Terri Gibbs - wikipedia Terri Gibbs For the male jazz artist, see Terry Gibbs. Terri Gibbs Birth name Teresa Fay Gibbs ( 1954 - 06 - 15 ) June 15, 1954 ( age 63 ) Origin Miami, Florida, U.S. Genres Country, Christian Occupation ( s ) Singer Instruments Vocals, keyboards Years active 1980 -- present Labels MCA, Warner Bros., Canaan, Morning Gate Associated acts Ed Penney, George Jones Teresa Fay Gibbs ( born June 15, 1954 ) is an American country music artist who is blind. Between 1980 and 2017 she 's recorded eleven studio albums, including four for MCA Records and one for Warner Bros. Records. She also charted 13 singles on the Billboard country singles charts in that timespan, including her debut single `` Somebody 's Knockin ' '', which reached No. 8 on the country charts, No. 13 on the pop charts and No. 3 on the Adult Contemporary charts. She also entered the country top 20 with `` Rich Man '', `` Mis'ry River '', `` Ashes to Ashes '' and `` Anybody Else 's Heart but Mine. '' Contents 1 Biography 2 Musical career 3 Personal life 4 Awards and honors 5 Discography 5.1 Albums 5.2 Singles 6 References 7 External links Biography Gibbs was born in Miami, Florida, but raised in the Augusta, Georgia, suburb of Grovetown. Although born with eyesight, she lost it as a newborn due to an incubator accident. Despite her blindness, she learned to play piano at age three. As a child, she sang in the church choir and at talent contests, and at age seventeen, she opened for Bill Anderson. Her parents wanted her to be treated no differently from sighted people and she was sent to public school, graduating from Butler High School in Augusta in 1972. She performed in and around the Augusta area and eventually, she met Chet Atkins, who advised her to move to Nashville, Tennessee, to pursue a country music career, which she did at age eighteen. After failing to find a record deal, she returned to Miami and joined a band called Sound Dimension. She continued to perform locally, later forming a band called the Terri Gibbs Trio, which performed at a Steak and Ale in Augusta, Georgia. Gibbs then sent a demo tape to record producer Ed Penney of MCA Records, signing to the label in 1980. Penney was a former Boston disc jockey and a long - time songwriter. He liked her voice on her demo, but felt she needed stronger material. He co-wrote `` Somebody 's Knockin ' '' for her and also produced the song. Musical career Gibbs ' first single release was `` Somebody 's Knockin ' '', which was also the title of her 1981 debut album. This song was a crossover hit upon its 1980 release, reaching No. 8 on the U.S. country charts, No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 3 on the Adult Contemporary charts. It was followed by `` Rich Man '', a No. 19 country hit which also entered the pop charts. Her debut album won her the Academy of Country Music 's Top New Female Vocalist award. She was also the first winner of the Country Music Association 's Horizon Award ( which is awarded to emerging artists ), and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Song and Best Female Country Vocal Performance for `` Somebody 's Knockin '. '' Gibbs performed on the Grand Ole Opry as well. MCA released her second album, I 'm a Lady, later in 1981. This album was less successful, although it produced a No. 12 hit in `` Mis'ry River, '' its second and final single. 1982 's Some Days It Rains All Night Long produced a Top 20 hit in `` Ashes to Ashes '' and a No. 45 in its title track. Also in 1981 and 1982, Gibbs toured with George Jones and sang duets with him onstage. Her final MCA album, Over Easy, also produced a minor hit in `` Anybody Else 's Heart but Mine '', and after releasing a compilation called The Best of Terri Gibbs, she left the label. Gibbs switched to Warner Bros. Records for her fifth album, 1985 's Old Friends. All three of this album 's singles -- `` A Few Good Men '' ( which featured Kathy Mattea on backing vocals ) `` Rockin ' in a Brand New Cradle '' and `` Someone Must Be Missing You Tonight '' -- missed the country Top 40. Gibbs later shifted her focus to Contemporary Christian music, recording Turn Around and Comfort the People in 1987 and 1988, respectively, on Canaan Records. The former gave Gibbs her second Grammy nomination. What a Great Day, her third Christian album, followed in 1990 on the Morning Gate label. In 2002, Terri released the album, No Doubt About It, followed by the 2010 release of Your Grace