Earnest Pugh
Earnest Pugh is an American singersongwriter of gospel music with a fiveoctave vocal range. Public recognition for the artist commenced with the success of Rain on Us and I Need Your Glory , and he subsequently attained the title of Gospel Musics Leading Man. Pugh is also the founder of the record label, EPM Music.
Pugh was born in Memphis, Tennessee, the seventh of nine children. His father, Earnest Pugh Sr., worked at a Firestone plant in Flint, Michigan and commuted to see his family on weekends. His mother, Lillie Pearl Pugh, worked for the government and held a number of parttime jobs. She was the first to notice Pughs singing ability and encouraged him to sing. My mother believed in me and what I could accomplish he once told the Miami Times. Her death a few years ago hit me hard but I used that pain to inspire my writing on my last two CDs January 2013
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