J. T. Adams (July 17, 1926 – September 1993) was an American gospel singer, musician, record label founder and dramatist, the creator of ''Worthy is the Lamb''.
He was born James Taylor Adams in
Sulphur Springs, Texas
Sulphur Springs is a city in and the county seat of Hopkins County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, its population was 15,941. Sulphur Springs is located in Northeast Texas.
History
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, United States. He served in the army in the latter part of World War II and then attended East Texas State University, where he graduated and later taught music.
He earned music degrees from Texas Christian University and East Texas State University. In 1952, he formed a singing group, The Men of Texas, which performed and recorded on several record labels for about 15 years. In 1966, he founded Carol Records. The Men of Texas were "a male glee club made up of outstanding voices from every section of the state." Adams was also director of music and youth at the Beverly Hills Baptist Church in
, and the First Baptist Church of Sulphur Springs.
. It was written by Adams and was shown nightly at the Crystal Coast Amphitheatre, in
. It shut down in 2002.