A Tribute to Howard & Vestal Goodman

by Bill Gaither

Overview

When Vestal Goodman passed away of complications from the flu in late 2003, one of the last vestiges of a great dynasty of inspirational music was gone. Her husband, Howard, longtime singing partner and founder of the Happy Goodman Family, had died two years earlier. The Goodman pair, often joined by Howard's brothers and sisters, carried the message to the multitudes for well over 50 years. However, it was when they were taken into the gargantuan gospel universe of Bill and Gloria Gaither that Howard and Vestal Goodman's music reached millions. In 2004, Bill and Gloria Gaither commemorated the duo's life's work in A TRIBUTE TO HOWARD & VESTAL GOODMAN, a collection of some of the Goodmans' greatest moments on the Gaithers' stage. Included on this record are the Happy Goodman classics "I Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey" and "I Believe He's Coming Back." The love between the Goodman couple and their mutual love for the Lord shines through throughout the album; they shared a passion for music of salvation, and this tribute captures their spirit.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/13/2004
Label:	Spring House
UPC:	0617884257002
Rank:	80395

Tracks

1. I Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey
2. I Believe He's Coming Back
3. Little Wooden Church on a Hill
4. When God's Chariot Comes
5. What a Lovely Name
6. When They Ring the Bells of Heaven
7. There Is a Fountain
8. The Unclouded Day
9. This Is Just What Heaven Means to Me
10. I Hold a Clear Title to a Mansion
11. There's Something About a Mountain
12. He Said Peace
13. I Don't Regret a Mile
14. I'd Do It All Over Again
15. God Walks the Dark Hills
16. We'll Soon Be Done With Troubles and Trials
17. The Holy Hills of Heaven Call Me
18. Born to Serve the Lord
19. Rock of Ages
20. O Come, Angel Band

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Bill Gaither   Primary Artist
Howard and Vestal Goodman   Primary Artist
Doug Oldham   Primary Artist
Lillie Knauls   Primary Artist
The Happy Goodman Family   Primary Artist
Vestal Goodman   Primary Artist
Howard Goodman   Primary Artist
The Goodmans   Primary Artist
Gloria Gaither   Primary Artist
Homecoming Friends   Primary Artist
J.D. Sumner   Primary Artist
Dottie Rambo   Primary Artist
Brock Speer   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Traditional   Composer
Andra Czarnikow   Composer
Bill & Gloria Gaither   Composer
Chad Evans   Engineer
Rusty Goodman   Composer
Charles Wycuff   Composer
Howard Goodman   Composer
Josiah K. Alwood   Arranger,Composer
Aaron Wilburn   Composer
Albert E. Brumley   Composer
Bill Gaither   Composer
Jimmie Davis   Composer
Cleavant Derricks   Composer
Dottie Rambo   Composer
Charles B. Wycuff   Composer
Charles Goodman   Composer
Janet Paschal   Composer
Lillie Knauls   Performer
Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey   Composer
Gloria Gaither   Composer
Thomas Hastings   Composer
John Taylor   Composer
William B. Bradbury   Composer
Doug Oldham   Performer
Joel Lindsey   Composer
Abby Hall   Design
Bud Chambers   Composer
Russ Harrington   Photography
Augustus Toplady   Composer
Sylvia Trace   Composer
William Cowper   Composer
Kevin Michael Sims   Photography
Marion Easterling   Composer
Neil Hawkins   Photography
Charles F. Goodman   Composer
Audra Czarnikown   Composer