriter....
  • 1984 "Home of The Lord" with Sandy Patty
  • 1984 "I'll Keep My Eyes on You" with Joyce Landorf
  • 1984 "Here We Are" with Amy Grant
    Amy Grant

    Amy Lee Grant is an United Statesn singer-songwriter, author, media personality and occasional actress, best known for her contemporary Christian music....
  • 1983 "Give Your Love" and "Divina" with Koinonia
    Koinonia (band)

    Koinonia was a Christian jazz band that published several primarily instrumental recordings between 1982 and 1990, when the band disbanded....


Grammy Recognition

  • 14 Total Grammy Nominations
  • 3 Grammy Awards (solo)
  • 3 Grammy Nominations (solo)
  • 4 Grammy Awards (group/Imperials/Gaither Homecoming Friends)
  • 4 Grammy Nominations (group/Imperials/GVB)


GMA/Dove Recognition


Solo

  • 2003 - Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year (Nomination)
  • 2003 - Country Album of the Year (Nomination)
  • 1989 - Rock Album of the Year - Russ Taff
  • 1989 - Recorded Music Packaging of the Year - Russ Taff
  • 1986 - Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year - Medals
  • 1984 - Male Vocalist of the Year


As a Member of The Imperials

  • 1998 - The Imperials were inducted into the GMA's Gospel Music Hall of Fame
    Gospel Music Hall of Fame

    The Gospel Music Hall of Fame, created in 1971 by the Gospel Music Association, is a Hall of Fame dedicated exclusively to recognizing meaningful contributions by individuals in all forms of gospel music....
    . All five original members, Jake Hess
    Jake Hess

    Jake Hess was a Grammy Award-winning gospel music singer in the southern United States.He was born Manchild Hess December 24, 1927, in Limestone County, Alabama....
    , Armond Morales, Gary McSpadden, Sherrill Neilsen & Henry Slaughter, as well as Joe Moscheo, Terry Blackwood, Shermen Andrus, Jim Murray, and Russ.
  • 1982 - Male Vocalist of the Year
  • 1981 - Male Vocalist of the Year
  • 1981 - Song of the Year
    Dove Award for Song of the Year

    The following is a list of recipients of the GMA Dove Award for Song of the Year:* 2008 "East To West" * 2007 "My Savior My God" * 2006 "How Great is Our God" ...
     - Praise The Lord - The Imperials
  • 1981 - Male Group of the Year - The Imperials
  • 1980 - Male Group of the Year - The Imperials
  • 1979 - Male Group of the Year - The Imperials
  • 1977 - Male Group of the Year - The Imperials


Sources

  • Alfonso, Barry (2002).
  • Gaither, Bill (2008).
  • Jones, Kim (2008).
  • Larkin, Colin (2006).
  • Mansfield, Brian (2005).
  • TPE
    Today's Pentecostal Evangel

    Today's Pentecostal Evangel, or TPE for short, is the official weekly magazine of the Assemblies of God USA, with an average weekly circulation of approximately 200,000 worldwide....
     Interview (2006).


See also

Dove Award for Song of the Year
Dove Award for Song of the Year

The following is a list of recipients of the GMA Dove Award for Song of the Year:* 2008 "East To West" * 2007 "My Savior My God" * 2006 "How Great is Our God" ...

Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary
Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary

The Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary was awarded from 1978 to 1983. From 1978 to 1982 it was titled the Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance Contemporary or Inspirational....


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