Dallas Rogers
Something to get excited about By Robert York In Seymour, Indiana, the Rogers family loved Southern gospel music. Little did they know the effect that would have on one of their offspring. The Rogers sang with local groups, and during that time, a son, Dallas, was born. There were two other siblings in the family, Lori and Scott. Around the age of five, Dallas began singing, “The Old Rugged Cross,” and would sing it at every concert with his family. At the age of seven, in a country church in English, Indiana, he accepted Christ. Being from a gospel music family, Dallas knew that he wanted to sing gospel music. His dream came true when he was 13 years old, when he was given the opportunity to play drums for another family group in the area. Later, while attending school at Mount Calvary Christian Academy, Rogers was given the opportunity to travel each summer with Eldridge Fox, Jim Hamill and Ray Dean Reese and the mighty Kingsmen Quartet. Traveling with them had a big influence on Dallas, developing his passion for quartet gospel music.
Fox was the kidder of the group, always kidding with folks. “I sat in Foxy’s seat one time, not knowing it was his seat, and when he came up, he said, ‘Git out of here, son,’” Rogers recalls. “This caused me to apologize to him for the week.” At 18, Rogers took a full-time job with the Toney Brothers. “Traveling with them opened the door to meet some of my favorite groups like the Booth Brothers, because they were cousins,” Rogers shares. “It’s also where I learned to drive a bus. They threw me behind the wheel in a construction zone. It was either learn to drive or wreck. It was also my first appearance at NQC (the National Quartet Convention).” After leaving the Toney Brothers, Rogers traveled with Heirline and later, the Journeymen. In June of 2004, at a concert in Radcliff, Kentucky, he met the love of his life, Shelly. While eating at a Steak and Shake after the concert, they got engaged. Later that same year, in September, they eloped and got married in Nashville, Tennessee. They now have two
