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June 10, 2005

Dad Speer Biography

George Thomas "Dad" Speer
(1891 - 1966)
G. T. Speer was born in Fayette County, Georgia in 1891 and was raised near the town of Double Springs, Alabama. He taught in singing schools for the Vaughan and Stamps-Baxter based schools and had a reputation for being a stickler when it came to proper singing.

In 1921, Speer and his new wife, Lena, organized The Speer Quartet along with G. T.’s sister and brother-in-law, Pearl and Logan Claborn. The Claborn’s left the group in 1925. As G. T. and Lena’s children Brock, Mary Tom, Rosa Nell, and Ben matured, they were trained and developed into the Singing Speer Family, a group that continued traveling into the 1990s.

Dad Speer also wrote over 600 gospel songs. Many are standard repertoire for groups today. Some of his more popular tunes include "Heaven's Jubilee," "I Never Shall Forget the Day," and "The Dearest Friend I Ever Had."

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