#NewsNuggets: 2-6-17

by | Feb 6, 2017 | News

Last Week’s Happenings

  • Former Brian Free & Assurance bass singer Keith Plott announced he has joined the LeFevre Quartet. Plott replaces Trent Adams who was only with the group for a short time in 2016.
  • Sonlite Records announced they have added soloist Steve Ladd to their family of recording artists. A new CD titled No Excuses, No Regrets is releasing later this year. (Between solo dates, Ladd also sings tenor with the Old Paths Quartet.)
  • The Southern Gospel Music Guild (SGMG) announced plans to sponsor several music industry forums during 2017. BMI will host the inaugural forum at 1:00 PM this Tuesday, February 7, at the BMI building in Nashville. Admission is free and is open to anyone who derives a portion of their income from the Southern Gospel Music Industry.

Prayer Request

  • Please pray for the Williamsons. They were involved in a bus accident on Sunday evening, January 29. No one was seriously injured, but the bus will require some repair.
  • High Road is asking for prayer on behalf of the group’s leader, Sarah Davison, who will be undergoing a medical procedure this week.

Upcoming Releases
Please let us know if any significant upcoming releases are missing from this list. Note, the dates listed here are distribution dates when music will officially be available through retail and/or large online outlets. Some titles may be available sooner direct from the artists.

  • February 10 – Lauren Talley – The Gospel (CD)

  • February 27 – Point Of Grace – Our Recollections: 25th Anniversary (CD)
  • February 24 – Bill & Gloria Gaither & Their Homecoming Friends – Sweeter As The Days Go By (DVD/CD)

  • February 24 – Bill & Gloria Gaither & Their Homecoming Friends – Give The World A Smile (DVD/CD)

  • March 10 – Guy Penrod – Classics (CD)

  • March 10 – Joseph Habedank – Resurrection (CD)
  • March 24 – Selah – Unbreakable (CD)
  • March 24 – David Phelps – Hymnal (CD)

  • March 24 – Craig Duncan – Smoky Mountain Sixties (CD) (secular)

  • March ?? – Kingsmen Quartet – They Don’t Know (CD)

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David Bruce Murray

David Bruce Murray

David Bruce Murray is a church music director in Ellenboro, NC. He is the author of Murray's Encyclopedia Of Southern Gospel Music and the owner of both SGHistory.com and MusicScribe.com.

9 Comments

  1. Andrew Stephens

    I don’t know of a particular album cover, but Joseph Habedank’s new album, Resurrection, releases on March 10.

    Reply
    • David Bruce Murray

      Thanks Andrew and Damon, for the information. I will get that added to the list.

      Reply
  2. Damon

    March 10: Joseph Habedank “Resurrection”

    I believe it’s Daywind release.

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    • David Bruce Murray

      Probably so. I have asked Daywind to routinely provide us with release dates a few times, but…

      Reply
  3. Canuk

    ‘They were involved in a bus on Sunday evening’

    Reply
    • David Bruce Murray

      Yes, the brain thinks the words, but the fingers don’t always type all of them.

      Reply
  4. Tad Kirkland

    So is that the Kingsmen album title or have they just not figured it out yet? ;)

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    • David Bruce Murray

      That is the actual title, but you can also say “they don’t know” (literally literally, not figuratively “literally”) the release date yet!

      Reply
    • Kyle Boreing

      DBM, you HAVE to figure out a way to add “like” buttons to the comments….

      Reply

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