Labor Day Jubilee 2015 Zion Baptist Church, Gastonia, NC after the crowd arrives. What a tremendous meeting!
Labor Day jubilee 2015 Zion Baptist Church, Gastonia, NC before the crowd arrives.
Ernie and guitar legend Doyle Dykes at Gatlinburg Gathering 2015.
Camp Meeting on The Mountain 2015 Crossville FFWB Church, Crossville, TN. Deb started us off with Here I Am right out of the blue and oh how sweet it was!
Ernie singing The Empty Chair, Camp Meeting on the Mountain 2015.
Anna sinigng I Can't Make It Lord Without You, Camp Meeting On The Mountain 2015.
Shot of Ernie and Deb, and Gary Lewis, Camp Meeting on the Mountain 2015.
Ernie and Gene Smith( Cross Carriers Muncie, IN) Camp Meeting On The Mountain 2015.
Thanks to the folks at Swannanoa FWB church we finally have our name in lights!
Yep, her feet don't touch the floor and folks wonder why we don't let her drive!
The Joyaires singing for the Seniors of Thomas Road Baptist Church, Lynchburg, VA April 9th 2015. Wonderful people.
Anna playing for the Seniors of Thomas Road Baptist Church, Lynchburg, VA Thursday April 9th 2015. Great time!
Marquee at Dollywood 10/18/14, thanks Randy Hensley.
Back Porch Dollywood 10/18/14, thanks Randy Hensley.
Back Porch Dollywood 10/18/14, thanks Randy Hensley.
Back Porch Dollywood 10/18/14, thanks Randy Hensley.
On stage of the Back Porch Dollywood 10/17/14. Thanks Randy Hensley for the photos.
Half of the crowd for our first set at Dollywood 10/17/14.
The other half of the crowd for our first set at Dollywood 10/17/14
The whole bunch jamming at the Hinton House during the Carolina Camp Meeting. 10/13/14
Scott & Tammy McDaniel, these folks feed us lunch on Sunday October 12 during the Carolina Camp Meeting. Wonderful!
Picture from Fraker Funeral Home Anniversary Sing. The Bledsoes, Barry Rowland, Shawn Rupert, Debbie and Ernie. September 27, 2014
These girls are ready to sing! 08/31/14
Ernie with musicians at FFWB Crossville 2014
Another pic of Ernie with musicians at FFWB Crossville 2014
Our dear friend Jim McComas singing "It Was Me" at Crossville FFWB 2014.
Ernie, Joe Arthur, and Todd Black Crossville FFWB 2014
Ernie, Kyla Rowland, and Annette Parsons FFWB Crossville 2014.
Ernie playing with the church musicians at the Yancey Street Baptist Church, Marion, NC June 22, 2014.
Sorry for the quality but this Connie, Carol, and Ernie singing with our church choir at our homecoming 2014. Batley Baptist Church.
Ernie's Family Reunion May 31, 2014.
Ernie siniging with Donnie and Sandy Harris at the Unicoi FWB Church May 4, 2014.
The Joyaires at Faith Baptist Tabernacle Jamestown, TN May 11, 2014
Pastor Fred Allred, Music Minister Steve Clark, and Ernie playing for the invitation Faith Baptist Tabernacle, Jamestown, TN May 11, 2014.
Pastor Billy Bevan Jr. and The Joyaires November 10th 2013.
The Joyaires on stage at the Valley Theater Dollywood 2013
Ernie and Debbie on vacation having supper with Paul and Shelia Heil. Great time!
A bunch of our preacher friends at the Carolina Campmeeting First FWB Church Hayesville, NC.
On stage at the Fraker Funeral Home Sing September 28th 2013
Debbie & Ernie with Bruce Edwards 770 AM NQC 2013. Thank you Bruce.
Ernie & Charles Worley After the service was over at the Johnson County Camp Meeting.
