by James Hales | Dec 20, 2023 | LP Review, Reviews
The Hemphills enjoyed a good measure of success with their first album, and when it came time to record their second one, instead of recording in Nashville, they headed up to Madisonville, Kentucky to the newly minted, Goodman Sound Studios. Produced by Rusty Goodman,...
by Kyle Boreing | Dec 16, 2023 | Commentary & Observations, History
“I Know What Lies Ahead” was written by Jean Canter and published by Kirk Talley Music. It was first recorded by the Talleys in 1983 on their debut album, As For Me And My House, and covered the following year by both the Hoppers and the Greenes. These...
by David Bruce Murray | Dec 15, 2023 | News
THIS WEEK’S NEWS Gerald Wolfe’s Gospel Music Hymn Sing recently completed a trip to Australia. The group performed two shows at the Riverside Theatre in Paramatta, Australia (near Sydney). PRAYER REQUEST Please pray for Peg McKamey of The McKameys who was...
by James Hales | Dec 13, 2023 | LP Review, Reviews
As we press along through the discographies of various groups, we come to this wonderful family group, the Hemphills. Long before the Hinsons made country gospel cool, there was Joel and LaBreeska Hemphill, paving the way for them! From a historical perspective,...
by David Bruce Murray | Dec 8, 2023 | News
NEWS NUGGETS Artist management company Straight Arrow announced the launch of a new label called Straight Arrow Records in partnership with New Day Distribution. Artists currently in queue to release projects on the new label include Todd Tilghman, Avenue, Right Road...
by James Hales | Dec 6, 2023 | LP Review, Reviews
We made it! This is my final article in this series on the Nelons. My intention was to review all their recordings up until Rex officially retired from the group, and “Peace Within the Walls” would be the final Nelons recording that Rex sang on. Although Rex is on...
by Sony Elise | Dec 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
If you find a love that’s tenderIf you find someone who’s trueThank the LordHe’s been doubly good to you ~Rich Mullins I write a lot about thanksgiving because, for most people, that is not their normal bent. We can receive praise all day long, but...
by David Bruce Murray | Dec 1, 2023 | News
In an email to ticketholders this afternoon, the National Quartet Convention (via iTickets) announced that seating for the 2024 event in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee will return to the center stage configuration mostly recently used in 2019. One slight difference from the...
by David Bruce Murray | Dec 1, 2023 | News
NEWS NUGGETS Poet Voices announced the addition of tenor vocalist, Jeff Snyder who is the Director of Worship at Valley Forge Freewill Baptist Church in Elizabethton, Tennessee. In the same press release, the group announced they are now recording for the Stow Town...
by James Hales | Nov 29, 2023 | LP Review, Reviews
After 2 solid years of consistency and renewed success, change boarded the Nelons bus once again as Charlotte departed the group to be with her husband, Greg Ritchie. Greg was the drummer for Jeff & Sheri Easter, and Charlotte joined with them to sing the third...
by Sony Elise | Nov 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
We are so blessed by the things You have done,The victories we’ve won, and what You’ve brought us through.We are so blessed; take what we have to bring.Take it all everything. Lord, we bring it to you.. If you think about it, the first couple lines of this...
by David Bruce Murray | Nov 24, 2023 | News
NEWS NUGGETS Legacy Five tenor Lee Black announced (via Facebook) he plans to release a solo CD and schedule some “Stories and Songs” solo dates in 2024. Jimmy Fortune and Joseph Habedank recently visited Centro De Rehabilitacion Cristo Transforma, a...
