#NEWSNUGGETS

Gene Hamman announced that his group, PromisedLand Quartet, will be retiring at the end of August after a 25-year run. Hamman cited the pressures of managing a group while working a full-time day job as the primary reason for his decision.

PRAYER REQUEST

Please keep Ann Downing in your prayers. She has several compressed vertebrae as well as two fractured vertebrae which makes moving around challenging. 

REMEMBERING

A memorial service for pianist/producer/singer/songwriter Garry Jones who passed away on Sunday, April 27 will be held on Monday, May 19 in Pace, Florida. 

Former Southmen Quartet member Larry Parker passed away on Wednesday, April 30. A memorial service for Parker was held on Monday, May 5 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

RELEASED THIS WEEK

May 9 – Mylon Hayes Family – Sing His Praise! (CD/digital)

 

May 9 – Wes Hampton – Out On A Limb (digital album originally released in 2014)

 

May 9 – Gospel Plowboys – Something To Be Said (CD/digital)

Click HERE to listen to this month’s new releases.

UPCOMING RELEASES

Dates listed here typically reflect official release dates for retail and/or online outlets. Dates titles become available direct from the artists may differ.

May 16 – Karen Peck & New River – Good Answers (CD/digital)

June 5 – Justified Quartet – Beyond The Storm (EP/digital)

June 7 – Pine Ridge Boys – Down Memory Lane (CD)

June 20 – Kristy Cox – Learning To Walk With Him (CD/digital)

2025 – The Singing News Sourcebook

June 27 – Jimmy Fortune – Songs Of An American Dreamer (DVD/CD/Book)

Date? – Guardians – Where Healing Happens (CD/digital)

Date? – LeFevre Quartet – Here To Stay (CD/digital)

Date? – Various Artists – Songs I Grew Up Singing: Songs of Lanny Wolfe (DVD)

Date? – Adam Crabb – Title TBD (CD/digital)

Date? – Justified Quartet – Title TBD (CD/digital)

Date? – Various Artists – Tribute to Dottie Rambo (CD/digital)

Date? – McKamey Legacy – Title?