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Hovie Lister

Born 17 September 1926 · Greenville, South Carolina, USA · Died 28 December 2001 at 75

A southern gospel music pioneer who paved the way for contemporary Christian music, Hovie Lister lived much of his life in or near Atlanta. The founder of the renowned Statesmen Quartet in 1948, he devoted more than fifty years of his life to gospel music as a pianist, vocalist, emcee, and music publisher.