Jerry Franklin looks back on 63 years of music ministry; To be honored at Sand Spring Nov. 19

By John Herndon, KentuckySings.com

When someone has been singing gospel music as long as Jerry Franklin, it’s natural to ask why he’s one of Kentucky’s most beloved bass voices.

You might offer that it’s because of his deep, smooth bass voice, one that many believe is at least on par with some of the giants in Southern Gospel music. “I have always said that (Franklin is as good as many more well-known bass singers),” says David Stevens of Victory Road, the quartet that has been home to Franklin’s low notes for the last 14 years.

But the bass singers that can hit the low notes are plentiful. Some are smooth, others are powerful. The question of which is better is a matter of preference.

And showmanship can’t be the reason for Franklin’s popularity. He rarely, if ever, draws attention to himself with Victory Road. He never did with the groups he’d been a part of since stepping onto the stage for the first time in 1963.

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