Five-time Dove Award-winning keyboardist, singer and songwriter has captivated countless audiences since the 1940 with such memorable groups as the Stamps-Ozark Quartet, the Weatherfords, the Imperials, the Gaithers, and since the 1970s as Henry and Hazel Slaughter. But his story is more than international recognition, awards and showmanship. IN SEARCH OF THE PEARL OF GREAT PRICE, originally published in 1980, is the personal account of Henry's down-home "roots," his tragedies, his returning to "zero" again and again. Most of all, it is a story of music born both in the depths of despair and...

In 1948, Hovie Lister organized a vocal group that would take gospel music by storm. In an amazingly short period of time, Hovie Lister & the Statesmen were enjoying commercial success with their recordings on the Capitol and RCA labels. Their winning appearance on Arthur Godfrey's "Talent Scouts" television show on CBS propelled them to new heights of national popularity. Winning critical acclaim throughout their career, the Statesmen may well have been, as many experts in the gospel field have claimed, the "best quartet that gospel music has ever had." HAPPY RHYTHM: A Biography of Hovie...