Gordon Mote

Originating from Gadsden, Alabama, in the United States, Mote came into the world without sight. He took up the piano in early childhood and soon developed strong proficiency on the instrument. A faith-centered home life placed him regularly in church settings, where he performed on keyboards and sang within worship ensembles. His education took him through Jacksonville State College and then Belmont University in Nashville, culminating in a music degree. Eager to build a professional path in music, he established himself as a studio keyboardist alongside both mainstream and gospel performers. His Nashville base helped cultivate connections that led to sessions with figures such as Lee Greenwood, Willie Nelson, Alan Jackson, Kenny Chesney and the Gaither Vocal Band. In the opening years of the 2000s he issued several instrumental devotion albums, later shifting to vocals on the 2005 release There’s No Place That Love Can’t Reach and the 2007 album Don’t Let Me Miss The Glory, which featured contributions from his wife Kimberley as well as Alison Krauss and the Isaacs. Mote continues to lead praise-and-worship activities at his local church.