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,¹² 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