Gene McDonald

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Name = Gene McDonald

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Gene McDonald was the bass vocalist with the Florida Boys Southern Gospel quartet from 1998-2007.

Biography

Early years

His roots in Gospel music began when he traveled throughout the Midwest as a child singing with his family. Then, Gene sang the high tenor part.

Once he went to college at ASU in Arkansas, he attended the Ben Speer School of Music, where Ben took special interest in Gene, and later invited him to a Gaither Homecoming video taping in 1994, and he then became a regular member of the Homecoming "bass" section.

Recording career

In 2006, Gene released his first solo CD entitled "In Times Like These".

Personal life

He is married to Teri McDonald, and has a son, Nathan Taft McDonald. Gene currently works for a bus company in Tennessee. He now drives the bus for Gordon Mote, and has also returned to the Gaither Homecoming tour as one of their bass singers.

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