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Article: RANDY RADFORD TRUCK DRIVER, GOSPEL SINGER.(SUFFOLK SUN)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- September 21, 1997
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Byline: SCOTT MCCASKEY, CORRESPONDENT
He drives a truck for his regular job. For a hobby and the love of it, he sings gospel music.
For the past eight years, Suffolk resident Randy Radford has been performing with the Galileans gospel group. Formed in 1954 by Chesapeake resident Kenneth N. Channel, the band is one of the most popular gospel acts in the region and is booked through October 1998.
``It's really Kenny Channel and the Galileans,'' said Radford, 41, who lives near downtown Suffolk. ``He's really built up a following all these years.''
Like Channel, who sang early on with his family, Radford began singing as a young boy in ...