Ernie and Charles Worley on stage at the Johnson County Camp Meeting 2013
A picture of God's handy work around our house.
Ernie singing bass with Jim McComas, Mike and Teresa Blanton. These folks are the real deal!
Another pic of Brother Roger with Brother Jim McComas, what a pair! We love them both dearly.
I really don't know about these two lol, Brother Roger Duncan is a Prince of a Preacher who likes to have a little fun. We are heading into Brother Jim and Sister Beth's for a "little" refreshment after church.
The whole group with our host and hostess Pastor Jim and Beth McComas. What gracious, and wonderful friends to have!
Ernie and Debbie singing with the whole gang and the "band" at the Smokey Mountain Camp Meeting 2013. What a time we had at this meeting.
Ernie playing guitar with the "band" at Smokey
Ernie singing with the "band" at Smokey Mountain Campmeeting 2013.
Another shot of the whole group on stage at the Valley Theater Dollywood 10/19/12. Thank you Dollywood and Singing News!
The whole group on stage at the Valley Theater Dollywood 10/20/12. Thank you Dollywood and Singing News!
Anna waiting back stage at Dollywood 10/19/12.
Onstage at the Valley Theater at Dollywood Singing News stage October 20th 2012 photo courtesy of Ashley Dawson.
Signage at the Valley Theater Dollywood October 19th and 20th 2012.
Ernie singing the high part with Mike and Theresa Blanton at the Tunring Point FWB Carolina Jubilee Spartanburg, SC 09/20/12
Ernie playing guitar with the Singing Cookes, Ain't No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down, Hooray for Harriman, 09/03/12
This the coal camp company store in Buther Hollar, it is still open today and you can go in and get you a bologna sandwich right in the store!
We sang at Van Lear FWB Church Van Lear, KY 09/16/12 and Pastor Paul Browning was kind enough to take to Butcher Hollar to Loretta Lynn's homeplace.
The Lord has blessed us with a new mode of transportation! It is a 2007 35ft Bounder. God is Good!
Ernie's Mother and all her Grandchildren but one, some of their spouses and some of the great grandchildren. December 10th 2011
Ernie and Eugene December 10th 2011
Ernie's family December 10. Ernie's Mother, Nettie Peters turned 80 December 8th and they gave her a surprise birthday party. Pictured L-R Sheilia, Eugene, Sherleen, Ernie, Mom, and Kathleen.
Anna's grandbaby Adaley Crozier, ain't she a doll!
Lillian Rose Wilcox 16 months old, isn't she pretty!
Camdyn Lee Wilcox, look at that hair!
The Joyaires singing at their home church, Batley Baptist Church Clinton, TN, revival Tuesday November 8, 2011.
Ernie singing I'll Fly Away with the Talleys at Tony Gore's 05/31/11.
Bradley K Watts a person Deb and Sharon new personally. September 1968
Ernie at the Vietnam Memorial wall 05/14/11. Only by the Grace of God my name does not appear on the wall!
Chelsey Phillips, Theresa Spencer, Debbie, Kathy Crowe, Anna, and Beth McComas. We did not have a good picture for the ladies table, they did eat.
Ernie, Wade Spencer, Jim McComas, Dr. David Crowe, and Lukas Phillips.
Same group different setting.
Pastor Jim McComas(back), Dr. David Crowe, Lukas Phillips, Wade Spencer, and Ernie having lunch at Wade and Theresa Spencer's house April 25. What a meal.
Ernie, Debbie, and Roger at the end of the day. 01/17/11
Debbie, Anna, and Roger at the end of the day. 01/17/11
Anna listening intently to Roger playing. 01/17/11
Roger Talley at our house working on our new project. He is actually recording a practice track. 01/17/11
Wonder whose the biggest kid!! ha ha
Winter wonderland out our back door 01/05/11.
Deb and I at Sharon's on Christmas day, which by the way was our 41st wedding anniversary! Debbie loves the snow.
