- Rodney Griffin
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Name = Rodney Griffin
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Genre = Christian:Southern Gospel
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Associated_acts = The Galileans
Higher Dedication
The BrashearsGreater Vision
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Notable_instruments =Rodney Griffin is a
Southern Gospel singer and songwriter currently performing withGreater Vision . Griffin was named favorite songwriter in theSinging News Fan Awards every year from 1998 to 2006. He was also named Favorite Baritone in 2006. Many of his songs, including "My Name is Lazarus" (1999) and "Just One More Soul" (2000), have won Favorite Song. [ [http://www.artistdirectionagency.com/biogreatervision.htm Greater Vision ] ]Early years
Griffin earned a bachelor's degree from
Berea College inBerea, Kentucky in 1988. Until 1990, he worked at a shipyard inVirginia , but always had a desire to sing gospel music. He spent time with an amateur group fromChesapeake, Virginia called The Galileans, but wanted to sing professionally. He joined a professional group called Higher Dedication. When Higher Dedication disbanded, Griffin moved on to an Arkansas-based family singing group called The Brashears. [ [http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1997/vp970321/03190123.htm "Ex-Galileans Member Returns with Popular Greater Vision"] ]Greater Vision
Griffin joined
Greater Vision to replacebaritone Mark Trammell , who left the trio in 1993. Besides being a talented singer, Griffin began writing many ofGreater Vision 's songs including the hits "He'd Still Been God", "Common Garments", "Faces", "A Pile of Crowns", "Just One More Soul", and "My Name is Lazarus". Griffin has also written songs performed by other groups, including "Don't Let the Sandals Fool Ya" (Triumphant) and "Temporary Tomb" (Legacy Five ).External links
* [http://www.greatervisionmusic.com Greater Vision Home Page]
* [http://www.thebrashears.org The Brashears Home Page]References
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