by David Bruce Murray | Sep 21, 2018 | News
Gospel Music Happenings The McKameys announced their plans to retire from full-time traveling in 14 months, at the end of November 2019. Karen Peck & New River recently completed a five-day tour in Northern Ireland. The Perrys released a concept video for their...
by Kyle Boreing | Sep 18, 2018 | CD Reviews, Reviews
Journey Of A Lifetime Produced by Andrew Ball Independent https://www.facebook.com/solidgroundNI/ Format: CD & Digital Release Date: September 22, 2018 Format Reviewed: Digital Preview (provided by artist) Tune-O-Meter: Medium Rating: 3.5 stars (out of 5) SONG...
by David Bruce Murray | Sep 14, 2018 | News
Gospel Music Happenings McCray Dove announced he is retiring from traveling full-time at the end of 2018. Remaining Dove Brothers dates for 2018 will feature Larry Heustess as well as McCray and Eric Dove. McCray’s long-term plans include serving as pastor of a...
by David Bruce Murray | Sep 10, 2018 | CD Reviews, Reviews
(Stow Town Records opted not to provide a review copy in CD or download format to MusicScribe, so this review is based on Spotify’s streaming version.) The Collingsworth Family began touring full-time in 2000. Over the ensuing 18 years, their fans grew to...
by Sony Elise | Sep 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
I woke up this morning with the song “Burdens Are Lifted at Calvary” going through my head. Throughout the day, various lyrics and scriptures have filtered through my brain. I am so thankful that God often brings the perfect words to mind right when I need...
by David Bruce Murray | Sep 7, 2018 | News
Gospel Music Happenings This week, The Ball Brothers were featured in a Sports Illustrated article that clears up any confusion folks may have about the gospel group vs. a family of basketball players also named Ball. Click HERE to read it. On a related note, the...
by David Bruce Murray | Sep 5, 2018 | CD Reviews, Reviews
Steve Ladd released a 6-song CD titled No Excuses, No Regrets in 2017, and as the title indicated, Ladd and his record label must have had no regrets with that decision. 2018’s Come Up Clean is also a 6-song collection. Perhaps an annual release of just 6-songs...
by David Bruce Murray | Sep 4, 2018 | Commentary & Observations
30 years ago , Southern Gospel was pretty much defined by quartets and the occasional trio. If you wanted to see George Younce and Glen Payne on stage, you simply had to find out when the Cathedrals were going to be appearing close enough for you to travel and see...
by Sony Elise | Sep 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
I was visiting with a friend the other night and was struck by how easily she talked about the Lord. It wasn’t contrived or forced, but it flowed. She gave Him the credit for everything. It seems like many people are not that comfortable talking about what God...
by David Bruce Murray | Aug 31, 2018 | News
Gospel Music Happenings The Pine Ridge Boys announced the additions of tenor singer Michael Maggard and baritone singer Chip McCaa. Maggard replaces Ivory Luke who left several months ago, and McCaa replaces Wayne Shuford who recently retired from traveling after a...
by Diana Brantley | Aug 30, 2018 | Announcements, Concert Review
I’ve saved this review for a little while so that I could hopefully include the announcement of Alan Kendall’s selection as the new baritone for the Kingsmen! And I’m very glad to say that I can now release this post! The Ole Country Church was the...
by Kyle Boreing | Aug 30, 2018 | Commentary & Observations, History, Humor
When you say “cover photo” today, most folks 25 and under assume you’re talking about the big picture at the top of a Facebook profile, but in the not-too-distant past, there were these things called records, tapes, and CD’s that held music on...
