by David Bruce Murray | Jan 15, 2021 | News
NEWS OF THE WEEK CORRECTED: Main Street Music & Entertainment announced Blackwood Brothers lead singer Jonathan Mattingly will also be making appearances with the trio Avenue is leaving the Blackwood Brothers to join Avenue. Mattingly joined the Blackwood Brothers...
by David Bruce Murray | Jan 8, 2021 | News
NEWS OF THE WEEK Tenor singer Jerry Martin announced his resignation from the Kingdom Heirs, a group he joined ten years ago in 2011. Martin’s final four shows with the group were this past Tuesday, January 3 at Dollywood. His future plans include expanding his...
by David Bruce Murray | Jan 1, 2021 | News
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Happy New Year from all of us at MusicScribe! REMEMBERING Former Springside Marketing owner and founder/host of The Gospel Greats radio show Paul Heil passed away on Sunday, December 27. A public viewing for Heil is being held today in Lancaster,...
by David Bruce Murray | Dec 31, 2020 | Superlatives
AlbumsMost of the best music released in 2020 came from family groups. DBM’s top eight selections for the best albums of 2020 reviewed on MusicScribe, in order, are: Peace At Last – The Nelons (rated 5 Stars)Still, Vol. 1 – Michael W. Smith (rated 5 Stars)Songs For...
by David Bruce Murray | Dec 25, 2020 | News
MERRY CHRISTMAS! Merry Christmas from all of us at MusicScribe! REMEMBERING Music publisher and SGMA Hall Of Fame member Bob Brumley has passed away. He was 83 years old. Arrangements for Brumley’s memorial service have not yet been announced. UPCOMING RELEASES...
by Sony Elise | Dec 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
And the Gift goes onThe Father gave the SonAnd the Gift goes onThe Son gave the SpiritAnd the Gift goes onThe Spirit gives us lifeSo we can give the gift of love I love the Christmas season but, if I’m honest, the gift exchange is one of my favorite parts. As an...
by David Bruce Murray | Dec 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
NEWS THIS WEEK The Chuck Wagon Gang is accepting virtual auditions for a bass singer/guitarist. Anyone who is interested should record their audition and submit it by email to shaye.smith1908@gmail.com Bass singer Anthony Davis announced his resignation from Tribute...
by Sony Elise | Dec 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
“And a man of the house of Levi went and took as wife a daughter of Levi. So the woman conceived and bore a son. And when she saw that he was a beautiful child, she hid him three months. But when she could no longer hide him, she took an ark of bulrushes for...
by David Bruce Murray | Dec 11, 2020 | News
NEWS THIS WEEK Capitol Christian Music Group (the Christian music arm of Universal Music Group and current distributor for Gaither Music Group, and Difference Media) has announced a partnership with Anchor Distributors and New Day Christian Distributors to handle...
by David Bruce Murray | Dec 10, 2020 | CD Reviews, Reviews
As this strange weird year draws to a close, I want to say a big THANK YOU to all of our readers for continuing to follow what we have to say. There were several albums released in the final three months of the year that I didn’t have time to fully review. I...
by David Bruce Murray | Dec 4, 2020 | News
REMEMBERING Comedian and songwriter Aaron Wilburn passed away on Friday, November 27. A memorial service for Wilburn was held on Tuesday in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Songwriter, former Benson music editor, and evangelist Elmo Mercer passed away on Sunday, November...
by David Bruce Murray | Dec 2, 2020 | CD Reviews, Reviews
This article was updated on the evening of 12/2/2020 to add a rating for the new Christmas album by Mercy’s Well. Click HERE to listen all of these albums on YouTube Music. Artist: Lynda RandleAlbum Title: White ChristmasSong Titles: The Christmas Song; White...