Terri Gibbs
Terri Gibbs ( born June 15, 1954 as Teresa Fay Gibbs in Miami, Florida ) is an American country and gospel singer.
The blind by a retinopathy of prematurity Terri Gibbs learned to play the piano at the age of three years. Influenced by her parents, she dealt first with gospel music. Later, she became consumed Country. They drew inspiration from, among others, Elvis Presley and Ray Charles. After winning several talent contests she undertook in 1972 after a chance encounter with Chet Atkins a first attempt to gain a foothold in Nashville.
Terri returned in 1974 with empty hands to Florida, where she joined the group sound dimension. A college degree, she broke off after a few months. In 1975 she formed her own band, which was fixed to 1980 engaged in a restaurant.
Career
1980 reached a demo into the hands of producers Ed Penney, who took it in the same year for the MCA label. A little later, she released her first album Somebody's Knockin '. The music composed by her own theme song was also placed in the country Top 10 and received a Grammy nomination. From the Academy of Country Music, she was elected best young singer of the year. Their next singles were also successful. In 1981, she appeared on the Grand Ole Opry for the first time. From the prestigious Country Music Association, she received the Horizon Award, which is awarded annually for the most promising talent.
After a good start Gibbs was able to maintain its position only a few years. 1982 were published some fairly successful albums and singles. The country legend George Jones, she went on an extensive tour and played some duets one. In 1985 she moved to Warner Brothers, but could be placed only in the rear ranks of the top 100. A year later, she returned to its origins, the gospel music back. Your produced the Word Records label singles made it a few times in the Christian charts. In 1988 she married a year later their son was born. Terri Gibbs retired from the music business back then, to devote himself to her family.