Inducted 2003

Born in Burke County, North Carolina, Mull became legally blind at the age of eleven months when he accidentally fell into an open fireplace. To most children that would have meant complete surrender. But not so to Mull. His passion for gospel music was fueled from playing banjo as a youngster in the Valdese Sacred Band, which also included other members of his family. 

He was called to preach the gospel in 1932. Seven years later, Mull began broadcasting his sermons and playing gospel music on North Carolina radio stations. Three years later, he started radio programs on WROL and WNOX in Knoxville, Tennessee. 

Mull became nationally known when he and his wife, Elizabeth, established the "Mull Singing Convention of The Air," a program of gospel music favorites broadcast on several 50,000 and 100,000-watt radio stations. 

Mull promoted his first gospel concert in 1943 and thousands since. Mull has also produced two weekly gospel television shows and has owned several radio stations. He also organized several churches in North Carolina and Tennessee.