Janet Paschal
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| Background information | |
| Born | October 18, 1956 |
| Origin | Reidsville, North Carolina |
| Genres | Southern Gospel, Contemporary Christian |
| Occupations | Singer, musician, songwriter, author |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Labels | Vine Records Spring Hill Music Group |
| Associated acts | Karen Wheaton, Jimmy Swaggart, Bill Gaither, Candy Hemphill-Christmas |
| Website | janetpaschal.com |
Janet Paschal (born October 18, 1956 in Reidsville, North Carolina) is a Contemporary Christian and southern gospel vocalist and performer, often associated with Bill Gaither's Homecoming events.
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[edit] Background
Janet grew up outside of Reidsville, NC in Caswell County. Her grandfather's conversion to Christianity changed an entire family. Several preachers, evangelists, and a gospel singer emerged from this family. In the late 1970s Paschal was invited to become a member of southern gospel group The LeFevres. The group then changed its name to The Rex Nelon Singers (after the last LeFevre retired from the group). From there she began her solo career as a featured vocalist of televangelist Jimmy Swaggart's music team. In 1986, Paschal began her solo career, releasing her first album entitled I Give You Jesus on Swaggart's Shiloh label. Several other albums followed, but none gained the commercial success that would occur after Janet's 1992 move to Nashville, Tennessee.
Paschal's breakthrough hit came with her 1997 album The Good Road, which landed her numerous appearances on Bill Gaither's Homecoming Concerts as well as the corresponding records. Since then, Paschal has released five more albums (as of July 2007) and has received numerous awards including Dove and Grammy nominations and was named Christian Music's top female vocalist for three consecutive years.[citation needed]
In 1999, Paschal married airline pilot John Lanier.[1] In 2005, Paschal was diagnosed with breast cancer and received months of treatment. As of July 2007, Paschal's cancer has been in remission and she often speaks of how her life is completely changed as a cancer survivor.
Janet Paschal made history with the release of her first single from the 2008 Treasure album. Her single, "Hide Me Sweet Rock of Ages", landed at the #1 position on the August 2009 Singing News Top 80 Chart. The song was written by Nancy Harmon many years back when Janet was a member of the Rex Nelon Singers. Janet is the first full-time female soloist to have a #1 song on the magazine's charts.
[edit] Selected discography
- Experience The LeFevres (The LeFevres, 1975)
- Gospel Music U.S.A. (The LeFevres, 1976)
- Sing Your Request (The LeFevres, 1977)
- Singing 'Till He Comes (The LeFevres, 1977)
- The Sun's Coming Up (The Rex Nelon Singers, 1977)
- I've Never Been This Homesick Before (The Rex Nelon Singers, 1977)
- Live (The Rex Nelon Singers, 1978)
- Feelings (The Rex Nelon Singers, 1979)
- Expressions Of Love (The Rex Nelon Singers, 1980)
- Sing the Gospel (The Rex Nelon Singers, 1980)
- One More Song (The Rex Nelon Singers, 1980)
- One Step Closer (The Rex Nelon Singers, 1981)
- I Give You Jesus (1986)
- Live! (1987)
- An Evening With Janet Paschal (1987)
- Janet (1988)
- Language of the Heart (1990)
- Simple Trust (1991)
- One Special Christmas (David T. Clysedale) (1993)
- Journey of Grace (1994)
- Promised Reunion (The Nelons, 1994)
- Sisters: The Story Goes On (1995)
- All Day Singin' and Dinner On The Ground (Gaither Homecoming, 1995)
- Holy Ground (Gaither Homecoming, 1995)
- Tribute: The Songs of Andrae Crouch (1996)
- Sunday Meetin' Time (Gaither Homecoming, 1996)
- Moments To Remember (Gaither Homecoming, 1996)
- The Good Road (1997)
- Big Band Hymns (1997)
- Lovin' God & Lovin' Each Other (Gaither Vocal Band, 1997)
- Sweet Life (1998)
- Make Us One (1998)
- Grateful Hearts (1998)
- Down By The Tabernacle (Gaither Homecoming, 1998)
- Because He Lives (Gaither Homecoming, 1998)
- Hawaiian Homecoming (Gaither Homecoming, 1998)
- Marching To Zion (Gaither Homecoming, 1998)
- Atlanta Homecoming (Gaither Homecoming, 1998)
- Vestal & Friends (Vestal Goodman, 1999)
- Kennedy Center Homecoming (Gaither Homecoming, 1999)
- So Glad (Gaither Homecoming, 1999)
- Mountain Homecoming (Gaither Homecoming, 1999)
- Christmas (1999)
- Songs For A Lifetime (2000)
- Fields Of Grace (Kirk Talley, 2000)
- Women of Integrity (2000)
- Oh, My Glory! (Gaither Homecoming, 2000)
- 50 Years: The Happy Goodman Family (The Happy Goodmans, 2000)
- Hands of Time (Anthony Burger, 2000)
- Christmas In The Country (Gaither Homecoming, 2000)
- What A Time! (Gaither Homecoming, 2001)
- This is Janet (2002)
- More Than The Music, Vol. 1 (Vestal Goodman, 2002)
- Homecoming Lullabies (Gaither Homecoming, 2002)
- New Orleans Homecoming (Gaither Homecoming, 2002)
- God Bless America (Gaither Homecoming, 2002)
- It's My Life (Mike Bowling, 2003)
- Heaven" (Gaither Homecoming, 2003)
- Austrailian Homecoming (Gaither Homecoming, 2003)
- Masterpiece (Anthony Burger, 2003)
- We Will Stand (Gaither Homecoming, 2004)
- This Is My Story (Gaither Homecoming, 2004)
- Home Again (2004)
- Jerusalem (Gaither Homecoming, 2005)
- A Tribute To George Younce (2005)
- Greatest Hits (2007)
- The Best Of Janet Paschal Live (2007)
- Sounds Like Sunday (2007)
- Treasure (2008)
[edit] Other work
Paschal served as the spokeswoman for an international Christian relief organization, "Mission of Mercy".
In 1997, Paschal released "The Good Road", a collection of her own writings and reflections on life, based on her favorite book of the Bible, Jeremiah.
