Sandy patty is a christian singer with an outstanding voice
and she was one of the first in her genre to gain attention from secular tv shows
like the tonight show she was awarded prestigious awards such as grammys and doves
but in the background she had a secret sin one she lived with for years
and when she decided to come talk about it she fell out of favor with the christian community
just like amy grant sandy paddy was cancelled by the evangelical christian communities in the 90s
but what really happened we will discuss it in this video
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looking back sandra fay paddy aka sandy paddy is a u.s singer born in oklahoma city on july 12
1956 she has an expressive range and a wide vocal range in soprano
christian music is what she's best known for patty grew up in a family of musicians her
father was a minister of music and her mother served as the church pianist she first performed
as a two-year-old when she sang jesus loves me for her church at phoenix first church of god
growing up in phoenix in san diego and later joining her family's performing group known
as the ron paddy family she sang at churches all over the country during summer breaks
after graduating from crawford high school in san diego she attended san diego state university
and anderson university in anderson indiana she studied voice with soprano greta dominic
and graduated with an emphasis on conducting at the latter
while a student at anderson university she worked as a studio musician for area recording studios
she has spent her time singing background vocals and recording commercial jingles
including one for juicy fruit gum in 1977 she married john helvering
at this time her career as a performer and studio singer has been steadily growing and
it's during this time that she first met legendary christian musician bill gaither
paddy recorded her first album for my friends an independent effort that landed in the hands
of executives at synspiration records in 1979 she was scientists inspiration and released her
first professional record sandy's song paddy's career skyrocketed after she won her first two
gma dove awards in 1982 and began singing backup for bill gaither and the bill gaither trio
her first national tool was in 1984 and she reached national acclaim after her rendition of
the star-spangled banner was aired during abc's broadcast of the rededication ceremony for the
statue of liberty this led to a number of popular tv appearances including nbc's the tonight show
christmas in washington and walt disney's 4th of july extravaganza
the 1998 pepsi 400 clip was used frequently on air at the end of programming
she was invited to sing the national anthem at the indianapolis 500 in 1987 to 1992 and 2013.
paddy's inspirational single release i'll give you peace
peaked at two on the christian billboards charts in 1990
as she progressed in her career paddy's concerts became so popular that they were frequently sold
out at the arena and concert hall across the united states back in the late 80s and early
90s paddy was playing an average of up to 200 concerts a year with the help of over 30 staff
during this time paddy's earnings were high she often attracted criticism and was even
seen as the highest paid singer in the christian music industry due to a high number of tours
public appearances and radio airtime
averaging over 100 000 or around three hundred and fifty thousand dollars in today's value
after that she released many more albums including artist of my soul 1997
and take hold of christ 2003 paddy was inducted into the gospel music hall of fame in 2004
and was awarded the gma music in the rockets summit award in 2007.
paddy released her 30th studio album in 2008 one year later she received two nominations
at the gma dove awards female vocalist of the year an inspirational album of the year
songs for the journey paddy's been releasing tons of albums and in 2015 she announced her
retirement from touring due to her old age and an interest in spending time with her grandchildren
in 2016 paddy released forever grateful
set my whole clock wrong um it turned it upside down and so what i took in the lies i sort of
viewed life through that lens in 1992 the gospel music industry was in a state of shock
and people were surprised when they received the news that paddy decided to divorce john helvering
at the time the reason for the split for unknown news later surfaced that during her marriage she
had an extramarital affair with her backup singer don pesslas who was also married during that time
paddy disappointed many fellow christians because she was previously seen as the
ideal of a good christian wife and mother at the height of her career she was extolled by
the faithful as a role model for what a good christian wife and mother should look like
as the scandal of her personal life became more widely known like amy grant many christian
stores and radio stations banned her music forcing her to step away from the spotlight
on this topic she said in the christian music industry divorce was just a big
no-no there were people who in their own hurt and brokenness couldn't come alongside of me
i was prepared to walk away from the christian music industry
paddy said her divorce meant that many people stopped listening to her but she didn't want
to stop speaking she released more than a dozen award-winning albums from 1996-2015
after paddy divorced hellring she married pesslers in august 1995.
when confronted with rumors just weeks into her marriage with him paddy made a full confession
first to her pastor at her church congregation and then to interviewers in both interviews and
in her autobiography broken on the back row paddy expressed remorse and took full responsibility for
her past actions she revealed that she sought forgiveness from those affected by her actions
this was a very difficult time for patty and thankfully she was being supported by
charles schultz creator of the peanuts comic strip he referenced her struggles in his cartoons
and she's quoted in his spiritual biography as saying he had deeply impacted her life
now she's been married to don for 20 years and they have eight children between them still
years after her fall some christian radio stations continue to boycott her music and some christian
magazines received complaints from readers who are disturbed by ads for sandy paddy's albums
unfortunately many christian fans have been turned off by sandy's past missteps and are choosing not
to buy her music they believe that the singer's past failures are too scandalous to forget
as one of the most highly acclaimed performers in history patty has been in
the music industry for four decades and received five grammy awards four billboard music awards
three platinum records and 11 million records sold sandy paddy is simply known as the voice
she is one of few musicians to have performed at three separate presidential inaugurations
as much as paddy's music has influenced millions of people the market's demand for it has gone down
the now 65 year old announced her retirement and farewell tour at
moral wine bar in rockefeller center on monday the 28th of september 2015. no matter what you
do there comes a time when you should step away paddy said and mine has finally come
music has been my voice when i felt like i have not had a voice paddy said paddy says she wanted
to thank everyone that has supported her over the years this would involve leaving them with
something at the end of her ministry similar to jesus's last supper she's a true inspiration for
us all to move on from our mistakes and let god use us regardless of the circumstances
i am grateful for the many opportunities that god has given in my life and for how he has
allowed me to spread my wings said sandy singing is my way to tell my story of hope life and love