by David Bruce Murray | Mar 8, 2024 | News
NEWS OF THE WEEK The Oak Ridge Boys are scheduled to appear on the Huckabee show this weekend, their first television appearance since Ben James replaced Joe Bonsall at the tenor position. Today is the final day to join the Southern Gospel Music Association if you...
by James Hales | Mar 6, 2024 | LP Review, Reviews
By 1981, the Hemphills were riding a massive wave of success spurred by several top 10 songs as well as two #1 songs (one of which remained at the #1 position for 8 months). They were definitely enjoying lots of “good things”, and 1981 saw the release of another...
by David Bruce Murray | Mar 1, 2024 | News
NEWS OF THE WEEK Eternal Vision announced the addition of tenor vocalist Doug Brady. Brady has traveled previously with Appointed Quartet and Pacesetters Quartet. Christian singer Natalie Grant addressed the Tennessee House of Representatives this week supporting the...
by James Hales | Feb 28, 2024 | LP Review, Reviews
Riding on the heels of their successful “Home Cookin’” album, the Hemphills released this groundbreaking album in 1980 called, “Workin’”. At this point, the Hemphills were one of the most popular mixed groups on the circuit, even having their own television show,...
by David Bruce Murray | Feb 23, 2024 | News
NEWS OF THE WEEK Singing News TV announced a brand-new series called Singing News TV REWIND where host Eddie Crook will take you behind the scenes to revisit popular VHS recordings from the past. In September 2022, The Nelons announced they had participated in a...
by James Hales | Feb 21, 2024 | LP Review, Reviews
After “In God’s Sunshine” was released in 1977, it would be 2 years before the Hemphills would release a new recording. The group was enjoying the successes of their last few albums, so it wouldn’t be until 1979 that the Hemphills would come out with their next...
by David Bruce Murray | Feb 16, 2024 | News
NEWS OF THE WEEK Tribute Quartet announced they have hired Branson Self for the position of live sound engineer. Self replaces Corey Lackey. In an email to subscribers, Singing News magazine announced they will be delivering digital issues in a simpler manner going...
by James Hales | Feb 14, 2024 | LP Review, Reviews
1977 brought us one of the finest albums of the decade with “In God’s Sunshine”, which ranks as one of my all-time favorite albums by the Hemphills. I first heard the album when I was a DJ in 1988 and I fell in love with it the first time I heard it. I borrowed it...
by Sony Elise | Feb 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. ~Matthew 6:13 This past week, a man that we used to attend church with was murdered. This has brought up the age-old discussion of, If God could have stopped it, why didn’t He? There are things we will...
by David Bruce Murray | Feb 9, 2024 | News
NEWS OF THE WEEK Echoes Of The South by Blind Boys Of Alabama won the Grammy for the Best Roots Gospel Album this week, beating out albums by The Blackwood Brothers Quartet, Becky Isaacs Bowman, Brian Free & Assurance, and the Gaither Vocal Band. The Mark Trammell...
by James Hales | Feb 7, 2024 | LP Review, Reviews
1976 was a transitional year for the Hemphills. Candy was now a part of the group and Joey was transitioning from playing drums to singing on the front lines as well, and both Joey and Tim are singing on this album. Sometime after “Without a Doubt” was released, Tim...
by David Bruce Murray | Feb 2, 2024 | News
NEWS OF THE WEEK The National Quartet Convention announced that Turning Point Ministries, the broadcast ministry of Dr. David Jeremiah, is the title sponsor for the 2024 National Quartet Convention and all NQC produced events. In the same press release, the National...