Hope, Lydia and Debbie on Christmas day at Deb's sister Sharons house. Hope and Lydia are Sharons grandkids.
A picture from our motorhome at the Cornerstone Baptist Church, Deep Gap, NC. It was so beautiful and cccoollddd.
Anna only had on flipflops for the weekend up in Mountain City and Boone so Deb bought her some "toe socks"! What a hoot!!
Can you imagine the breathtaking view and how cold it must be from the porch of this house? This is also just above the campmeeting grounds in Trade, TN.
Beautiful picture of the snow covered mountains just above the campmeeting grounds in Trade, TN Saturday morning November 6th.
Ernie and Lance Carpenter (writer of "I Have Not Forgotten") at the Thanksgiving Jubilee Dyson Grove Baptist Church November 5th.
The whole group ready to go onstage in the Blue Gate Theater, Shipshewana, IN.
Banner announcing our appearance at the Blue Gate Theater in Shipshewana, IN.
Some of the beautiful fall decoration in Shipshewana, IN for the Fall Crafters Fair.
This horse was walking a treadmill making ice cream. We were told they made 234 gallon on Thursday.
On the outside stage in Shipshewana, IN.
Deb and Anna getting ready to go on stage outside in Shipshewana, IN.
Tommy and Kathy Allison and Sharon(Sharon was taking the picture) and Truman Hamby came up from NC to Shipshewana, IN to be with us, was glad to have them.
On stage Zion Baptist Jubilee 09/05/10. What a meeting!
On stage Zion Baptist Jubilee 09/05/10
Another shot of the huge crowd at the Zion Baptist Church Jubilee Gastonia, NC 09/05/10
A shot of the huge crowd at the Zion Baptist Church Jubilee Gastonia, NC 09/05/10
One of the original members of the Joyaires, Sharon Hamby at the Zion Baptist Church Jubilee Gastonia, NC 090510
This is Miss Sarah Hunter from Post Oak Shade FWB Church Cookeville, TN. She sings wonderfully (harmony too) and plays mandolin and violin. Great to see we still have young people who love what we do and are keeping the tradition alive. Thank you Sarah!
Wonder who this chubby little guy might be!
This is a picture of the Winsett Quartet from the late 40's. Freddie Peters (Ernie's Uncle) Charles Peters (Ernie's Dad). Wish you could have heard them.
Anna & Debbie getting ready board the Barefoot Princess Riverboat SIS 2014
Anna & Captain Alan Roland prior to departure.
The Joyaires and our host Ivan Parker SIS riverboat cruise 2014. What a great time and a gracious host. 2014
Our good friends Jared and Sandra Cranmore getting ready to board the boat. It is so good to have great friends. 2014
Ernie singing Canaanland Is Just In Sight with Ivan SIS riverboat cruise 2014. What a thrill!
The Joyaires along with our good friends Jim and Clarie Hency who surprised us by being on the SIS riverboat cruise 2014. It is always good to have friends!
Anna and Deb at the booth SIS 2013.
The whole gang with Stanta Claus at SIS 2013.
Anna and Deb with another new found friend Ashley at SIS 2013.
Anna and newfound friend Derek at SIS 2013.
Ernie and Deb on the beach first day at SIS 2013. Good to get away and relax.
Ernie was moving the cones, Anna was driving and Debbie was taking pictures as evidence. We were moving the cones to keep from scratching up the coach on the trees, and we didn't get caught!
What was I thinking, her feet don't touch the floor!
Ernie and Preacher Larry Brown at the Singing In The Sun 2013.
Another shot of the Grand Finale with Debbie and Ernie on the big screen!
The Grand Finale!
The group on stage for the Grand Finale with the Hoppers, Tribute, Triumphant, Pfiefers, and the Primitive.
The whole group with Anna on the big screen.
Everyone on the big screen.
The whole group with Debbie and Ernie on the big screen.
