Hovie Lister

Actor Sep 17 (died age 75) Greenville, South Carolina, USA 1993–2000 (7 year career)

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Biography

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.