by Kyle Boreing | Oct 1, 2024 | Commentary & Observations, Music Business, Music Tech
I have a 2015 Nissan Pathfinder, whose stock stereo system includes AM/FM, SiriusXM, a CD player, an auxiliary input, and a USB input. Of those, I can tell you that AM/FM radio and auxiliary are never used. The CD player is used occasionally (most often by my son, who...
by Kyle Boreing | Sep 30, 2024 | Commentary & Observations, Oddities, Release Oddities
The latest Gaither Music catalog arrived in my mailbox today. On page 1 (technically, page 2, as the cover is considered “page 1”) was an ad for the new Gaither Vocal Band Christmas album, New Star Shining, with a total of 12 tracks listed: Mary’s...
by David Bruce Murray | Sep 27, 2024 | History
Break out the balloons and confetti! MusicScribe Blog is 20 years old today…actually, right now! This post is going out at 1:35 PM, the same minute the very first MusicScribe Blog post was published on September 27, 2004. As a brand, MusicScribe is actually 26...
by David Bruce Murray | Sep 26, 2024 | History
It wouldn’t be much of a party without a few guests. We invited several friends of the blog to share their thoughts on MusicScribe Blog’s 20 years. Daniel Britt writes: When I think back to the early days of what David brought to Gospel Music (through a...
by James Hales | Sep 25, 2024 | History
I first met David Murray many years ago on the old SoGospelNews email chat group in early 2000. I’ve made and maintained some wonderful and valuable friendships through that group, David Murray being one of those. I started doing CD reviews on the old SoGospelNews...
by Sony Elise | Sep 24, 2024 | History
Twenty years ago, the number one song on the Singing News Chart for September was “Jerusalem” by the Hoppers; Legacy Five won favorite male quartet at the Singing News Fan Awards that year, while the Perrys won favorite mixed group, and Greater Vision was...
by Diana Brantley | Sep 23, 2024 | History
My introduction to Southern Gospel music was a pre-production copy of the Gold City Pillars of Faith video. It was given to me in 2003 by Darryl LaCroy who was SHOCKED that I had never heard “The Midnight Cry!” Based on that video, I began to seek out...
by Kyle Boreing | Sep 22, 2024 | History
During a recent conversation with our founder, David Bruce Murray, I happened to notice that this year marked the 20th anniversary of MusicScribe. I mentioned this to DBM, and he said that his first post was actually in late September, so I made the professional...
by David Bruce Murray | Sep 20, 2024 | News
NEWS NUGGETS Ivan Parker and Karen Peck Gooch have been announced as hosts for the Singing News Fan Awards happening on Wednesday, September 25 during the National Quartet Convention. The Gospel Music Association (GMA) announced the first round of performing artists...
by James Hales | Sep 18, 2024 | LP Review, Reviews
One of the most unique and versatile albums in the Kingsmen’s discography is this dandy gem from 1979 called, “From Out of the Past”. 1979 seemed to be the year groups released trailblazing albums, as “Feelings” by the Rex Nelon Singers, “Prime” by the Hinsons,...
by David Bruce Murray | Sep 13, 2024 | News
NEWS NUGGETS The Griffins announced three additions. Brian Scott and Theresa Bellamy have joined the group as vocalists; Josh Smith will take on the roles of sound engineer and bus driver. REMEMBERING Southern Gospel DJ Alex Graden Blackman, Sr. (WCKB) passed away on...
by James Hales | Sep 11, 2024 | LP Review, Reviews
Much like how the Kingsmen’s 1974 album, “1686 Pounds of Gospel”, lived in the shadow of “Big & Live”, I always felt “The Upper Window” lived in the long shadow of “Chattanooga Live”. I never realized the album even existed until the summer of 1984, when I came...
