Lazarus57-KSullivan7 - How Long Has It Been
Lazarus57-KSullivan7
Oct 30, 2025 05:47pm
<p><span style="background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251); color: rgb(33, 37, 41);">NOVEMEBER GOSPEL CONTEST</span></p><p class="ql-align-center"><img src="https://singsnap-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/message-board/threads/5XBM/41f6eaed0a_F1PQ_media.gif"><span style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">THERE WILL BE A DUET ROUND IN ROUND 1</span></p><p class="ql-align-center"><span style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">ENTER YOUR OPEN DUETS THEN</span></p><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><p class="ql-align-center"><span style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);"><span class="ql-cursor"></span></span><img src="https://singsnap-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/message-board/threads/Z7HP/41d394f205.png"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/JbxVE1n.gif"></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">Thomas Mosie Lister</strong><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> (September 8, 1921 – February 12, 2015) was an American singer and Baptist minister. He was best known for writing the Gospel songs "Where No One Stands Alone", "Till the Storm Passes By", "Then I Met the Master" and "How Long Has It Been?" As a singer, he was an original member in </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Statesmen_Quartet" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The Statesmen Quartet</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, the Sunny South Quartet, and the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melody_Master" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Melody Masters</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">. In 1976 Lister was inducted into the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_Music_Hall_of_Fame" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Gospel Music Hall of Fame</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> and the Southern Gospel Music Association in 1997. His songs have been recorded by nearly every Southern Gospel artist.</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosie_Lister#cite_note-HISTORY-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><sup>[1]</sup></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">James Travis Reeves</strong><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> (August 20, 1923 – July 31, 1964) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. One of the earliest pioneers and practitioners of the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville_Sound" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Nashville sound</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, he played a central role in the sonic development of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">country music</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> in the 1960s. Known as "Gentleman Jim", his songs continued to chart for years after his death in a plane crash. He is a member of both the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_Music_Hall_of_Fame" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Country Music</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Country_Music_Hall_of_Fame" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Texas Country Music</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> Halls of Fame.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"><span class="ql-cursor"></span></span><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Jim_Reeves_1963.JPG" alt="Reeves in 1963"></p>