Years active 1944-present Education Bob Jones University Role Music Director | Name Cliff Barrows Religion Baptist Movies Mr. Texas | |
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Full Name Clifford Burton Barrows Occupation music director, gospel music artist, evangelist, Awards Gospel Music Hall Of Fame inductee, 1988Religious Broadcasting Hall of Fame inductee, 1996 Children Bonnie Barrows, Betty Ruth Barrows, William Burton Barrows, Robert Barrows, Clifford Barrows Spouse Ann Prince (m. 1995), Wilma “Billie” Newell (m. 1925–1994) Similar People George Beverly Shea, Billy Graham, Will Graham, Ruth Graham, Bill Gaither | ||
George beverly shea and cliff barrows reminisce at the cove
Clifford Burton Barrows (April 6, 1923 – November 15, 2016) was a longtime music and program director for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. He had been a part of the Graham organization since 1949. Barrows was best known as the host of Graham's weekly Hour of Decision radio program, and the song leader and choir director for the crusade meetings.
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- George beverly shea and cliff barrows reminisce at the cove
- He s everything to me cliff barrows the gang
- Life
- Personal life
- References
He s everything to me cliff barrows the gang
Life
Barrows was ordained as a Baptist minister in 1944, and served as an assistant pastor at Temple Baptist Church in St. Paul, Minnesota through 1945. Barrows joined Graham at a rally in Asheville, North Carolina that year, and had remained with Graham ever since.
He appeared in the 1970 film His Land with British pop singer Cliff Richard. The film reviews Biblical events as both Cliffs took a pilgrimage to Israel. It was produced by Graham's production company, World Wide Pictures.
In 1988, Barrows was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee by the Gospel Music Association.
In 1996 he was also inducted into the Religious Broadcasting Hall of Fame by the National Religious Broadcasters. Barrows' longtime colleague, the late Canadian-born singer George Beverly Shea, is also a member of both halls of fame.
Barrows died at a hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina, on November 15, 2016, at the age of 93.
Personal life
Barrows was married to Wilma "Billie" Newell (1945–1994). They had five children; Bonnie (born 1948), Robert (1950), Betty Ruth (1953), Clifford ("Bud") (1955), and William Burton (1962). Barrows married Ann Prince in 1995; the couple resided in Marvin, North Carolina.
