Early reports are coming in that Gaither Homecoming featured artist Stephen Hill has passed away of a heart attack. More details will be posted as I get them. Please keep the family in your prayers.

Update: Here is a press release about Stephen:

It is with sadness that we have learned that Gaither Artist Stephen Hill, 55, suffered a heart attack this evening while preparing to sing at a church in Lumberton, NC. He was a talented singer, and songwriter frequently seen on many of the Gaither Homecoming videos, He was a gifted teacher at the Stamps-Baxter School of Music whose carefree and Christian spirit will be dearly missed. Please keep his family in your prayer.

In tribute, here are a few of the many songs that he was featured on in the Gaither Homecoming series: