Lynda Randle

Lynda Tait Randle (born February 7,[1] 1962), is an alto singer of southern gospel music.

Early years

The daughter of Nate and Maxine Tait,[2] Randle grew up in the inner city of Washington, DC. Her bi-vocational minister father drove a cab. Public schools provided her education through the eighth grade, after which she attended Riverdale Baptist School. Her choir teacher there persuaded her to enhance her solo talents. In 1989 she graduated from Liberty University.[3]

Career

Randle is known as a Gaither Homecoming artist since she was recruited by Bill Gaither in 1998.[4] She also markets a number of singing videos[5] featuring her mellow alto voice in gospel music, particularly southern gospel.

She also heads Lynda Randle Ministries in Kansas City, Missouri. Randle on March 21, 2009, became one of the main artists featured by Feed the Children as a fundraising solicitation for contributions.[6]

Randle wrote a children's book, Cab Driver’s Daughter, that is partly autobiographical.[2]

Personal life

Randle and her husband, Michael, live in Liberty, Missouri, where they settled after their 1989 marriage.[3] They have two daughters, Patience and Joy.[7] Randle has four sisters. Her brother is Michael Tait of dc Talk and Newsboys.[8]

Recognition

Randle's A Tribute to Mahalia Jackson recording won a GMA Dove Award for traditional gospel album.[4]

Discography
  • 2003 – Timeless: Favorites From the Homecoming Series, Gaither Gospel Series [9]
  • 2004 – A Tribute to Mahaila Jackson
  • 2005 – God On the Mountain
  • 2005 – Christmas
  • 2007 – Hymns, Gaither Gospel Series
  • 2007 – Lynda Randle Live, Gaither Gospel Series
  • 2008 – Woman After God's Own Heart
  • 2009 – I'm Free
  • 2011 – Timeless 2, Gaither Gospel Series
  • 2012 – 'Til the Storm Passes By, Gaither Gospel Series
  • 2013 – Ageless Hymns: Songs of Hope, Gaither Gospel Series
  • 2015 – Ageless Hymns: Songs of Peace, Gaither Gospel Series
  • 2016 – Ageless Hymns: Songs of Joy, Gaither Gospel Series

References
  1. Lynda Tait Randle (@LyndaTaitRandle Tweet name.) (February 7, 2012). "I am so blessed to be celebrating another BIrthday today! God has been so good to me and I know that the Best is still yet to come! Yeah!!!". Twitter. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  2. Brown, Vicki (November 27, 2013). "Lynda Randle shares story, performs at HLGU". Word&Way. Archived from the original on May 3, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  3. Harper, Ryan P. (2017). The Gaithers and Southern Gospel: Homecoming in the Twenty-First Century. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 224. ISBN 978-1-4968-1093-9. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  4. Price, Deborah Evans (May 7, 2005). "Randle's on her way". Billboard. p. 44. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  5. Southern Gospel Beat on Lynda Randle.
  6. Randle on Feed the Children web site.
  7. Lynda Randle’s official web site with photos.
  8. "Testimonials".
  9. Lynda Randle: Timeless at AllMusic. Retrieved August 16, 2015.


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