by David Bruce Murray | Oct 8, 2020 | Commentary & Observations
We broke the news here at MusicScribe last Friday that the Southern Gospel Music Association’s Hall of Fame and Museum is leaving Dollywood. Now that the official press release is out, what action would you like to see the SGMA take next? Are you willing to...
by David Bruce Murray | Oct 5, 2020 | CD Reviews, Reviews
Click HERE to listen all of these albums on YouTube Music. The second solo album released by Oklahoma native Riley Harrison Clark is titled Oh How You Love. Clark sang tenor with Tribute Quartet from 2010 to 2019 and still fills in on occasion. He released his first...
by David Bruce Murray | Oct 2, 2020 | News
NEWS THIS WEEK The Southern Gospel Music Association’s Hall Of Fame & Museum will be moving to a new location to be announced at a future date. The physical museum was opened at the Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee on April 17, 1999. (The SGMA...
by Sony Elise | Sep 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
My eyes are dry; my faith is oldMy heart is hard; my prayers are coldAnd I know how I ought to beAlive to You and dead to me I wonder how many Christians can identify with Keith Green when he wrote these lyrics. I expect that most would not admit that this is where...
by David Bruce Murray | Sep 25, 2020 | News
NEWS THIS WEEK Paul and Sheila Heil have sold Springside Marketing to IMC, a company primarily known for their concert event promotions. The couple founded their mail-order music company in 1986 as an extension of Heil’s Gospel Greats syndicated radio show....
by David Bruce Murray | Sep 18, 2020 | News
NEWS THIS WEEK A new musically-driven film titled Southern Gospel is now in production with Max Ehrich (Under The Dome, The Young & The Restless) in the lead role. The plot is described as follows, “When a rock n roll star’s life comes crashing down,...
by David Bruce Murray | Sep 11, 2020 | News
NEWS THIS WEEK Harvest Sound International announced a 24-hour live-stream event called Pure River at the Ryman. Over the course of September 21-22, enjoy Ricky Skaggs, Loretta Lynn, Alison Krauss, Michael W. Smith, The Katinas, Danny Gokey, Phil Keaggy, Jason Crabb,...
by David Bruce Murray | Sep 4, 2020 | News
NEWS THIS WEEK Ernie Haase & Signature Sound announced their new streaming series titled Friday Night Sing will premiere on September 11 at 7:00 pm ET. The weekly half-hour show includes a mix of music, memories, and special guests on the group’s website, YouTube,...
by Kyle Boreing | Sep 2, 2020 | CD Reviews, Reviews
Produced by Ben Garms, Sam Garms, and Daniel J. MountIndependentdanielmount.comFormat: CD & DigitalRelease Date: August 28, 2020Format Reviewed: Apple Music Tune-O-Meter: High SONG TITLES: Creation Overture (Sam Garms) / Before The World Began (Daniel J. Mount /...
by David Bruce Murray | Aug 31, 2020 | CD Reviews, Reviews
Click HERE to listen all of these albums on YouTube Music. The Troy Burns Family consists of Burns, his wife Tammy, Jacob Whisnant, and bass singer Ethan McNelly. Their new CD bears a historically fitting title, Grace For These Times. I was surprised to see...
by David Bruce Murray | Aug 28, 2020 | News
NEWS THIS WEEK The Kentucky State Fair announced The Oak Ridge Boys will perform the national anthem on Saturday, August 29th, at The World’s Championship Horse Show. The performance marks the group’s 45th consecutive appearance at the Kentucky State Fair, a record...
by David Bruce Murray | Aug 21, 2020 | News
NEWS THIS WEEK The Pine Ridge Boys announced the departure of tenor singer Mike Maggard who has sung with the group since 2018. A commute of more than 5 hours plus limitations placed on the group in recent months by the COVID-19 pandemic factored into Maggard’s...
