Troy Sneed

Troy Lenard Sneed Jr. (December 14, 1967 – April 27, 2020) was an American gospel singer, songwriter, and musician.

Sneed was born on December 14, 1967,^[1] in Perry, Florida,^[1][2] and played football while in college at Florida A&M University. He had an injury on the field that put an end to his playing days.^[1] He would join the choir at the university, and after graduating he was a teacher at Jax Beach Elementary School in Jacksonville, Florida.^[1] Milton Biggham, with Savoy Records, asked him to come lead the Georgia Mass Choir, in Atlanta, Georgia, as an assistant music minister.^[1]

Sneed's music career began in 1999,^[3] with the release of Call Jesus on March 23, 1999, by Malaco Records,^[4] but this album would not chart.^[5] His subsequent album, Bless That Wonderful Name, was released by Savoy Records in 2001,^[4] yet this did not chart.^[5] The third album was released by his own record label imprint Emtro Gospel on February 22, 2005, A State of Worship,^[4] and it was his breakthrough release on Billboard magazine Gospel Albums chart at No. 22.^[5] He released, In His Presence, on October 10, 2006 by his label,^[4] which charted at No. 44 on the aforementioned chart.^[5] His fifth album, In Due Season, was released by his record label on August 25, 2009,^[5] however it was not successfully charted.^[5] The subsequent album, My Heart Says Yes, released on May 10, 2011 by Emtro Gospel,^[4] and this one would peak at No. 5 on the Gospel Albums chart.^[5] He released his seventh album on August 7, 2012, All Is Well,^[4] and this charted at No. 9 on the aforementioned chart.^[5]

Sneed married Emily Frances Ianson on July 2, 1993, and together they resided in Jacksonville, Florida, with their children.^[1]

Sneed died of complications from COVID-19 on April 27, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Florida.^[6]