by David Bruce Murray | Sep 16, 2017 | Concert Review, Reviews
Last night, I caught a concert in Gastonia, NC that featured former Southern Gospel blogger Aaron Swain with Promiseland Quartet and the group I played keyboard in (a decade ago), the Carolina Quartet. Both groups are NQC main stage caliber talent. Carolina is more of...
by David Bruce Murray | Sep 15, 2017 | News, Streaming Video
Recent Happenings The Gaither Vocal Band released a new video for the song “Chain Breaker” this morning. “Chain Breaker” will appear on their CD We Have This Moment set to release on October 13. Releasing Today Upcoming Releases Please let us...
by David Bruce Murray | Sep 14, 2017 | CD Reviews, Reviews
Jay Stone formed the Jay Stone Singers in 1976. Jay and his wife Mary retired from traveling in 2010. Continuing their musical legacy are their daughter Sharona Carter, son-in-law Bobby Carter, and grandchildren Stone and Emma Carter. The group is based in Hope Mills,...
by David Bruce Murray | Sep 13, 2017 | Awards Shows, History, Singing News
The oldest issue of Singing News in my collection is from July 1970, and that’s the issue I’ll be highlighting today. A First Time For Everything For the first dozen plus years, Singing News was in a newspaper format. The big headline at the top of the...
by David Bruce Murray | Sep 8, 2017 | News
Recent Happenings Michael Combs announced he will make his first ever NQC mainstage appearance as part of Jeff & Sheri Easter’s Wednesday evening set. Daywind Music Publishing announced the addition of songwriter Hunter Leath to its roster of songwriters....