Jeff & Sheri Easter are a

Southern gospel Southern gospel music is a genre of Christian music. Its name comes from its origins in the southeastern United States. Its lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as ...

group led by the husband and wife duo of the same name. Jeff also has 2 older children from a previous marriage.

Career

Jeff Easter and Sheri Williamson met in August 1984 during the Albert E. Brumley Sundown to Sunup Gospel Sing in

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. At the time, Jeff was the bassist for the

Singing Americans The Singing Americans were a Southern Gospel group based in Maiden, North Carolina. They are best known for being a stepping stone to popular singers, such as Mark Flaker (Florida Boys) Ivan Parker (Gold City), Danny Funderburk (the Cathedrals), ...

, while Sheri was performing with

The Lewis Family The Lewis Family is a family of gospel and bluegrass musicians from Lincolnton, Georgia. They are known as the "First Family of Bluegrass Gospel". Background The family was founded by Pop and Mom Lewis (Roy Lewis Sr. and Pauline Lewis, née H ...

. After being introduced, they married ten months later, June 1985. After that, Jeff and Sheri traveled and performed as part of The Lewis Family, until they decided to pursue a career alone in 1988. Since that, they have released several albums and have been nominated for various awards. Joining them on stage are their children: Madison (guitars) and Morgan (vocals). They have another daughter named Maura, who also occasionally joins them on stage in various roles. Madison's wife, Shannon Easter, and Morgan's husband, Landan Smith, are also members of the band. Jeff Easter is son of James Easter, known as member of The Easter Brothers (brothers Ed, James and Russell, from

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), and brother of steel guitarist Steve "Rabbit" Easter. Jeff & Sheri Easter have been frequent performers on the

Gaither Homecoming ''Gaither Homecoming'' is the name applied to a series of videos, music recordings and concerts, which are organized, promoted and usually presented by Christian music songwriter and impresario Bill Gaither. To date, the ''Gaither Homecoming'' t ...

videos and recordings.

Discography

* 1987: ''New Tradition'' * 1988: ''Homefolks'' * 1989: ''Picture Perfect Love'' * 1990: ''Brand New Love'' * 1991: ''Shining Through'' * 1992: ''Pickin’ The Best Live'' * 1993: ''The Gift'' * 1994: ''Thread of Hope'' * 1995: ''By Request'' * 1995: ''Silent Witness'' * 1995: ''Ever Faithful To You (Love Songs: A 10 Year Celebration)'' * 1996: ''Places In Time'' * 1998: ''A Work In Progress'' * 1999: ''Sittin’ On Cloud Nine'' * 2000: ''Ordinary Day'' * 2000: ''Through The Years'' * 2001: ''It Feels Like Christmas Again'' * 2002: ''My Oh My'' * 2003: ''Forever And A Day'' * 2004: ''

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'' * 2005: ''Miles And Milestones'' * 2007: ''

Life Is Great and Gettin' Better! ''Life Is Great and Gettin' Better!'' is an album from Christian duo Jeff & Sheri Easter. It was released on January 23, 2007. Track listing # "Life Is Great and Gettin' Better" (Easter, Wright) - 2:45 # "Livin' in the Rain" (Hawkins, LaBar) - ...

'' * 2008: ''Mayberry Live'' * 2009: ''We Are Family''; with The Lewis Family and the Easter Brothers (won

GMA Dove Award A Dove Award is an accolade by the Gospel Music Association (GMA) of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the Christian music industry. The awards are presented annually. Formerly held in Nashville, Tennessee, the Dove Awards ...

Bluegrass Album of the Year) * 2009: '' Expecting Good Things'' (nominated for

Country Album of the Year) * 2010: '' Live at Oak Tree'' * 2011: ''Silver Anniversary'' * 2012: ''Eyes Wide Open'' * 2015: ''Small Town'' * 2017: ''Sing It Again'' * 2019: ''You Are Loved''

Solo

* 1997: ''Sheri''

Accolades

Jeff & Sheri Easter have won several awards through their career. Among them: * 5

Dove Awards A Dove Award is an accolade by the Gospel Music Association (GMA) of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the Christian music industry. The awards are presented annually. Formerly held in Nashville, Tennessee, the Dove Award ...

* 2

Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pres ...

nominationshttps://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/jeff-easter * 2

International Country Gospel Music Association The International Country Gospel Music Association (ICGMA) is the oldest of all Christian country music organizations. ICGMA began in 1957 as the brainchild of Dr. W. Lindsey Thompson and Billy Holcomb. Their goal was to unite and work together w ...

Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Easter, Jeff and Sheri Southern gospel performers Family musical groups Musicians from North Carolina