What Really Happened to Sandi Patty?

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   but before we continue make sure to subscribe to  the channel and hit the bell icon for more updates 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

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Length: 10min 26sec (626 seconds)

Published: Mon Jun 20 2022