In 1982 , Parker joined the Singing Americans , and in 1983 he became lead vocalist of the Dove Award - winning group the Gold City Quartet .
Ivan Parker was raised in Sanford , North Carolina , where his father was a pastor in a Pentecostal church .
In 1982 , Ivan Parker joined the Singing Americans , and in 1983 Ivan Parker became lead vocalist of the Dove Award - winning group the Gold City Quartet .
Ivan Parker was raised in Sanford , North Carolina , where his father was a pastor in a Pentecostal church .