by David Bruce Murray | Mar 15, 2019 | News
GOSPEL MUSIC HAPPENINGS Legacy Five announced that tenor vocalist Josh Feemster is leaving the group. A replacement has not been named as of this writing. The National Quartet Convention announced an agreement to acquire the Lake Country Jubilee in Dallas, TX,...
by Kyle Boreing | Mar 15, 2019 | CD Reviews, Reviews
YesProduced by Wayne Haun, Gordon MoteStowTown Recordshttps://triumphantquartet.com/Format: CD & DigitalRelease Date: March 15, 2019Format Reviewed: Spotify Tune-O-Meter: Low-Medium Rating: 5 stars (out of 5) SONG TITLES: Going There (Lee...
by David Bruce Murray | Mar 8, 2019 | News
GOSPEL MUSIC HAPPENINGS Paul’s Journey announced that the group will disband at the end of 2019 due to the pending retirement of bass singer and group manger, Rod Treme. The Diplomats announced the addition of Harold Reed on tenor, replacing alto singer Rita...
by David Bruce Murray | Mar 6, 2019 | CD Reviews, Reviews
February 1 – The Singing Contractors – Working On A Building: Hymns & Gospel Classics (CD/DVD) The Singing Contractors captured the imagination of music fans after Aaron Gray and Josh Arnett recorded a series of handheld camera videos at their various...
by Sony Elise | Mar 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
“Seek the Lord while He may be found; call upon Him while He is near” (Isaiah 55:6). “Then the LORD said, ‘My Spirit shall not abide in man forever, for he is flesh: his days shall be 120 years’” (Genesis 6:3). Many have the mistaken idea...
by David Bruce Murray | Mar 1, 2019 | News
Gospel Music Happenings Beulah Music and the Squire Parsons Evangelistic Association announced Parsons plans to resume his live performance schedule in April. Sonlite Records announced they have added the legendary Chuck Wagon Gang to their family of recording...
by David Bruce Murray | Feb 26, 2019 | CD Reviews, Reviews
January 18 – Tiffany Coburn – Near To The Heart (CD) Tiffany Coburn’s Near To The Heart is an orchestrated blend of both modern and traditional hymns in the tried-and-true inspirational style established by Sandi Patty and others in the 1980s. Coburn...
by Kyle Boreing | Feb 26, 2019 | Commentary & Observations, Music Business, Music Tech
TRIVIA: What was the first southern gospel album to be released on CD? Answer is below…. Last week, I wrote (rather extensively) about what I saw as a short-term gain, long-term loss in the argument over physical music sales vs streaming. If you missed that...
by David Bruce Murray | Feb 25, 2019 | Awards Shows, History
The Southern Gospel Music Association is currently accepting nominees for the Hall Of Fame. Each member of the SGMA is asked to submit two living and two deceased individuals for consideration. After carefully considering the requirements outlined by the SGMA Hall Of...
by Kyle Boreing | Feb 23, 2019 | Commentary & Observations, Music Business, Music Tech
Spotify’s current pay rate per stream is around $0.006 per complete play. The average cost of a CD is $12 with around 10 songs per CD (or $1.20 per song). So one CD purchase is worth 200 album streams (this is not counting any kind of royalty and/or cost of...
by David Bruce Murray | Feb 22, 2019 | News, Uncategorized
Gospel Music Happenings The Harvesters announced their long-time baritone and emcee Allen Hunter is retiring after singing 30 years with the group. Hunter’s final appearances will be on March 15 & 16th at The Parker Homecoming 2019 in Sanford, NC. Performers...
by Sony Elise | Feb 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
In the last few years, I have come to realize how important honesty is to me. If you don’t want to do something, tell me. If I ask you a question, I really want to know what your opinion is on the topic. Don’t just say what you think I want to hear. For...