associated_acts birth_place background birth_date genre article_title name
kingdom heirs dixie echoes florida boys under grace martin , tennessee united states solo_singer 26 november 1970 christian billy hodges
 billy hodges
billy hodges

billy hodges -lrb- born november 26 , 1970 in martin , tennessee -rrb- joined the kingdom heirs as tenor in february 2005 .
he has previously sung for the dixie echoes , florida boys -lrb- 1995 -- 1997 -rrb- and under grace .
he was a firefighter and first responder in union city , tennessee from 1999-2001 .
hodges had been working as the recreational director for marcus point baptist church in pensacola , florida prior to joining the kingdom heirs ; it was his return to performing gospel music .
on october 30 , 2010 , billy announced that the problems he was having with his voice in the summer of 2010 had been identified as a lesion on his left vocal cord , and that this made it necessary for him to leave the kingdom heirs as of january 2011 .
after taking vocal rest , he returned to singing as a soloist , and did so at dollywood for three years .
he now travels and sings as a soloist , with his family taking part as well .
