Heart Warming was a

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started by John T. Benson Jr. Heart Warming and their chief rival

Canaan Records Canaan Records is a Christian record label and is a subsidiary of Word Entertainment. History The label was started in 1965, by Marvin Norcross, for the label's Southern gospel quartets. Their biggest artist to date is the Happy Goodman Fa ...

(owned by

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) were arguably the two biggest and best gospel labels in their time. The Oak Ridge Boys, Jd Sumner and the Stamps Quartet, Jake Hess & The Imperials,

Dottie Rambo Dottie Rambo (March 2, 1934 – May 11, 2008) was an American gospel singer and songwriter. She was a Grammy winning solo artist and multiple Dove award-winning artist. Along with ex-husband Buck and daughter Reba, she formed the award-winnin ...

, Bill Gaither Trio and

Speer Family The Speer Family was a Southern gospel family musical group. It was founded in 1921 by George Thomas ("Dad") Speer (1891–1966), his wife, Lena Darling ("Mom") Speer (née Brock; 1899–1967), and his sister and brother-in-law, Pearl Claborn (1 ...

all signed to it and had many recordings on it. The

Cathedral Quartet The Cathedral Quartet, also known as the Cathedrals, was an American southern gospel quartet who performed from 1964 to December 1999. The group's final lineup consisted of Glen Payne (lead), George Younce (bass), Ernie Haase (tenor), Scott ...

produced two of their most popular albums on it

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and With Strings. Producers for the label included Bob Benson (John Benson's son), Bob MacKenzie (died Oct. 20, 2000),Billboard Magazine: Christian Music Executive Bob Mackenzie Dies
/ref> and Don Light. Bob MacKenzie in particular produced some of the best gospel albums of that era and some of the best albums of the groups above. Eventually the Benson company dropped the Heart Warming label instead having RiverSong be the southern gospel division and Impact Records and later Benson labels be their contemporary labels. Finally in 2006 it was announced that Heart Warming, along with RiverSong was sold to Homeland Entertainment Group, former President of Zondervan Music Group, Bob Jones Jr is part owner of the company.

Artist Roster

''This is an incomplete list of past and present artists that have recorded on this label'' * Jake Hess & The Imperials * Oak Ridge Boys * JD Sumner & The Stamps Quartet *

The Rambos The Rambos were an American Southern gospel music group that was formed in the 1960s. They were one of the most successful Gospel trios of the 20th century. The group consisted of Buck and Dottie Rambo at first along with several various people ...

* The Sego Brothers and Naomi * Hemphills * Bill Gaither Trio *

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* Sharon Haygood * Henry and Hazel Slaughter * errific TennesseansGolden Favorites LPHF1739 *

The Kingsmen Quartet The Kingsmen Quartet (better known as The Kingsmen) is an American Southern gospel vocal quartet. Musical career and Awards The Kingsmen are a Southern Gospel vocal quartet based out of Asheville, North Carolina. Many singers of Southe ...

* The Happy Goodmen Family * Rusty Goodmen

References

External links

Encyclopedia of American gospel music by W. K. McNeil: Heart Warming Records

Homeland Entertainment Group, Official Website
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Artist Roster

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