Career
He started his music career, in 1991, with the release of, Promise, by Muscle Shoals Records. His second album, A Holy Ghost Take-Over, was released in 1993 by Malaco Records. The next album, Hallelujah, was released by them in 1995.
Crystal Spring Records released, 1996"s Work lieutenant Out, 2000"s Number Limit, and Unplugged in 2004.
With Electric and Music Industries Gospel, he released, 7th Episode, that came out in 2007. He released, Keep Living, with Light Records in 2011.
His next release, Amazing, came out in 2014 with Entertainment One Music. All of his albums charted on the Billboard Gospel Albums chart.
His Number Limit album charted on the Christian Albums chart, and the album Unplugged charted on the Independent Albums chart along with the releases Keep Living, and Amazing that also charted on The Billboard 200.
He was nominated at the Grammy Awards twice, the first time in the Best Contemporary Rhythm & Blues Gospel Album category at the 34th Annual Grammy Awards for Promise, and the second time would come at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards in the category Best Gospel Album for Amazing. Dillard was born on February 25, 1965, in Chicago, Illinois, as Ricky Rydell Dillard. He graduated in 1984 from Bloom Township High School in Chicago Heights, Illinois.
His music career got started in 1991, with the release of Promise on July 5, 1991 by Muscle Shoals, and this charted on the Billboard Gospel Albums chart at Number.
15, while getting recognition by being nominated at the 34th Annual Grammy Awards in the Best Contemporary Rhythm & Blues Gospel Album category. He release, A Holy Ghost Take-Over with Malaco Records, on May 20, 1993, which charted on the Gospel Albums chart at Number.
3. The next album, Hallelujah with Malaco Records, released on May 2, 1995, and it charted at Number.
10 on the Gospel Album chart. On October 15, 1996, he released Worked lieutenant Out with Crystal Springs Records, and again this would chart on the Top Gospel Albums at Number.
8. His next album with them, Number Limit, came out on July 18, 2000, and this charted on two Billboard chart the Gospel Albums at Number.
10 and Christian Albums at Number. 32. While his last release, Unplugged, on the label was released on March 16, 2004, which this charted on the Gospel Albums at Number.
9, and this time around charted on the Independent Albums at Number. 49. The next album, 7th Episode, came out on October 2, 2007 with Electric and Music Industries Gospel, and this charted at Number.
7 on the Gospel Albums chart.
Light Records released Keep Living on April 26, 2011, which this charted on the Gospel Albums at Number. 3, Independent Albums at Number. 9, and on The Billboard 200 at Number.
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He partnered with Entertainment One Music to release, Amazing, on June 10, 2014, and this album charted on The Billboard 200 at Number. 28, Number. 5 on the Independent Albums, while placing at the top of the Gospel Albums chart. This album would get him his second nomination at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, in the category Best Gospel Album.
He is nominated at the 30th Stellar Awards in the following categories: Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, Civil Defense of the Year, Choir of the Year, Producer of the Year, Traditional Male Vocalist of the Year, Traditional Civil Defense of the Year, and Traditional Choir of the Year.