Thanks Pastor Wiggins for the pictures....

My Pastor knows how much I loved to go and hear Roger Bennett. It was so sad when he passed away this year in March.
He was a member of the Legacy Five Quartet he was their pianist. He died as a result of complications encountered through his long battle with leukemia. He was 48 years old.


Roger was born March 10, 1959, he grew up in Strawberry, Arkansas. In November of 1979, Roger fulfilled his life-long dream of being a part of professional Southern Gospel music when he was invited by Glen Payne and George Younce to join the legendary Cathedral Quartet. Though he would leave the group for two years (1987-1989) to serve as the president of Journey Records, Roger was the group's pianist at the time of the quartet's retirement in 1999.

Following the retirement of the Cathedrals, Roger and fellow Cathedrals member Scott Fowler launched Legacy Five. In 2004, Roger fulfilled another dream (having his own successful quartet) when readers of Singing News voted Legacy Five as the Favorite Traditional Male Quartet.

Although an excellent singer, Roger is best remembered as pianist--and often a comedian--for the Cathedrals and Legacy Five. Roger received the Singing News Fan Award for Favorite Southern Gospel pianist 14 years in row (1993-2006).

Songwriting was another forte' of Roger Bennett. Many of his songs appeared on the recordings of the Cathedrals, Legacy Five and many others. His writing talent was not limited to just songs, however. Roger was a contributing editor to Singing News, writing "Midnight Meditations."

Roger left behind his wife Debbie and their children Chelsea and Jordan.
And a mountain top full of friends.

I saw him many many times in concert first with the Cathedrals then with Legacy Five.
He was a great man and he is very much missed. I think it is so cool Pastor sent me these pictures. He is in Tennessee right now on Vacation and was nice enough to include me in the email of the mailing of the pictures he and Sis. Wiggins went on a search to find his graveside. Thanks again Pastor. Love ya......

Here are the pictures he emailed me today...