Jimmy Swaggart(born March 15, 1935, Ferriday,Louisiana, U.S.) is an Americantelevangelistandgospel musicperformer. He was defrocked by theAssemblies of Godin 1988 after a sex scandal involvingprostitutes. Swaggart’s father was a sharecropper before becoming aPentecostalpreacher in theAssemblies of ...
As of 2015, he has recorded over 50 gospel albums. Got married at age 17. Father of Donnie Swaggart. His parents, W.L. "Son" and Minnie Bell Swaggart, were married in 1934. The couple had Jimmy, the following year. His mother, Minnie Bell Swaggart, died after surgery, on June 9,...
Unlike himself, who was high-strung, while his cousins, Jerry & Mickey were more dominant. He, along withJerry Lee LewisandMickey Gilleywere inducted into the Delta Music Museum Hall of Fame. [March 2, 2002]. When Jimmy Swaggart and Jerry Lee Lewis had decided it'll be best to play do...