Norman Chris White

Biography

Norman Chris White was a native of Maryville, Tennessee, the son of Rev. Carl and Gladys White.

White got his start operating a quartet called The Songmen with his brother Randy. He formed SonLite Records in 1986. Two years later, White formed Chris White Music and Manna White Music Publishing to publish new songs. In 1990, he purchased a satellite radio network called Reach/Solid Gospel which was later sold to Singing News and rebranded as Singing News Radio.

White's SonLite Records label partnered with Mickey Gamble's Horizon Records in 1994 to form Crossroads Music. The umbrella company was based in Arden, North Carlina. White and Gamble sold their respective labels to Pamplin Music in the late 1990s but were able to purchase them back in the early 2000s when Pamplin filed for bankruptcy.

Awards

Southern Gospel Music Guild (2009) - Lifetime Achievement Award
SGMA Hall Of Fame (2022)

Songwriter's Résumé

(Partial List)

Love Bigger Than Heaven
On Time God
Time After Time
When It Pours God Reigns
When It's My Time
When The Son Finally Sets