by Kyle Boreing | Nov 22, 2021 | Commentary & Observations, History
Jimmy Swaggart called him “a cancer in the body of Christ.” Jerry Falwell concurred, calling him, “the greatest scab and cancer on the face of Christianity in 2,000 years of church history.” And yet, for nearly a decade, Jim Bakker and his then-wife, Tammy Faye, were...
by David Bruce Murray | Oct 1, 2021 | Awards Shows, Commentary & Observations
When Singing News magazine presented their annual Fan Awards this afternoon at the National Quartet Convention, it marked the end of an era. Six notable winning streaks ended, and several categories had winners who had never won a Singing News Fan Award in the past....
by Kyle Boreing | Mar 9, 2021 | Commentary & Observations
I’d like to pose a bit of a philosophical question that is bound to open a can of worms, but I feel is very much worth discussing… Who should the primary audience be for southern gospel music? Is it church folks who are already saved, or is it folks who...
by Kyle Boreing | Feb 10, 2021 | Commentary & Observations, Oddities, Release Oddities
In late 2016, several folks (myself included) wrote a Mega Review for the Booth Brothers’ Between Here and Heaven album. At the time of the review, the album had just been made available via the trio’s website as a digital download, with plans for a...
by Kyle Boreing | Nov 30, 2020 | Commentary & Observations, History, News
On Friday, November 27th, 2020, StowTown records surprised SG fans by releasing a digital remaster of a long-out-of-print record by the Cathedrals, Smooth as Silk. This album, originally released as a table project in 1979, is noteworthy for being the first full...
by David Bruce Murray | Oct 8, 2020 | Commentary & Observations
We broke the news here at MusicScribe last Friday that the Southern Gospel Music Association’s Hall of Fame and Museum is leaving Dollywood. Now that the official press release is out, what action would you like to see the SGMA take next? Are you willing to...