INTRODUCING BRYANT SUGGS

Bryant was born to Fred Suggs and Hattie Barrow-Suggs, sharecropper’s in Greene County, North Carolina. At eight years old, Bryant’s dream of being a Gospel singer, playing instruments, songwriting and arranging, would touch the heart of God even as he picked tobacco, cotton and corn on the farm where he was born and raised. Even while priming tobacco, milking cows, and plowing the fields with mules, Bryant’s penchant for performing Gospel music was growing.

The Suggs family (eight brothers and two sisters) attended Maury Freewill Baptist Church in Maury, NC where Bryant, and four brothers, Fred, Jr., William, Clayton and ES now Edgar formed a group aptly titled The Suggs Brothers. They performed at local churches and community fairs opening for major acts like Little Richard, Johnny Taylor and the Soul Stirrers.

“My father was my first musical mentor,” says Bryant. My father would borrow one for six months at a time. That’s how he taught all of us to play.” “When I was around nine, someone gave us an old beat up guitar, so we had one in the house all the time. By then, I was totally hooked on Gospel music and determined to become a musician.”

At 21, Bryant enlisted in the US Air Force, and served for more than 20 years. He served in Vietnam, achieved the rank of Master Sergeant and also performed in over 20 bands playing in nearly every country and all but Iowa and Hawaii in the United States. He toured with the Air Force’s “Tops in Blue” entertainers showcase as bandleader, lead singer and lead guitarist. Bryant is multi-talented, playing the harmonica, violin, coronet, trumpet, piano, bass guitar and drums.

His self-produced, first solo project, We Win, may well be the vehicle that takes him to the next level of his Gospel singing career with it’s jazz-stylized updated gospel remake of I.O.U (LeeGreenwood), the jazzy, soulfully inspirational original The Mountain Top, and the enchanting To China With Love. A broad range of gospel lovers will certainly enjoy Bryant’s CD, “We Win”.

Al Suggs

Albert, (Chaplain, Major US Army Retired) known as “Chap” or Al to friends, was born in Green County, North Carolina. He is the youngest of 11 children. He received the call to Ministry shortly after his new birth experience in July 1974.

AL holds a Doctor’s Degree from Wesley Seminary, Washington, DC, a Master’s of Divinity Degree from Northern Baptist Seminary, Lombard Illinois, an MBA from Phoenix University, Columbia MD Campus and a BA from Southeastern College of the Assemblies of God, Lakeland Florida.

Dr. Suggs served in the US Air Force 1971-1975. He completed a distinguished military Career as an Army Chaplain from Battalion Chaplain with the 13th Support Command, Fort Hood Tx, 1985; the 3rd Infantry Division Wurzburg, Germany, 1987; Resource Manager and Deputy Division Chaplain 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, NY, 1990 and Fort Ritchie, MD, 1994; Chief of Religious Support Activities, Fort Meade, MD 1995 and Post Chaplain, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C., 2001 home of the National Defense University, with support to Arlington National Cemetery and the US Congress.

Dr. Suggs is an accomplished vocalist and guitarist, but gives primary attention as founding pastor to The Way of Life Church, Hanover, Maryland. He lends his talents in resources management to this project serving as publisher/distributor. His hope is to give his brother Bryant’s talents a window to the world and later release projects by the Suggs Brothers through the same window. Enjoy the view and sounds of “We Win”.