Jerry A Martin is the tenor vocalist for the Kingdom Heirs, the professional Southern Gospel band that performs at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Jerry's hometown is Bladenboro, North Carolina, where he grew up singing locally and started perfecting his vocal skills at a very early age. Previously, Jerry traveled with the award winning Kingsmen Quartet from 1998 to 2002 and the Dove Brothers from 2002 to 2010, before accepting the tenor position with the Kingdom Heirs. Jerry has been nominated for numerous Singing News Fan Awards. Nominations including:Top 10 Favorite Tenor, Horizon Individual, Male Vocalist of the Year 2007, Received the Ambassador of Good Will from North Carolina and has been inducted Into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame along with the Oak Ridge Boys, Petra, Shirley Caesar, and Truth.. Jerry was also awarded the Group of the Year 2 consecutive times as a part of the Dove Brothers. The also made his debut on the Grand Ole Opry the same night as Blake Shelton. Jerry has been successful on the charts with 11 #1 songs. Three of them he was the featured vocalist. Jerry is the featured vocalist on "You're Not Alone" which was Song of the Year in, "God Sits On High", and "I Can Pray" which was Song of the Year as well as Song of the Year for the BMI Christian Music Awards. Jerry performed on the 2016 Dove Awards with the Kingdom Heirs. Jerry records background vocals and also song writers demo's. He has written songs of his own as well. He owns and operates Sound Chamber Studios and Entertainment with his wife Tabitha, in Maryville, Tennessee. www.soundchamberstudiosandentertainment.com PERSONAL LIFE'' Jerry is married to Tabitha Elizabeth Shelton Martin. They were wed in a little chapel in the Smokey Mountains in Pigeon Forge TN on May 7, 2013. Jerry has two step children, Brittney Jenkins and Eric Jenkins and a grandson Mason Joseph, and a granddaughter Avery Elizabeth. Both Jerry and Tabitha sing and record together as much as they can.
