Parker Trio
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The Parker Trio was a Southern Gospel
music trio originating from Canada
. The group consisted of Warren and Shannan Parker, and Brandt and Angie White. Warren, Shannan, and Angie comprised the trio, while Brandt filled the role as their tour bus driver and sound technician. On January 8, 2006, Warren B. Parker was struck by a truck and killed while touring with the trio.
The group released seven CDs and a live Concert DVD, recorded in Havana, Illinois
. P3 and their albums won several Gospel Music Association of Canada
Covenant Awards
and Shai Awards over the years. While on tour, the group ministered in churches, and many different types of venues all across the United States and Canada. However, the highlight of their tours unfolded when ministering within the prisons and Adult Rehabilitation Centers.
Southern Gospel
Southern Gospel music—at one time also known as "quartet music"—is music whose lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...
music trio originating from Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The group consisted of Warren and Shannan Parker, and Brandt and Angie White. Warren, Shannan, and Angie comprised the trio, while Brandt filled the role as their tour bus driver and sound technician. On January 8, 2006, Warren B. Parker was struck by a truck and killed while touring with the trio.
The group released seven CDs and a live Concert DVD, recorded in Havana, Illinois
Havana, Illinois
Havana is a city in Mason County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,577 at the 2000 census, and 3,260 at a 2009 estimate. It is the county seat of Mason County.-Geography:...
. P3 and their albums won several Gospel Music Association of Canada
GMA Canada
GMA Canada is the Gospel Music Association of Canada . Created in 1974, the organization is a not for profit association whose mission is to promote the growth and ministry of Christian music arts in Canada...
Covenant Awards
Covenant Awards
The Covenant Awards are handed out annually by GMA Canada, the Gospel Music Association of Canada . Created in 1974, the association is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the growth and ministry of Christian music arts in Canada...
and Shai Awards over the years. While on tour, the group ministered in churches, and many different types of venues all across the United States and Canada. However, the highlight of their tours unfolded when ministering within the prisons and Adult Rehabilitation Centers.
Albums
- A Chapter In Time
- With Wings As Eagles
- Love Remains (2002)
- Tearin' Down The Walls (2004)
- Live in Havana (2005)
GMA Canada Covenant Awards
- 1994 Favourite Instrumentalist Of The Year: Warren Parker
- 1998 Favourite Instrumentalist Of The Year: Warren Parker
- 1999 Favourite Instrumentalist Of The Year: Warren Parker
- 2000 Favourite Instrumentalist Of The Year: Warren Parker
- 2000 Favourite Vocal Group Of The Year: Parker Trio
- 2001 Favourite Vocal Group Artist Of The Year: Parker Trio
- 2001 Favourite Instrumentalist Artist Of The Year: Warren Parker
- 2001 Favourite Song Of The Year: "With Wings As Eagles" (Warren and Shannan Parker)
- 2001 nominee, Southern Gospel Album Of The Year: With Wings As Eagles
- 2001 nominee, Southern Gospel Song Of The Year: "With Wings As Eagles"
- 2001 nominee, Favourite Female Artist of the Year: Shannan Parker
- 2003 Southern Gospel Album Of The Year: Love Remains (Parker Trio)
- 2003 Southern Gospel Song Of The Year: "Thank God For Calvary" (Parker Trio, tie with Canada’s Double Portion)
- 2005 Southern Gospel Album Of The Year: Live in Havana (Parker Trio)