She began the Annual Cancer Walk at Gospel Music’s premier weeklong festival, NQC. She started a radio program, Walking The Good Road, which airs on more than 30 stations in the U.S. Paschal’s travels have taken her to seven continents, performing in such venues as Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, and the Sydney Opera House. Her first literary work, The Good Road, became a best seller. In November, 2008, the popular singer released a brand new book, Treasures of the Snow, which chronicled her triumphant battle with cancer as well as stories from three decades in Gospel music. In 1999, she met her husband, John, an airline pilot, and they married shortly afterward.Īfter battling breast cancer in 2005, Paschal resumed her touring schedule, including concerts, women’s conferences, and cancer awareness events. She became a featured artist on the Homecoming Tour. Shortly afterwards she was invited to tour with Bill and Gloria Gaither. She composed songs such as Another Soldier’s Coming Home, God Will Make A Way, The Body and Blood, and If I’d Had My Way, which found broad audiences in multiple music genres. She signed with Word Records and moved to Nashville. In 1986, Paschal began touring as a soloist. She quickly became one of the most recognizable faces and voices in any music genre. She shared the stage with presidents and high profile personalities. She performed to tens of thousands in arenas and stadiums around the world. After two years, the group changed its name to The Rex Nelon Singers and they became one of southern gospel music’s most sought after mixed singing groups.Ī few years later, she was invited to travel and perform as a soloist for televangelist Jimmy Swaggart’s international crusades. They hired her at the audition, and Janet left her small town and moved to Atlanta.
Her sister, Kay, played piano and the sisters formed their own gospel-singing group.Īt eighteen years old, Paschal was invited to audition for the gospel singing family, The LeFevres.
Her dad and his brothers played bluegrass instruments and sang in churches in neighboring states. Her recordings have earned numerous Grammy and Dove Award nominations, and she is consistently named among Gospel Music’s favorite soloists by the genre’s top trade magazines. With more than twenty recordings to her credit, her passion and vulnerability are evident in her inspiring music, including her latest release, Beginnings. Janet Paschal is an inspirational vocalist and writer, often hailed as one of the most soulfully versatile voices in Christian music.įrom the pulpit of her grandfather’s church in Reidsville, North Carolina, to the world’s most renowned stages, Paschal’s journey is marked by passion and dedication.
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