Brian Free and Assurance

Brian Free & Assurance

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Background information
Genres Southern Gospel
Years active 1993 – present
Labels Daywind
Associated acts Gold City
Website Official Website
Members Brian Free
Bill Shivers
Mike Rogers
Past members Kevin Price
Kevin McCaw
Randy Crawford
Mike LeFevre
John McBroom
Craig Singletary
Derrick Selph
Bob Caldwell
Bill Lawrence
Keith Plott
Jeremy Lile
Michael Camp
Josh Simpson
Scott McDowell
Ricky Free

Brian Free & Assurance is a Southern Gospel group.

Brian Free formed his own group in 1993 after performing with the Gold City Quartet from 1982-1994. After being formed, the group has released multiple albums and has received several awards and nominations. Brian began the group as a trio, but they expanded to a quartet in 1996 with the addition of Bob Caldwell singing bass. They have remained a quartet, until 2016. The quartet was dissolved in 1998 while Brian Free pursued a solo career. After a few years and two solo records under his belt, he realized he missed the classic quartet feel. The group returned with entirely new members, other than Free himself, in 2000. The group then included Brian's son Ricky on drums. Ricky exited the group in November 2007, and they continued without a live band. Ricky is now a songwriter at Daywind, a producer, session musician, and a drummer for various Country and Christian artists. He resides in Nashville, Tennessee with his wife and two sons. The group has become known for Brian Free's soaring tenor vocals, meaning the lead and baritone sings in a higher register than other quartet singers typically would. Brian is still to this day, the most awarded tenor in the history of Gospel music. As of 2016, they are now a trio.

Who We Are

Brian Free is undeniably the most recognizable southern gospel tenor of our generation. Since 1982, he has been at the forefront of southern gospel music since first joining Gold City Quartet, then moving on to form his own group. While Brian and the group have enjoyed tremendous success in their musical careers, their first priority has and always will be their families. Brian and Pam have raised two sons, Ricky and Bryce, who are now heavily involved in the ministry. Their oldest, Ricky, is married to his wife Kelly and has two sons, Jude and Graham. Ricky is a full-time songwriter, drummer, studio musician and produces all of BFA’s recordings. The group has recorded many of Ricky’s songs and continue to use his drumming talents on each of their CD’s. Bryce is a graduate of Belmont University (Nashville, TN) and creates the group’s graphic design and videography. Bill Shivers (lead) resides in Temple, Georgia with his wife Michelle and their three children, Brittany, Sara and Brent. From Sandersville, Georgia, Mike Rogers (baritone) and his wife Bekki have two daughters, Coraline and Everlee. Southern Gospel music has always been Brian’s first love, and fans have responded to his music by honoring him and the group at the Dove Awards for Southern Gospel Performance of the Year, “Say Amen,” in 2014 as well as “Long As I Got King Jesus” in 2006. Brian Free and Assurance has also made a number of notable television appearances, including TBN, Gospel Music Channel, Prime Time Country (TNN), Hee Haw (CBS), The “Today Show” (NBC), 27 of the “Gaither Video” series. In the summer of 2014, BFA was chosen by BBC to represent Elvis Presley’s love of Gospel Music on That’s Alright Mama, a Tribute to Elvis Presley with his arrangement of Peace In The Valley.

These accolades show the consistent response to BFA’s music, how God has used them, and how he will continue to use them. While the guys all come from different backgrounds, they all agree on one thing, and that is to use their God-given abilities to take the message of Jesus Christ to everyone they can.

The mission of Brian Free and Assurance is to lift up Jesus Christ through their music, see souls come to know the Lord as Savior and be an encouragement to Believers across the nation and abroad. They believe in helping others grow in their walk with the Lord by forming exhorting relationships with their fans and investing in them at concerts.Everything is done for the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ. Brian, Bill and Mike are passionate about their calling and they are unashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Band Members

Past Members

Lead

Baritone

Bass

Pianist

Drummer

Discography

Awards

Year Award Result
2007 Southern Gospel Album of the Year (It's So God) Nominated
2008 Southern Gospel Album of the Year (Real Faith) Nominated
2009 Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year ("I Believe God") Nominated
2010 Southern Gospel Album of the Year (Worth It) Nominated
2011 Inspirational Album of the Year (Accapella) Nominated
Southern Gospel Album of the Year (Never Walk Alone) Nominated
2013 Music Video of the Year (I Want To Be That Man) Won
Tenor of the Year (Brian Free) Nominated
2014 GMA Dove Awards Southern Gospel Performance Of The Year (Say Amen) Nominated

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