The Gabbards is a Christian American Southern Gospel

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...

 group, composed of four people. Three of them (Gary, Adrian, and Cathy) are singers for the group. The fourth, Rob, runs the sound.

History

The group was first formed in 1977 under the name, The Gabbard Brothers. Its name was changed to "The Gabbards" in 1986, when Cathy Gabbard first joined.

The Gabbards have recorded several recordings with the Eddie Crook Co. of Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...

. Most of the recorded songs have been written by The Gabbards. These songs include “On Bended Knees,” written by Rev. Roy Gabbard, which reached Number 30 nationwide on the Singing News

Singing News

The Singing News is an American magazine which focuses on the Southern Gospel music industry....

 Charts. Other Top-50 releases include “He Has the Keys,” “His Coming is Nigh,” and “The Word.”

The Gabbards host a three-day Christian Music

Christian music

Christian music is music that has been written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life and faith. Common themes of Christian music include praise, worship, penitence, and lament, and its forms vary widely across the world....

 event, the Gabbard Homecoming, at the Griffin Center Amphitheater in Falmouth, Kentucky

Falmouth, Kentucky

Falmouth is a small city in Pendleton County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,058 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Pendleton County and is the meeting point of the South and Main forks of the Licking River.-Geography:...

 each August. Past performers at the Homecoming, in addition to the Gabbards, include Legacy Five

Legacy Five

Legacy Five is a Southern Gospel Quartet founded by former Cathedral Quartet members Roger Bennett and Scott Fowler after the owners of the Cathedral Quartet, Glen Payne and George Younce, decided to retire in 1999. Group members attribute their success to the changing face of gospel music and...

, Ernie Hause & Signature Sound, The Hoppers, Talley Trio, The McKameys

The McKameys

The McKameys are a professional Southern Gospel group based in Clinton, Tennessee, who record on the Horizon Records label.The McKameys are Ruben and Peg Bean, Sheryl Farris, Connie Fortner, Roger Fortner, Eli Fortner...

, The Perrys

The Perrys

The Perrys are a professional Southern Gospel quartet based in Gallatin, Tennessee. The group formed on December 25, 1970 with Randy Perry and his sisters Debbie and Libbi in Georgia. In the mid 1980s, the group signed with former pianist for the Happy Goodman Family, Eddie Crook on his Morning...

, Gold City

Gold City

Gold City is an American Christian music group that is based in Gadsden, Alabama.-Early years:The Mississippi-based Christianairs were renamed Gold City in Dahlonega, Georgia at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve to begin the year 1980 with bass Dallas Gilliland, tenor Bob Oliver, lead singer...

, Karen Peck & New River and many others.