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John Starnes
Birth nameJohn Starnes
Born (1950-12-07) December 7, 1950 (age 74)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres
OccupationSinger
Years active1980's–present

John Starnes (born December 7, 1950) is an American gospel singer.[1][2]

He began his musical career as a tenor with the Jimmy Swaggart Ministries in the early 1980s. He sang at some of Swaggart's most popular crusades, such as the one in Cape Town, South Africa (1983) and in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1987).[3][4]

Starnes spent over ten years singing with the Ministry.[5][6][7]

In 1991, John began his own solo ministry, appearing on a variety of faith-based television programs such as Bill Gaither - Homecoming series and others.[8][9]

Career

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John was born on December 7, 1950, in Atlanta,Georgia.[8]

During his career in the Jimmy Swaggart Ministries, he sang in dozens of Jimmy Swaggart Crusades, performing in South Africa, Argentina and other countries all over the world.[10] He recorded over 15 studio albums during his solo career.[11] In the late 80's he also preached for Jimmy Swaggart Ministries during Jimmy Swaggart Bible College events.[12][13] In the mid 2000's Starnes co-founded Timothy's Gift, a bible-based project to help prisoners all over the United States.[14][15][16]

He graduated in May of 2008 from Belmont University with a B.S. degree in Liberal Studies.[11]

In Atlanta Starnes has worked as a real estate agent since 2010.[17]

Personal life

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John and his wife, Teresa, have two grown daughters, Christia and Jessica. They live in Georgia.[18]

Discography

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  • 1980 – It's Real
  • 1982 – Jerusalem
  • 1985 – Live...John Branham Starnes
  • 1985 – John Starnes
  • 1987 – Holy Holy Holy
  • 1992 – Never Seen Such Shoutin'
  • 1993 – Hymns Volume One
  • 1993 – We Have Won
  • 1994 – Don't Give Up
  • 1996 – Door Of Hope
  • 1996 – Christmas Tradition
  • 2000 – No Doubt
  • 2001 – Treasures
  • 2003 – It's Campmeeting Time!

References

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  1. ^ "John Starnes". IMDb (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  2. ^ "John Starnes - It's Real (Vinyl)". girdermusic.com. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  3. ^ "RIO DE JANEIRO BRAZIL - 10/04/1987 SUNDAY CRUSADE - Classic Crusades 1987". SBN. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  4. ^ "CAPETOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - 09/10/1983 SATURDAY CRUSADE - Classic Crusades 1983". SBN. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  5. ^ "John Starnes Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & Mor..." AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  6. ^ "John Starnes - article of Rate Your Music".
  7. ^ 100huntley (2010-12-13). Bringing Change In Prisons -- John Starnes. Retrieved 2024-12-29 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ a b "John Starnes Biography" (PDF).
  9. ^ "Atlanta Homecoming CD". Gaither Online Store. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  10. ^ "CAPETOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - 09/10/1983 SATURDAY CRUSADE - Classic Crusades 1983". SBN. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  11. ^ a b "John Starnes". Discogs (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-12-22.
  12. ^ kona1967 (2020-02-01). JIMMY SWAGGART BIBLE COLLEGE: (4/6/88) John Starns @ JSBC Chapel. Retrieved 2024-12-29 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ "Our Team". Higher Love. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  14. ^ "Our Team". Higher Love. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  15. ^ "Our Team". Timothy's Gift. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  16. ^ "John Starnes - Timothy's Gift project". Facebook.
  17. ^ "John Starnes - homes.com article".
  18. ^ "#interesting #Facts about John Starnes He previously worked as a flight instructor. He and his wife, Teresa live in ... | Christian songs, Gospel song, Gospel music". Pinterest. Retrieved 2024-12-22.