Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Bill Gaither had planned to host Gaither Vocal Band concerts in Birmingham, Decatur and on the Gulf Coast this month.

The Birmingham concert has been canceled. A concert is still scheduled for Friday, March 13, at 7 p.m. at Hiland Park Baptist Church in Panama City, Fla.

The Gaither Vocal Band features Gaither, Wes Hampton, Adam Crabb, Todd Suttles and Reggie Smith.

Guest performers on this tour include vocalists Charlotte Ritchie and Gene McDonald, along with guitarist and comedian Kevin Williams.

Bill Gaither and his wife, Gloria, have written more than 700 popular gospel songs over the past four decades, including standards such as “He Touched Me,” “Because He Lives,” and “There’s Just Something About That Name.”

Update on March 13: Birmingham concert cancelled

The Gaither Vocal Band has cancelled its planned Saturday concert at Samford University. Gaither Managment released the following statement: “As a result of the Jefferson County Health Department issuing a recommendation March 12 that all public gatherings of 500 or more in Jefferson County be cancelled because of the Coronavirus, Gaither Management and Premier Productions will be unable to present the Gaither Vocal Band Good Things Take Time Spring Tour concert scheduled for Saturday, March 14 at the Wright Center on the campus of Samford University. Refunds for this concert are available at the point of purchase.”