Close up of Debbie and Ernis on main stage.
Ernie on the big screen with his eyes open this time!
Main stage GG 2011 with Ernie on the big screen.
On the main stage Gatlinburg Gathering 2011!
Caught Anna with her head turned but picture was too good to pass. SIS 2011
Anna and Debbie at the booth SIS 2011.
Ernie, Debbie, and Anna at the booth Singing In The Sun 2011.
Ernie and Debbie at the booth Singing In The Sun 2011.
All the Joyaires along with Victoria Huggins at the Gatlinburg Gathering 2010
Debbie singing Out Of Harms Way Gatlinburg Gathering 2010
Ole Ern singing The Empty Chair Gatlinburg Gathering 2010
Anna singing Grace For Grace Gatlinburg Gathering 2010
A picture of the whole group along with our producer Roger Talley and all the Talley Trio at the Singing In The Sun.
Yes we are into it!
Another shot of Anna.
Ernie doing what he likes to do.
Debbie on stage at the Singing in the Sun.
On stage, Anna singing Grace for Grace. The girls did a super job! They looked great too!
Ole Ern getting his shoes shined. Looks like he's about asleep!
Ernie and Deb Wednesday.
Anna and Deb at the booth on Wednesday night.
Yeah, their ready.
Ready to go to the singing on Tuesday night.
Got to have that cellphone even on the beach!
Bird outside Anna's window.
View from our room at Myrtle Beach.
As you can see we sang at the Mayberry Baptist Church Mount Airy, NC April 18th. Great service.
Labor Day Jubilee 2015 Zion Baptist Church, Gastonia, NC after the crowd arrives. What a tremendous meeting!
Labor Day jubilee 2015 Zion Baptist Church, Gastonia, NC before the crowd arrives.
Ernie and guitar legend Doyle Dykes at Gatlinburg Gathering 2015.
Camp Meeting on The Mountain 2015 Crossville FFWB Church, Crossville, TN. Deb started us off with Here I Am right out of the blue and oh how sweet it was!
Ernie singing The Empty Chair, Camp Meeting on the Mountain 2015.
Anna sinigng I Can't Make It Lord Without You, Camp Meeting On The Mountain 2015.
Shot of Ernie and Deb, and Gary Lewis, Camp Meeting on the Mountain 2015.
Ernie and Gene Smith( Cross Carriers Muncie, IN) Camp Meeting On The Mountain 2015.
Thanks to the folks at Swannanoa FWB church we finally have our name in lights!
Yep, her feet don't touch the floor and folks wonder why we don't let her drive!
The Joyaires singing for the Seniors of Thomas Road Baptist Church, Lynchburg, VA April 9th 2015. Wonderful people.
Anna playing for the Seniors of Thomas Road Baptist Church, Lynchburg, VA Thursday April 9th 2015. Great time!
Marquee at Dollywood 10/18/14, thanks Randy Hensley.
Back Porch Dollywood 10/18/14, thanks Randy Hensley.
Back Porch Dollywood 10/18/14, thanks Randy Hensley.
Back Porch Dollywood 10/18/14, thanks Randy Hensley.
On stage of the Back Porch Dollywood 10/17/14. Thanks Randy Hensley for the photos.
Half of the crowd for our first set at Dollywood 10/17/14.
The other half of the crowd for our first set at Dollywood 10/17/14
The whole bunch jamming at the Hinton House during the Carolina Camp Meeting. 10/13/14
Scott & Tammy McDaniel, these folks feed us lunch on Sunday October 12 during the Carolina Camp Meeting. Wonderful!
Picture from Fraker Funeral Home Anniversary Sing. The Bledsoes, Barry Rowland, Shawn Rupert, Debbie and Ernie. September 27, 2014
These girls are ready to sing! 08/31/14
Ernie with musicians at FFWB Crossville 2014
Another pic of Ernie with musicians at FFWB Crossville 2014
Our dear friend Jim McComas singing "It Was Me" at Crossville FFWB 2014.
