we have a profile now of bill and gloria gaither, the legendary songwriting and performing couple who have had enormous success in the world of christian gospel music. bill is well known for his productivity, his upbeat attitude and his help to others. gloria has often been his songwriting partner and is a successful author and speaker in her own right. the gaithers live in a small town in indiana, where phil jones found them. >> reporter: in the 1950s, bill gaither used to turn on his radio and listen to all the gospel music stars. he was a farm boy with a field of dreams. >> i kept dreaming of the day that maybe, just maybe, i could write a song that would catch the attention of somebody or sing a song that would catch the attention of somebody. am i blessed guy? i'm blessed. what can i say? >> reporter: in 1963, his dream came true. he wrote a hit. elvis presley recorded it and won a grammy, but the lyrics belonged to bill gaither. >> ♪ he touched me, oh, he touched me. ♪ jimmy durante sang this and he'd go... ♪ he touched me, and all the joy that floods my soul..." >> reporter: si

elvis presley recordedt and won a grammy, but the rics belged to bill gaither. >> ♪ he touched me, ohheoucd me. ♪ jimmdurante sang this and he'd go... ♪ he touched me, d all the joy that floodmy soul..." >> repoer: since then, bill and his wife, gloriaformer enish and french teachers, have written more than 0 gospel song many of them are in today's church hymns. >> what wod the christian world, the gospel musiworld have beelike if we hadn't had bill and gloria gaitr? and i jt felt like it would leave a t of empty pages in those so books. >>eporter: the gaithers ha won six grams and more than twdozen dove awards for outstandinchristian music, plus they've sold re than 20 milln videos. and they still are packi the house all ovethe world. >> our homecoming cebration in new york's carnegie hall. >> reporter: perfrming homecominevents with their frids, stars of gospel music past d present. hen they were named gospl song writers of the centurin 2000, it was said the gaithers areo christian music whathe beatles were to pop music ty were among the first to inoduce contemporary religious musc. >