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NewsNuggets: 5-9-25
PromisedLand Quartet calling it quits and MORE in NewsNuggets!
The Talleys – “A Night to Remember” (1992)
For our final installment for this series on the Talleys, we come to their final recording before coming off the road. “A Night to Remember” was an amazing “Swansong” for the Talleys, highlighting 8 years of fabulous music!
NewsNuggets: 5-2-25
Publisher make a statement regarding artificial intelligence and MORE in NewsNuggets!
The Talleys – “Love Will” (1990)
This would be the final studio recording for the Talleys, which yielded one of their biggest hit songs, “He is Here”. This would be their most contemporary offering, filled with songs that could easily be found on the hottest CCM stations at the time. Read all about it…
NewsNuggets: 4-25-25
A new bass player for the CWG and MORE in NewsNuggets!
REVIEWS

The Talleys – “A Night to Remember” (1992)
For our final installment for this series on the Talleys, we come to their final recording before coming off the road. “A Night to Remember” was an amazing “Swansong” for the Talleys, highlighting 8 years of fabulous music!

The Talleys – “Love Will” (1990)
This would be the final studio recording for the Talleys, which yielded one of their biggest hit songs, “He is Here”. This would be their most contemporary offering, filled with songs that could easily be found on the hottest CCM stations at the time. Read all about it…

The Talleys – “Typical Day” (1989)
1989 saw the Talleys release one of their most popular recordings, “Typical Day”, which also featured one of their most iconic songs, “Hallelujah, Praise the Lamb”. What are your thoughts about this recording?

The Talleys – “A Family Christmas” (1988)
We’re celebrating Christmas early this year! Check out my thoughts on this splendid Christmas release by the Talleys…which I consider to be Southern Gospel’s absolute finest Christmas recording ever made!

The Talleys – “A Night to Remember” (1992)
For our final installment for this series on the Talleys, we come to their final recording before coming off the road. “A Night to Remember” was an amazing “Swansong” for the Talleys, highlighting 8 years of fabulous music!

The Talleys – “Love Will” (1990)
This would be the final studio recording for the Talleys, which yielded one of their biggest hit songs, “He is Here”. This would be their most contemporary offering, filled with songs that could easily be found on the hottest CCM stations at the time. Read all about it…
HISTORY

The Disappearance (Death?) of Album Cuts
With every song on streaming platforms essentially being a “single,” is the “album cut” a thing of the past?

My 2025 SGMA Hall Of Fame Nominations
Nominations for the 2025 SGMA Hall Of Fame are underway.

MusicScribe Blog Celebrates 20 Years – Part 6
MusicScribe founder David Bruce Murray wraps up our 20-year anniversary celebration!

MusicScribe Blog Celebrates 20 Years – Part 5
We invited a few friends of the blog to share their thoughts about our 20 years.

The Disappearance (Death?) of Album Cuts
With every song on streaming platforms essentially being a “single,” is the “album cut” a thing of the past?

My 2025 SGMA Hall Of Fame Nominations
Nominations for the 2025 SGMA Hall Of Fame are underway.
VIEWS AND COMMENTARY

NewsNugglets Special Edition: 4-1-25
Yeah, we have more NewsNunchucks.

The Disappearance (Death?) of Album Cuts
With every song on streaming platforms essentially being a “single,” is the “album cut” a thing of the past?

My 2025 SGMA Hall Of Fame Nominations
Nominations for the 2025 SGMA Hall Of Fame are underway.
SONY’S DEVOTIONS

If It Takes a Valley
If it takes a valley to really know Your grace And if it's in the desert where I'll meet You face to face Then turn this path I'm traveling to some dark and lonely place 'Cause if it takes a valley, then a valley's what I'll take (From If It Takes a Valley by Brian...
Adding to Kindness
But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love ~2 Peter 1:5-7,...
For the Forgiven
Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.” ~Luke 7:47 Several members of our church are involved in jail ministry, and because of them, I have seen firsthand the truth of...
The Kingsmen – “Mississippi Live” (1987)
The final release in the trilogy of live albums is this wonderful live album, where the Kingsmen finally were able to pull-off a recording in Jackson, Mississippi. It’s my personal favorite of the 3 live albums recorded between 1985-1987. Read all about it!
May God Be Glorified
As I sit down to write, I wonder if I have anything of worth to say. It's been over a month since my last post, and part of that is due to life being busy, dealing with stressful situations, and yet making time where I can to draw near to God because He is the One who...
According to Your Word
And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her. ~Luke 1:38 I confess that I do not like it when things don't go my way. I may not scream and throw things, but I struggle just the same. I...
A Famine of Knowledge
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being priest for Me. ~Hosea 4:6 "Behold, the days are coming," says the Lord God, "That I will send a famine on the land, Not a famine of bread, Nor a...
Praise God Even in Adversity
Nebuchadnezzar was a king that God used to punish the Israelites when they had turned their back on Him once again. Instead of acknowledging the God who had given him this position, the king boasted of his abilities until one day God had enough. This arrogant being...
If It Takes a Valley
If it takes a valley to really know Your grace And if it's in the desert where I'll meet You face to face Then turn this path I'm traveling to some dark and lonely place 'Cause if it takes a valley, then a valley's what I'll take (From If It Takes a Valley by Brian...
Adding to Kindness
But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love ~2 Peter 1:5-7,...
For the Forgiven
Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.” ~Luke 7:47 Several members of our church are involved in jail ministry, and because of them, I have seen firsthand the truth of...