Stan Whitmire learned to play the piano at the age of four. He graduated from the Westminster Schools in Atlanta and from Georgia State University. He has been a part of the music ministry at Mount Paran Church in Atlanta for more than 30 years. His first professional Southern gospel gig was with The Nelons in the late ’80s and early ’90s. He often accompanies Greater Vision and has also worked for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. He has also collaborated with Bill and Gloria Gaither and In Touch Ministries, and worked with Mark Lowry. Whitmire has released several award-winning CDs throughout his career; his album, Joy Comes in the Morning, received a Dove Award.