BENSON RECORDS

'Benson Records' was founded by Bob Benson & John T. Benson. The label started out as "Heart Warming Records" and would come to house labels such as "Impact Records", "Green Tree Records", "RiverSong", "StarSong" and "Home Sweet Home". In the 70s "Impact Records" became the top label with artists such as "Sandi Patty", "The Imperials", "JD. Sumner & The Stamps", "The Rambos", "Dottie Rambo", "The Archers", "The Bill Gaither Trio" "DeGarmo & Key" and "The Speer Family", "Heart Warming Records" became "The Benson Co."
In the 80s, Benson Records continued with success by signing a contract to distribute a new label founded by DeGarmo & Key member "Eddie DeGarmo". "Forefront Records" was born and "Dc Talk" was signed. "DeGarmo & Key" would finish their career on "Benson" in the early 90s even though "Forefront Records" was sold to Chordant Distribution. In 1994 the name "Impact Records" was sold to "Homeland Records" and "Landmark Distribution."
In the late 90s Benson Records was sold to Provident-Integrity Distribution. Most recently the name "Heart Warming Records" and "RiverSong" was sold to "Homeland Records." "Homeland Records" is owned by Bill Traylor and former Presedent of Benson, Bob Jones, Jr.

Contents

Artists

Hit Songs Recorded on Benson

References

See also

External links

Artists

★ Dottie Rambo

★ The Rambos

★ JD Sumner & The Stamps

★ Bill Gaither Trio

★ Speer Family

★ Dallas Holm

★ Sandi Patty

★ The Imperials

★ Russ Taff

★ Andrus, Blackwood & Co

★ The Archers

★ Gold City

★ Kingsmen Quartet

★ Oak Ridge Boys

★ Songfellows Quartet

★ DeGarmo & Key

★ Harvest

★ Thomas Whitfield

★ Hezekiah Walker

★ Tourniquet

★ Yolanda Adams

Hit Songs Recorded on Benson

''Just a few of the many hits recorded over the years for Benson Records''

★ Rise Again ''- Dallas Holm''

★ Faith Unlocks The Door ''- Jake Hess & The Imperials (1965)''

★ Reach Out To Jesus ''- The Imperials (1968)''

★ He Touched Me ''- The Imperials (1969)''

★ Sweet, Sweet Spirit ''- The Imperials (1969)''

★ No Shortage ''- The Imperials
★ Grammy Award Winning Album (1975)''

★ He's Coming Back ''-The Imperials (1976)''

★ Jesus Is The Answer ''- The Archers (1973)''

★ He Loves You ''- The Archers (1974)''

★ I'm Excepted ''- DeGarmo & Key''

★ Judgment Day ''- DeGarmo & Key (1992)''

★ The King Is Coming ''- Speer Family''

★ Cornerstone ''- Speer Family''

★ We Shall Behold Him ''- Dottie Rambo''

★ I Go To The Rock ''- Dottie Rambo''

★ Midnight Cry ''- Gold City (1986)''

★ Going, Going Gone ''- Gold City (1994)''

★ Excuses ''- Kingsmen Quartet''

★ Wish You Were Here ''- Kingsmen Quartet''

★ 40 Days and 40 Nights ''- Songfellows Quartet''

★ Jesus Is Coming Soon ''- Oak Ridge Boys''

★ The Statue of Liberty ''- JD Sumner & The Stamps''

References

★ Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music; Powell; pp 46, 47; Hendrickson Publishers; Pap/Cdr edition (August 2002) ISBN-10: 1565636791 ISBN-13: 978-1565636798

★ http://www.theimperials.com ''- the imperials''

★ http://www.theclassicimperials.com ''- the classic imperials''

★ http://www.russtaff.com ''- russ taff''

★ http://www.terryblackwood.com ''- terry blackwood''

★ http://www.shermanandrus.com ''– sherman andrus''

★ http://www.thearchers.us ''- The Archers''

★ http://www.sandipatty.com ''- Sandy Patty''

★ http://www.providentmusic.com ''- Provident - Integrity Distribution''

★ http://www.providentmusic.com/pgs/labels.aspx ''- Provident - Integrity Distribution Labels

★ http://www.sghistory.com/ "Southern Gospel History''

★ http://www.dottierambo.net/ ''Dottie Rambo - The Rambos''

See also

★ List of record labels

External links

Benson Records website
Prvident-Integrity Distribution
The Imperials Official Website
Dottie Rambo Official Website
TheArchers.us