Introduction

Biography

Gene was the son of song­writ­er Eu­gene Bart­lett, Sr., and Joan Ta­tum.

He was edu­cat­ed at John Brown Uni­ver­si­ty (BA), & Ok­la­ho­ma Bap­tist Uni­ver­si­ty (BM, hon­or­ary DMus).

He was min­is­ter of mu­sic at three Bap­tist church­es in Ar­kan­sas; at Tri­ni­ty Bap­tist Church, Ok­la­ho­ma Ci­ty (1947–54); and Di­rect­or of Church Mu­sic for the Bap­tist Ge­ne­ral Con­ven­tion of Ok­la­ho­ma (1954).

He was in­duct­ed into the South­ern Gos­pel Mu­sic As­so­ci­ation Hall of Fame in 2000.