
"1 Voice" is a
Southern Gospel brother-sister
duo, Rodney Wright and Rhonda Wright Bray, that is based out
of their hometown, Brodhead, Kentucky. They are a fairly new
group to the Southern Gospel world, but have very deep roots
in Gospel ministry, with a total of 38 years of combined
experience in ministering through song and Word, having
begun as three year olds with their singing "Wright Family".
Their mother, Doris, was born
to missionary parents in China, living there until the age
of six and a half, and grew up in an evangelical minister's
home, so she instilled in them at an early age "to go and
tell all people about Jesus". The Wright Family, (Vall Roy,
Doris, Roy Wayne, Rhonda and Rodney), throughout their
childhoods, sang at their home church, local churches, and
on the radio station in Renfro Valley, Kentucky. Rodney was
part of a quartet for 25 years and when a member left the
quartet. Rhonda, after being a fill-in for 20 years, joined
as a full time member. When the group became a trio, it was
renamed, "1 Voice", from Romans 15:6 which says "that ye may
with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ." After three years the trio became a
duo and the genetic blend of this brother and sister often
sounds like one voice!
When
the "1 Voice" duo began in 2004, Rodney and Rhonda kept
praying for the Lord to use this ministry. Their prayers
were answered and their schedule continues to be busy. Some
of the places He has allowed them to minister are: Crusade
for Christ Tent at the Kentucky State Fair, Louisville;
Jackson Energy Annual Picnic, McKee, Kentucky; Kid to Kamp
Annual Radiothon, 770AM, Lexington, Kentucky; Mississippi
State Quartet Convention Main Stage, Hattiesburg; Gospel
Showcases at the National Quartet Convention, Louisville,
Kentucky; Peddler's Village, Goshen, Indiana; Murray's
Marketplace, Shirley, Indiana; World Chicken Festival,
London, Kentucky; Eddie Crook Company Radio Tours, and Eddie
Crook's Goodlife Gospel Cruises, as well as numerous
churches across the southeastern part of the United States.
During their second year, Mark Bishop sent a song to
them that changed their ministry to include radio stations
nationwide. The message of salvation in Mark's song was so
strong and clear that they knew they had an obligation to
share it with as many people as possible. "1 Voice" recorded
"I Don't Know How You Heard One Voice" with Eddie Crook
Company and it was their first national radio release, being
sent to over 1300 radio stations nationwide. A Georgian, Bud
Adkinson, send a song titled, "I've Come a Long Way."
This was also recorded with the Eddie Crook Company and was
released to radio. Several years later, Ralph Arvin, a
Kentucky songwriter, wrote a song just for the duo to use
titled, "I want to Get Down to Business". Ralph wrote this
song after he and Rodney discussed the crucial time we are
living in and the purpose of this ministry. It truly is
time to get down to business for the Lord!