Claude Hopper - current Bass vocals (1957-present)
Will Hopper - tenor vocals (1957-1983) Connie Hopper (née Shelton) - piano, current Alto vocals (1958-present) Dean Hopper - drums, bsss guitar, current Lead vocals (1983-present) Kim Greene - current soprano vocals (1989-present) Mike Hopper - drums, vocals Lewis Wells - piano (2006-2008) Josh Simpson - piano (2004-2005; 2011-present) Denice Hopper - piano (1996-2002) Rex Foster - piano (1970-1971) Shannon Childress - piano, vocals (1986-1997) Greg Bentley - guitar, vocals (1985-1988) Sharon Watts - vocals (1983-1986) Johnny Porrazzo - piano, vocals (1972-1975) Debra Talley - vocals (1979-1982) Kirk Talley - vocals (1976-1980) Roger Talley - piano, vocals (1974-1983) Steve Keen - piano, vocals (1983-1985) Karlye Hopper - vocals (2007-present) Jacob Crisp - piano (2009-2011) The Hoppers: Connie: Kim: Michael: |
Wikipedia Bio:The Hoppers are a family ensemble which first began performing together in 1957. They appeared at the inauguration ceremony for Ronald Reagan in 1981. They won awards for Mixed Vocal Group at the Southern Gospel Music Awards in 1982 and 1983.
Kim Greene of The Greenes joined the group in 1989 after marrying vocalist and former drummer Dean Hopper the year before. Their first major hit at Christian radio was "Here I Am", in 1990; they would score many further hits, including "Milk and Honey," "Mention My Name," "Anchor to the Power of the Cross," "Heavenly Sunrise," "That's Him," and "Yes I Am." Mike Hopper married Denice in 1996, who became the group's pianist. In 1998, their version of "Shoutin' Time" became their biggest hit, and the group performed with Bill and Gloria Gaither. They won several further Southern Gospel Music Awards in following years. In addition member Connie Hopper won the career Marvin Norcross Award in 1998. They also performed on the album Tribute To Dottie Rambo, which was a nominee for "Special Event Album of the Year" at the Dove Awards of 1999. In recent years, the Hoppers have enjoyed great success with the edgier "Jerusalem" widening their audience to include contemporary and inspirational music fans. The group has appeared on the Gaither Homecoming tour frequently, and Claude and Dean Hopper are members of the board of directors of the North Carolina Gospel Music Hall of Fame. Mike Hopper has appeared on the television program Touched by an Angel. In 2007, the Hoppers signed to the shortly revived Canaan Record Label. Their release, "The Ride", was originally recorded independently, then re-released on the Canaan label. January 2009 brought the first recording under the Canaan umbrella titled, "North America, Live!". With distribution under the Spring Hill Music Group label, the Hoppers have released "Something's Happening" to retail this past August. Kim Hopper has released two noteworthy solo projects, "Imagine" under the Spring Hill Label, and most recently (August 2008) "I Just Wanted You To Know" with Canaan Records. * Please note that ALL above & aside information on this page came from Wikipedia & is NOT complete
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