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Squire Enos Parsons, Jr. (born April 4, 1948), is a Southern Gospel singer and songwriter. He was born in Newton, West Virginia, to Squire and Maysel Parsons, and was introduced to music by his father, who was a choir director and deacon at Newton Baptist Church. Squire's father taught him to sing using shaped notes.〔(【引用サイトリンク】Biography )〕 ==Musical career== In 1970, Parsons earned a Bachelor of Science in music from West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery, where he was trained on the piano and bassoon.〔 Following graduation, he accepted a teaching position at Hannan High School in Mason county, West Virginia, and served as music directors of various churches.〔("Bassonist Turns Baritone" ). Southern Gospel News. Retrieved May 5, 2007〕 During this period he wrote "Sweet Beulah Land", his signature song. He joined the Kingsmen Quartet as a baritone in 1975 and toured with them for four years before embarking on a solo career.〔Bil Carpenter. ("Squire Parsons: Biography" ) Yahoo Music Guide. Retrieved May 5, 2007.〕 In 1975 Squire Parsons was ordained as a minister at Trinity Baptist Church in Asheville, North Carolina Among his most popular compositions are "The Master of the Sea", "Walk On", "He Came to Me", "I Call it Home", "I Sing Because", "I'm Not Giving Up" and "Sweet Beulah Land". He appeared in the Little Rock Crusade with Billy Graham and performed with the Gaither Homecoming Choir. He currently performs as the lead singer of The Squire Parsons Trio, and lives in Leicester, North Carolina, with his wife Linda.〔(Biography ) from squireparsons.com. Retrieved May 9, 2007〕 His songs have been recorded by Brian Free, Gaither Vocal Band, Gold City, Ivan Parker, Kingdom Heirs, the Blackwood Brothers, The Cathedrals, The Florida Boys, The Greenes, The Hoppers, The Kingsmen, The McKameys, Statesmen, Marty Raybon, Casting Crowns, The Sugar Creek Quartet, among others.〔Squire Parsons. ''The Songs of the Millennial Collection''. Leicester, North Carolina: Beulah Music Company, 2001. p. 2〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Squire Parsons」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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