Tripti Joshi (Editor)

Oscar Hayes

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Birth name
  
Oscar Eason Hayes

Name
  
Oscar Hayes

Role
  
Musical Artist


Occupation(s)
  
Singer, songwriter

Record label
  
Tyscot Records

Years active
  
1991–2015

Albums
  
Live in New Orleans

Born
  
October 12, 1967 Detroit, Michigan (
1967-10-12
)

Instruments
  
vocals, singer-songwriter, piano

Labels
  
Tyscot, Sound of Gospel

Died
  
January 19, 2015, Detroit, Michigan, United States

Genres
  
Contemporary Christian music, Gospel music, Traditional black gospel, Urban contemporary gospel

Also known as
  
Reverend Oscar Hayes

none but the righteous 1991 oscar hayes abundant life fellowship


Reverend Oscar Eason Hayes (October 12, 1967 – January 19, 2015), was an American gospel musician and leader of The Abundant Life Fellowship Chorale. He started his music career, in 1991, with the release of Got 2 Tell It by Tyscot Records. His second album, Simply Determined, was released in 1993 by Tyscot Records, and this was his breakthrough release upon the Billboard magazine Gospel Albums chart. The third release, Choir Music, Vol. 1: Live in New Orleans, came out in 2001 from Sound of Gospel and this placed on the aforementioned chart.

Contents

follower of christ 1991 oscar hayes abundant life fellowship


Early life

Reverend Hayes was born on October 12, 1967 in Detroit, Michigan, as Oscar Eason Hayes, whose mother June Hayes, resided in the Northern part of the city, and this caused Hayes to be exposed to a myriad of societal ills. Rev. Hayes graduated from William Tyndale Christian College with his bachelor's degree, while he was in Baton Rouge, Louisiana at A.P. Clay Christian Seminary he graduated with his Master’s and Th.D.

Music career

He began his music recording career in 1991, with the release of Got 2 Tell It on November 26, 1991 by Tyscot Records. His second album, Simply Determined, was released by Tyscot Records on July 26, 1993, and it was his breakthrough release upon the Billboard magazine Gospel Albums chart at No. 27. The third album, Choir Music, Vol. 1: Live in New Orleans, was released on July 31, 2001 by Sound of Gospel, and it placed on the aforementioned chart at No. 19.

Personal life

Reverend Hayes was married to Lady Erica Hayes, at the time of his death on January 19, 2015, and he was the pastor at Nazarene Missionary Baptist Church.

References

Oscar Hayes Wikipedia