Still Amazes Me. In 2014, The Best Of Terri Gibbs, featuring 10 of her best loved Country hits. In June 2017, Terri released her sixth Christian album, Sum It All Up. Personal life Gibbs married Grovetown, Georgia, city councilman David Daughtry on April 28, 1988, and remained married to him until his death in February 2008. They had one son, David Wayne Daughtry II, born October 20, 1989. Awards and honors Gibbs has won several industry awards. She won Academy of Country Music 's Best New Female Vocalist and the Country Music Association 's inaugural Horizon Award ( for artists rising to new levels of prominence ). Gibbs performed during the Artists Music Guild 's 2012 AMG Heritage Awards on November 10, 2012, and upon the completion of her performance she was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award for her years of dedication to her craft without having any prior knowledge that she would be receiving such honors. Discography Albums Year Title Chart Positions Label US Country US 1981 Somebody 's Knockin 6 53 MCA I 'm a Lady 40 -- 1982 Some Days It Rains All Night Long 33 -- Over Easy 32 -- 1985 The Best of Terri Gibbs -- -- Old Friends 58 -- Warner Bros. Turn Around -- -- Canaan Comfort the People -- -- What a Great Day -- -- Morning Gate 2002 No Doubt About It -- -- TGM Your Grace Still Amazes Me -- -- 2014 The Best Of Terri Gibbs -- -- 2017 Sum It All Up -- -- Singles Year Title Chart Positions Album US Country US US AC CAN Country CAN CAN AC 1980 `` Somebody 's Knockin ' '' 8 13 20 14 Somebody 's Knockin ' 1981 `` Rich Man '' 19 89 37 29 -- -- `` I Wanna Be Around '' 38 -- -- -- -- -- I 'm a Lady `` Mis'ry River '' 12 -- -- 7 -- -- 1982 `` Ashes to Ashes '' 19 -- -- 19 -- -- Some Days It Rains All Night Long `` Some Days It Rains All Night Long '' 45 -- -- -- -- -- `` Baby I 'm Gone '' 33 -- -- 29 -- -- `` Anybody Else 's Heart but Mine '' 17 -- -- 17 -- -- Over Easy `` Tell Mama '' 65 -- -- 28 -- -- 1985 `` A Few Good Men '' 43 -- -- 41 -- -- Old Friends `` Rockin ' in a Brand New Cradle '' 70 -- -- 53 -- -- `` Someone Must Be Missing You Tonight '' 70 -- -- -- -- -- `` Turn Around '' 87 -- -- -- -- -- Turn Around 1991 `` One to Grow On '' -- -- -- -- -- -- What a Great Day References ^ Jump up to : Huey, Steve. `` Terri Gibbs biography ''. Allmusic. Retrieved 2009 - 08 - 09. Jump up ^ http://onlineathens.com/stories/032302/ent_0323020007.shtml#.VvLu3v_2bIU ^ Jump up to : Miller, Zell ( 1996 ). They Heard Georgia Singing. Mercer University Press. pp. 117 -- 118. ISBN 0 - 86554 - 504 - 9. Retrieved 2009 - 08 - 09. Jump up ^ Don Rhodes. `` Groveton Singer Determined to Win a Place in Music. '' Augusta ( GA ) Chronicle, December 15, 1974, p. F5. Jump up ^ Nancy Bishop. `` Terri Gibbs : At Last Fame is Knockin ' at her Door. '' Dallas Morning News, November 23, 1981, p. C8. ^ Jump up to : `` Chart history for Terri Gibbs ''. Allmusic. Retrieved 2009 - 08 - 09. Jump up ^ `` CMA archives ''. CMT. Retrieved 2009 - 08 - 09. ^ Jump up to : Whitburn, Joel ( 2008 ). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 157. ISBN 0 - 89820 - 177 - 2. ^ Jump up to : Kingsbury, Paul ( 2004 ). The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Sourcebooks, Inc. pp. 198 -- 199. ISBN 0 - 19 - 517608 - 1. Retrieved 2009 - 08 - 09. Jump up ^ Hurst, Jack ( 1985 - 04 - 14 ). `` Terri Gibbs - Old Friends ''. The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2009 - 08 - 09. ^ Jump up to : `` Biography ''. Terri Gibbs. Retrieved 2009 - 08 - 09. Jump up ^ Gibbs, Terri. `` Awards ''. CMT. Retrieved 23 November 2012. Jump up ^ Gibbs, Terri. `` Gibbs given a Lifetime Achievement Award ''. Artists Music Guild. Retrieved 23 November 2012. External links Official website VIAF : 225092226 LCCN : n83039892 ISNI : 0000 0003 6259 6463 BNF : cb138944404 ( data ) MusicBrainz : 255d9ba7 - ee70 - 4edd - 9971 - c512553e313f NKC : xx0132868 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Terri_Gibbs&oldid=830484167 '' Categories : 1954 births 20th - century American singers American country keyboardists American female country singers American country singer - songwriters American performers of Christian music Blind musicians Blind people from the United States Country musicians from Florida Living people MCA Records artists Musicians from Miami Singers from Florida Warner Bros. 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Question: who sang somebody's knocking should i let him in
Answer: Teresa Fay Gibbs