ArtistInfo

Doug Oldham

voc, 1930-2010 US, Akron
Singer of World
A.k.a. Douglas Reed Oldham

Doug Oldham (b. November 30, 1930 Akron, Indiana USA d. July 21, 2010 Charlottesville, Virginia USA) was an American Southern Gospel singer and a member of the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. He was the son of Dr. Dale Oldham. Oldham was a musical performer for more than 60 years, with 64 albums to his credit, often traveling and performing with his wife Laura Lee Oldham. The couple produced a CD and wrote three books together. Oldham was a regular performer on "The Old Time Gospel Hour" with Jerry Falwell, "The PTL Club" with Jim Bakker (2) and Tammy Faye Bakker during the 1970s and 80s, and traveled with The Bill Gaither Trio and Henry & Hazel Slaughter (2) during the 1960s. In 1975, he sang with The Speer Family, for Christian concerts. He was also a performer on several of Bill Gaither's Gaither Homecoming videos. In 2006, Doug was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. He was the recipient of two GMA Dove Awards and an Angel Award. In 2007, Liberty University named a campus recital hall at the Fine Arts Building, the “Oldham Recital Hall, in his honor and established the Liberty University Oldham Concert Hall Scholarship Fund at the Center for Worship.

Genres

• World
• Folk
• Spoken Word
• Pop

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