A gospel music icon has died.
Garry Jones, an award-winning musician and producer, died Sunday after a brief battle with metastatic cancer.
"Our Gold City family has heavy hearts, as we have lost not only a great musician and producer, but also a dear friend," said Danny Riley. "Garry was an incredible talent who was responsible for a lot of the group’s early success in the 1980s to mid-1990s. I’ve known him since I was a kid. I think shocked and devastated would be how we feel as a group right now. Garry has left us way too soon. Our hearts go out to his family during this time, and we would ask you pray for them in the days ahead."
Jones first gained success in the music industry as part of the Dixie Echoes. However, he rose to his most notable position with the award-winning Gold City Quartet, which he joined in 1981. He was the group’s pianist and eventual produce and arranger, and is credited for establishing the Gold City sound of the 1980s and early 1990s.
He was best known for his songs "When I Get Carried Away," There Rose A Lamb," and "When I Get Carried Away."
Jones was part of the Gold City Quartet for 13 years before playing for The Old Friends Quartet. He also founded Ernie Haase and Signature Sound and Mercy's Walk.
In 2017, Garry was inducted, as a member of Gold City, into the Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame.
His last project came in 2024 when he returned to his roots and co-produced Gold City's Right Now.
Garry leaves behind two children, a son and a daughter. He was 62.