by David Bruce Murray | Sep 26, 2017 | CD Reviews, Reviews
The Last Big Thing is the second CD by the Kingdom Heirs since baritone Loren Harris joined the group last year. The previous recording (Something Good) featured a collection of well-known cover songs. The Last Big Thing introduces eleven new songs written by some of...
by David Bruce Murray | Sep 26, 2017 | History, Major Concert Events
HIGHLIGHT: THE WORD It’s not difficult to choose a highlight from the Tuesday Chapel service. If Mark Trammell wasn’t a singer, he would be constantly on call as an evangelist. Mark brought a clear Word to us this morning. His scripture ranged from the...
by David Bruce Murray | Sep 26, 2017 | Concert Review, History, Major Concert Events, Reviews
2017 finds NQC comfortably settled in the fourth year in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. 2017 is the 61st year NQC has been held since the first event in 1957, or, as the branding goes this week, 2017 is the 60th anniversary of the 1957 event. I’m attending...
by David Bruce Murray | Sep 25, 2017 | History, Singing News
As the 61st National Quartet Convention is now underway in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, let us look back 47 years ago to the October 1970 issue of Singing News. The 14th National Quartet Convention in 1970 fell a couple of weeks after the publication of the October issue...
by David Bruce Murray | Sep 22, 2017 | News
Gospel Happenings Arizona-based baseball bat company Smacker Bats recently partnered with Southern Gospel artist Matt Felts to release the “Matt Felts Signature Series” bat with Felts’ signature and logo on the barrel. In addition to his solo music career and...