Ernie, Joe Arthur, and Todd Black Crossville FFWB 2014
Ernie, Kyla Rowland, and Annette Parsons FFWB Crossville 2014.
Ernie playing with the church musicians at the Yancey Street Baptist Church, Marion, NC June 22, 2014.
Sorry for the quality but this Connie, Carol, and Ernie singing with our church choir at our homecoming 2014. Batley Baptist Church.
Ernie's Family Reunion May 31, 2014.
Ernie siniging with Donnie and Sandy Harris at the Unicoi FWB Church May 4, 2014.
The Joyaires at Faith Baptist Tabernacle Jamestown, TN May 11, 2014
Pastor Fred Allred, Music Minister Steve Clark, and Ernie playing for the invitation Faith Baptist Tabernacle, Jamestown, TN May 11, 2014.
Pastor Billy Bevan Jr. and The Joyaires November 10th 2013.
The Joyaires on stage at the Valley Theater Dollywood 2013
Ernie and Debbie on vacation having supper with Paul and Shelia Heil. Great time!
A bunch of our preacher friends at the Carolina Campmeeting First FWB Church Hayesville, NC.
On stage at the Fraker Funeral Home Sing September 28th 2013
Debbie & Ernie with Bruce Edwards 770 AM NQC 2013. Thank you Bruce.
Ernie & Charles Worley After the service was over at the Johnson County Camp Meeting.
Ernie and Charles Worley on stage at the Johnson County Camp Meeting 2013
A picture of God's handy work around our house.
Ernie singing bass with Jim McComas, Mike and Teresa Blanton. These folks are the real deal!
Another pic of Brother Roger with Brother Jim McComas, what a pair! We love them both dearly.
I really don't know about these two lol, Brother Roger Duncan is a Prince of a Preacher who likes to have a little fun. We are heading into Brother Jim and Sister Beth's for a "little" refreshment after church.
The whole group with our host and hostess Pastor Jim and Beth McComas. What gracious, and wonderful friends to have!
Ernie and Debbie singing with the whole gang and the "band" at the Smokey Mountain Camp Meeting 2013. What a time we had at this meeting.
Ernie playing guitar with the "band" at Smokey
Ernie singing with the "band" at Smokey Mountain Campmeeting 2013.
Another shot of the whole group on stage at the Valley Theater Dollywood 10/19/12. Thank you Dollywood and Singing News!
The whole group on stage at the Valley Theater Dollywood 10/20/12. Thank you Dollywood and Singing News!
Anna waiting back stage at Dollywood 10/19/12.
Onstage at the Valley Theater at Dollywood Singing News stage October 20th 2012 photo courtesy of Ashley Dawson.
Signage at the Valley Theater Dollywood October 19th and 20th 2012.
Ernie singing the high part with Mike and Theresa Blanton at the Tunring Point FWB Carolina Jubilee Spartanburg, SC 09/20/12
Ernie playing guitar with the Singing Cookes, Ain't No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down, Hooray for Harriman, 09/03/12
This the coal camp company store in Buther Hollar, it is still open today and you can go in and get you a bologna sandwich right in the store!
We sang at Van Lear FWB Church Van Lear, KY 09/16/12 and Pastor Paul Browning was kind enough to take to Butcher Hollar to Loretta Lynn's homeplace.
The Lord has blessed us with a new mode of transportation! It is a 2007 35ft Bounder. God is Good!
Ernie's Mother and all her Grandchildren but one, some of their spouses and some of the great grandchildren. December 10th 2011
Ernie and Eugene December 10th 2011
Ernie's family December 10. Ernie's Mother, Nettie Peters turned 80 December 8th and they gave her a surprise birthday party. Pictured L-R Sheilia, Eugene, Sherleen, Ernie, Mom, and Kathleen.
