Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Brian Free & Assurance is a Southern Gospel group.Brian Free formed his own group in 1993 after performing with the Gold City Quartet from 1982-1993. After being formed, the group has released multiple albums and has received several awards and nominations. Brian began the group as a trio, but they expanded to a quartet in 1996 with the addition of Bob Caldwell singing bass. They have remained a quartet ever since. The quartet was dissolved in 1998 while Brian Free pursued a solo career. After a few years and two solo records under his belt, he realized he missed the classic quartet feel. The group returned with entirely new members, other than Free himself, in 2001. The group then included Brian's son Ricky on drums. Ricky exited the group in 2008, and they continued without a live band. Ricky is now a songwriter at Daywind, a producer, session musician, and a drummer for various Country and Christian groups. He resides in Nashville, Tennessee with his wife and two sons. The group has become known for Brian Free's soaring tenor vocals, meaning the lead and baritone sings in a higher register than other quartet singers typically would. Brian is still to this day, the most awarded tenor in the history of Gospel music.. }
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- Brian_Free_and_Assurance abstract "Brian Free & Assurance is a Southern Gospel group.Brian Free formed his own group in 1993 after performing with the Gold City Quartet from 1982-1993. After being formed, the group has released multiple albums and has received several awards and nominations. Brian began the group as a trio, but they expanded to a quartet in 1996 with the addition of Bob Caldwell singing bass. They have remained a quartet ever since. The quartet was dissolved in 1998 while Brian Free pursued a solo career. After a few years and two solo records under his belt, he realized he missed the classic quartet feel. The group returned with entirely new members, other than Free himself, in 2001. The group then included Brian's son Ricky on drums. Ricky exited the group in 2008, and they continued without a live band. Ricky is now a songwriter at Daywind, a producer, session musician, and a drummer for various Country and Christian groups. He resides in Nashville, Tennessee with his wife and two sons. The group has become known for Brian Free's soaring tenor vocals, meaning the lead and baritone sings in a higher register than other quartet singers typically would. Brian is still to this day, the most awarded tenor in the history of Gospel music.".