About Sound Street

This Oklahoma based trio is made up of Jarrod Vanderslice, his 13 year old Daughter Jaylie Vanderslice and long time friend of the family, Ryan Bilby.

Although this group is very young, established in July of 2020, Sound Street has been garnering the attention of southern gospel music fans from all over. They have experienced some great radio singles such as ‘I’ll Take The Old Highway,’ peeking in at #34 in SGNScoops Magazine Top 100 and ‘The Old Story’ which debuted at #67 in the Singing News chart for March 2022.

Not only has the group gained attention with radio, Sound Street was one of the groups selected out of the Regional Artist Showcase to perform on Main Stage during the National Quartet Convention in 2021. Sound Street was also featured in the “What’s Happening With…” article in the February 2022 issue of the Singing News. In addition to all of this, Sound Street was nominated top 10 for 2022 Singing News Fan Award for favorite new artist.

Over 80 dates a year and growing, Sound Street has been inspiring and effectively communicating the message of the Gospel through their music to all audiences.

Jarrod Vanderslice

At age 19, Jarrod stepped into the gospel music scene singing and playing piano for the nationally acclaimed family group the Galloway’s. Singing on many platforms across the United States and into Canada has allowed Jarrod’s love for the gospel to shine.

Jarrod is not only a singer, but he is also an ordained & licensed minister. He travels as an evangelist and serves as the Pastor at Trinity Free Will Baptist Church in Waynesboro, MS. Most recently, Jarrod was appointed to serve on the advisory board for the Southern Gospel Music Association. For over two decades, the SGMA has been preserving the heritage and promoting the future of southern gospel music.

Jarrod states, “Any opportunity to sing or preach is an honor and I am thankful for the calling God has placed on my life. It’s exciting to serve with my peers on the SGMA and to help do my part to not only bring attention to the music we love, but help showcase the message it bears.

Jaylie Vanderslice

Joining her father on stage, 13 year old Jaylie has a natural, God-given talent and is impacting people everywhere the Lord leads them to minister. At the age of two, Jaylie made her debut appearance as a vocalist in front of 2000 people. Since that time, she has been standing on stages with her dad in churches and concert venues.

Jaylie most recently made the 21/22 Show Choir at Wayne County Mississippi Schools. She is also a member of the Beta Club. She is well rounded and does a great job managing her busy schedule, all while maintaining straight A’s in school.

Jaylie Vanderslice

Joining her father on stage, 13 year old Jaylie has a natural, God-given talent and is impacting people everywhere the Lord leads them to minister. At the age of two, Jaylie made her debut appearance as a vocalist in front of 2000 people. Since that time, she has been standing on stages with her dad in churches and concert venues.

Jaylie most recently made the 21/22 Show Choir at Wayne County Mississippi Schools. She is also a member of the Beta Club. She is well rounded and does a great job managing her busy schedule, all while maintaining straight A’s in school.

Ryan Bilby

Ryan has traveled all across the country spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ. Ryan traveled for several years with Song Garden Artist Forgiven Quartet as their Baritone and eventually transitioned into their bass singer. He also traveled with Oklahoma group The Ambassadors as their lead singer. Needless to say, he can sing it all.

His love for singing began at an early age in church. As the years passed, he lended his vocal talents to church youth camps each summer and various events. After graduating high school, Ryan attended Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College where he sang with the college’s music group.

Ryan states, “From early on in life, I felt a calling in music. I am excited about the continued opportunities I have to travel and sing gospel music.”