Credited with the beginnings of Contemporary Christian Music

Past President of the Gospel Music Association

Gospel Music Association Board Member for eight years

Musical Director multiple times for the Dove Awards

Launched career and continues management today of CCM, multiple Grammy and Dove award winner and GMA Hall of Fame artist Larnelle Harris

Produced and directed over 25,000 live custom shows over six decades

Production of over 100 audio and video recordings

Command performances for four consecutive sitting U.S. Presidents

Led the first American Christian musical group permitted to perform in North Korea

The first to bring Christian music inside the Kremlin and distributed one million Bibles in the Russian language – including a Bible for every desk in the Kremlin

Invited by the Israeli Government to produce and direct an international 600-voice choir for the celebration of the 3,000th Anniversary of Jerusalem

Israeli Government requested to create the musical program for Palestine’s Manger Square historical Bethlehem 2000 Celebration

Created The Spurrlows, internationally acclaimed as “America’s Official Musical Ambassadors” traveled around the world for more than 35 years

Pioneered entertainment for corporate America with the first Christian singing group to be sponsored by the world’s fifth largest industrial corporation – Chrysler – six years and 3,000 concerts

Represented most of the fortune 500 companies, as well as the Florida Department of Tourism, Busch Gardens, Disney, Sea World, Universal, The Bob Hope Special (NBC Television Network)

Producer for Charisma Magazine’s Reader’s Choice Awards broadcast on leading Christian stations around the world and produced dozens of award-winning television specials (TBN)as well as daily television (PTL)

Provided Booking and Management to renown artists such as: Kathie Lee Gifford, Dino, Bobby Jones and New Life, Karen Wheaton, and several Miss America winners

Created dozens of musical groups to spread the gospel around the world – First Gear, Common Ground, Garden Party, Dust, Crimson Bridge, Earth Opera, Pilgrim 20, Pride of Man, and Love’s Distinction.

Provided the pattern and was a consultant for Derrick Johnson & Regeneration, Richard Roberts & The World Action Singers, Cam Floria &The Continentals, and Roger Breland &Truth

Live concerts in all 50 states as well as in North Korea, South Korea, Russia, Europe, the Caribbean, the British Isles, South America, Japan, China, and Finland

Musical Director of Youth for Christ International – created music for millions of teens worldwide.

Combined Sandi Patty, Larnelle, and Dino in a multi-city tour called The Big Three. A backup 200-voice choir – singers from each concert city, gave thousands of people across the country an opportunity to get involved in a large-scale, high-quality production and have an evangelistic outreach

Festival of Praise, a cutting-edge, musical training tool that was intended to lead churches and their congregations in Praise and Worship. Based on scripture, the six musical books, recordings, and live concerts ran for ten years taking thousands to a more meaningful understanding of Praise and Worship

For the past 50 years as president, producer, and director of the famed Michigan/Ohio/St. Louis 200-voice interdenominational, multi-generational, multi-cultural Concert Choir – he continues to generate sold-out crowds with his annual Christmas Concerts

Created an anthology of music entitled The Thurlow Spurr Collection featuring The Music of Life. Arranged for concert piano and orchestra the 12 CDs feature 150 timeless love songs, classical pieces, treasured hymns, Broadway hits, as well as patriotic and Christmas music which is featured every night on Radiant TV.

Minister of Music at some of America’s largest mega-churches.

Created a musical series called Metro Band that remains available in print and CD.

Produced more than sixty record albums and created more than thirty choral books for church choirs.

Developed the concept of regional choirs and established choirs in Orlando, Tulsa, Dallas, New York City, Houston, Ft. Lauderdale, Honolulu, St. Louis, and Oklahoma City

Serves on the board of The Super Channel and is the creative financial architect for the $60 million television facility

Composer of many popular Gospel songs including First Place, God Knows, Who is on the Lord’s Side