Milton Brunson
| Milton Brunson | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Milton R. Brunson |
| Also known as | Rev. Milton Brunson |
| Born |
June 28, 1929 Chicago, Illinois |
| Died | April 1, 1997 (aged 67) Chicago, Illinois |
| Genres | gospel, black gospel, traditional black gospel |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | vocals, singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1947–1997 |
| Labels | Nashboro, Word, Epic, A&M, Myrrh, Hob, Benson |
| Associated acts | Thompson Community Singers ("The Tommies"), Thomas A. Dorsey, Mahalia Jackson, Robert Johnson, Ricky Dillard, Jessy Dixon |
Milton R. Brunson (June 28, 1929 – April 1, 1997) was an American gospel musician and former pastor and music director of Christ Tabernacle Baptist Church in Chicago, Illinois. Rev. Milton Brunson released his first musical project in 1988, Available to You with Word Records alongside Epic Records. The last album, When You Get High on Jesus, Oh My God, released in 1997 by Hob Records, and this was a posthumous release. The last album to chart was 50 Blessed Years, that charted on the Billboard charts. All-in-all, he has had ten albums that have charted on the Billboard Gospel Albums chart over the course of his career and some even after his death. He received a nomination for the Best Gospel Album, Group or Choir at the 1988 Soul Train Music Awards and for Best Gospel Album at the 1993 Soul Train Music Awards. He won a Grammy Award for Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album at the 37th Annual Grammy Awards, while he was nominated two other times.
Brunson was born on June 28, 1929, in Chicago, Illinois. His father was a stockyard worker, while his mother was a music and religion teacher. After he graduated from McKinley High School, he pursued a career in music by getting trained by Thomas A. Dorsey, Mahalia Jackson, and Robert Johnson, to hone his craft in the arts. He eventually became an ordained minister in 1964, and founded, pastored, and was the music director at Christ Tabernacle Baptist Church in Chicago, Illinois.
Brunson was married to Joann Brunson at the time of his death at his residence in Chicago, Illinois on April 1, 1997. They had three children together, two daughters, Donna Louise and Lavitia, and a son, Kevin. He is interred at Oakridge Cemetery in Hillside, Illinois. He even has a post office branch name after him in Austin, neighborhood of Chicago's West Side.
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