Anna's grandbaby Adaley Crozier, ain't she a doll!
Lillian Rose Wilcox 16 months old, isn't she pretty!
Camdyn Lee Wilcox, look at that hair!
The Joyaires singing at their home church, Batley Baptist Church Clinton, TN, revival Tuesday November 8, 2011.
Ernie singing I'll Fly Away with the Talleys at Tony Gore's 05/31/11.
Bradley K Watts a person Deb and Sharon new personally. September 1968
Ernie at the Vietnam Memorial wall 05/14/11. Only by the Grace of God my name does not appear on the wall!
Chelsey Phillips, Theresa Spencer, Debbie, Kathy Crowe, Anna, and Beth McComas. We did not have a good picture for the ladies table, they did eat.
Ernie, Wade Spencer, Jim McComas, Dr. David Crowe, and Lukas Phillips.
Same group different setting.
Pastor Jim McComas(back), Dr. David Crowe, Lukas Phillips, Wade Spencer, and Ernie having lunch at Wade and Theresa Spencer's house April 25. What a meal.
Ernie, Debbie, and Roger at the end of the day. 01/17/11
Debbie, Anna, and Roger at the end of the day. 01/17/11
Anna listening intently to Roger playing. 01/17/11
Roger Talley at our house working on our new project. He is actually recording a practice track. 01/17/11
Wonder whose the biggest kid!! ha ha
Winter wonderland out our back door 01/05/11.
Deb and I at Sharon's on Christmas day, which by the way was our 41st wedding anniversary! Debbie loves the snow.
Hope, Lydia and Debbie on Christmas day at Deb's sister Sharons house. Hope and Lydia are Sharons grandkids.
A picture from our motorhome at the Cornerstone Baptist Church, Deep Gap, NC. It was so beautiful and cccoollddd.
Anna only had on flipflops for the weekend up in Mountain City and Boone so Deb bought her some "toe socks"! What a hoot!!
Can you imagine the breathtaking view and how cold it must be from the porch of this house? This is also just above the campmeeting grounds in Trade, TN.
Beautiful picture of the snow covered mountains just above the campmeeting grounds in Trade, TN Saturday morning November 6th.
Ernie and Lance Carpenter (writer of "I Have Not Forgotten") at the Thanksgiving Jubilee Dyson Grove Baptist Church November 5th.
The whole group ready to go onstage in the Blue Gate Theater, Shipshewana, IN.
Banner announcing our appearance at the Blue Gate Theater in Shipshewana, IN.
Some of the beautiful fall decoration in Shipshewana, IN for the Fall Crafters Fair.
This horse was walking a treadmill making ice cream. We were told they made 234 gallon on Thursday.
On the outside stage in Shipshewana, IN.
Deb and Anna getting ready to go on stage outside in Shipshewana, IN.
Tommy and Kathy Allison and Sharon(Sharon was taking the picture) and Truman Hamby came up from NC to Shipshewana, IN to be with us, was glad to have them.
On stage Zion Baptist Jubilee 09/05/10. What a meeting!
On stage Zion Baptist Jubilee 09/05/10
Another shot of the huge crowd at the Zion Baptist Church Jubilee Gastonia, NC 09/05/10
A shot of the huge crowd at the Zion Baptist Church Jubilee Gastonia, NC 09/05/10
One of the original members of the Joyaires, Sharon Hamby at the Zion Baptist Church Jubilee Gastonia, NC 090510
This is Miss Sarah Hunter from Post Oak Shade FWB Church Cookeville, TN. She sings wonderfully (harmony too) and plays mandolin and violin. Great to see we still have young people who love what we do and are keeping the tradition alive. Thank you Sarah!
Wonder who this chubby little guy might be!
This is a picture of the Winsett Quartet from the late 40's. Freddie Peters (Ernie's Uncle) Charles Peters (Ernie's Dad). Wish you could have heard them.