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Legendary Songleader and Trombonist Dies at 93

Jeremy Smith 2769 Views , 

This is a repost from The Last Trombone, a new blog written by Douglas Yeo, former Bass Trombone of the Boston Symphony. Cliff Barrows was known as the great songleader for the Billy Graham Crusade and used his trombone often for leading worship. Find a link to the entire article below.

Clifford “Cliff” Barrows, long-time song leader for evangelist Billy Graham, died yesterday at the age of 93. He was part of a trio – along with Graham and singer George Beverly Shea – who defined large-scale Christian evangelism in the second half of the twentieth century. Graham, Shea and Barrows preached, sang and led singing […]

via Cliff Barrows (1923-2016): A man of song. And the trombone. — The Last Trombone

Jeremy Smith

Jeremy E. Smith is the Founder and Editor of Last Row Music. He received music degrees from Grace College, Carnegie Mellon University, and The Ohio State University. Currently, Jeremy is the bass trombonist of the Mansfield Symphony Orchestra, the Huntington Symphony Orchestra, and performs throughout Ohio, where he lives with his wife and two sons. Smith is a member of the International Trombone Association and the Jazz Journalists Association.

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