This is Pastor Allen Jackson. It's good to be with you again. We have a treat today, a real honor. We get to spend a few minutes with Bill Gaither and we're going to ramble a little bit I didn't bring an agenda you are a

Window into the story of Christian music and music in general.

So welcome to Murfersboro.

It's good to see you today.

A pastor is very good to be with it.

It's always good to be in this church.

We are honored to have you back.

It's what I call a big church with a small feeling.

I mean, you feel like a tight family when you're there on that platform.

I love to sing on that platform.

Of all the artists that visit our church or minister in this place, I think you have the

most loyal fan base. They'll be in the lobby four hours before showtime today and they are the most

aggressive at wanting to get in the door. I'm sure you see that wherever you go.

You know, Gloria and I've been fortunate. We've been married now for

57 years and before I met her I thought I wanted to do music full time and a good thing happened to me when I was 19 years old.

I went out with a group of young musicians, never thinking about going to college because I wanted to do music.

And it's a great year, best year of education I ever had because we starved to death.

That's a good motivator.

That's a good motivator.

And so I got thinking, you know, one of these days I'll meet a sweet little girl and

we'll fall in love and we'll have kids love to eat. Food takes money to

which is always the problem for the for the artist. You know I see them all the

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