Each article in The Originals series highlights the first recorded version of a popular Southern Gospel song. The song “How Great Thou Art” that we know today has an elaborate history. The song’s roots date to a 1885 Swedish poem by Carl Gustav...
Each article in The Originals series highlights the first recorded version of a popular Southern Gospel song. “I’ll Fly Away” was written by Albert E. Brumley in 1929 while picking cotton. The song was inspired by a song titled “If I Had The...
Each article in The Originals series highlights the first recorded version of a popular Southern Gospel song. Before I get to today’s song, I need your help! Chasing down the very first recording of a song is not always easy. Then, even if I am able to track...
Today, we launch a new series of articles called The Originals. Each entry in this series will highlight the first recorded version of song that is now considered to be one of Southern Gospel Music’s all-time classics. The spotlight today falls on...
Produced by: Andy Leftwich and Point Of Grace (except “Something In The Water” produced by Andy Leftwich, Stuart Dill and Point Of Grace and “The Climb” produced by Roger Ryan, Andy Leftwich and Point Of Grace) Label: Curb Records Website:...
The Recording Academy’s trustees have recently approved a number of changes to the Grammys, including the addition of a “Roots Gospel” category that will encompass Southern Gospel as well as other traditional gospel styles. You can read all about it...
I’m copying and pasting a response I made to a recent Doug Harrison post. Doug ran across the “too good not to pass along” YouTube video of Wentley Wintley Phipps explaining the history of “Amazing Grace.” The source is one of the...
