CLINTON, Tenn. (WATE) — Peg McKamey Bean, founding member of the award-winning, East Tennessee-based gospel music group ‘The McKameys’, has died. “We want to let everyone know that early this morning ...

It’s been a long time since her sister, Dora, first badgered Peg McKamey Bean onto the stage, more than six decades, in fact. But Bean, the sole original member of beloved gospel group The McKameys, ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — For nearly forty years, the McKameys have traveled hundreds of thousands of miles around the country sharing their strong Christian faith through Southern Gospel music. The McKameys ...

Southern gospel’s McKameys long ago ascended to legendary status. Yet even legends age, slow down, and eventually halt that which made them a legend. So it’s going with Clinton, Tennessee’s McKameys.

Southern gospel artist Peg McKamey Bean of The McKameys died Wednesday, several weeks after suffering a stroke. She was 85. Bean suffered a stroke on Dec. 11, WBIR-TV reported. The singer, who helped ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Family, friends, and gospel music listeners around the country are mourning the death of Peg McKamey Bean, one of the founding members of the East Tennessee-based family ...

Anyone who has ever witnessed a performance by The McKameys is likely to be struck by the pure emotion that the award-winning gospel group's matriarch, Peg McKamey Bean, regularly displays. Take for ...

Sixty-three years later, Peg McKamey Bean leads her family group, The McKameys, in personal appearances across the country. Long beloved in the world of Southern gospel music, the troupe will sing at ...

Get inspired for the new year with an old-fashioned Southern gospel singing. The McKameys, the Inspirations and others will perform Saturday at the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium. Tickets are $14 in ...