Norman Holland's Induction into the Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame

Norman started his working career early in life at the WGEA radio station. His passion for gospel music began very early in his life and later became his career. Norman began his Gospel music career in radio promotions at the Benson Company in 1980, and through the years became a catalyst in the careers of such legendary artists as the Cathedral Quartet, the Speer Family, the Kingsmen Quartet, J.D. Sumner and the Stamps Quartet, Gold City, Jeff and Sheri Easter, and Greater Vision. Later, Holland headed the A&R department for Chapel Records (now Spring Hill) where he worked on the Gaither Homecoming Series and helped launch the careers of Brian Free and Assurance and the Martins.
For 16 years, Holland served artists as Vice President of A&R at Daywind Records where he built one of the top labels in the genre by guiding the careers of Greater Vision, the Perrys, Legacy Five, the Booth Brothers, Brian Free and Assurance, the Nelons, Karen Peck and New River, the Mark Trammell Quartet, Mark Lowry, Sisters, Barbara Fairchild, and many more. In recognition of his tremendous impact on Southern Gospel music during his career, Holland received a lifetime achievement award from the Southern Gospel Music Guild in 2012. Greater than all of his accomplishments in a 35-year career, Holland will be best remembered as a friend to artists.
His laughter was contagious, and his larger-than-life, magnetic personality always lit up any room he was in. Norman was one of the most innovative and influential behind-the-scenes personalities in Gospel Music.
Norman was inducted into the Southern Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame on September 26, 2023.
*The music and narration in this video are used with permission from the SGMA.