by David Bruce Murray | May 9, 2020 | CD Reviews, Reviews
Click HERE to hear these and other May 2020 releases on YouTube Music. Canton Junction’s first release under the Gaither Gospel Series banner is also their first recording to feature baritone and pianist Gordon Mote who joined the group three years ago. Other...
by David Bruce Murray | May 8, 2020 | News
NEWS THIS WEEK The promoters of Pursuit 2020 have announced the event will be held online rather in person this year. Click HERE for details on how to participate. Singing News has extended the deadline for their annual Songwriters Search contest to May 29. Click HERE...
by Kyle Boreing | May 7, 2020 | Commentary & Observations, Music Business, News
Coronavirus. COVID19. Wuhan. China. Sorry, just trying to get some keyword impact on my post… Yes, the #1 topic anywhere and everywhere you look is THE VIRUS and how it has impacted life as we know it around the world. In the United States, most states have...
by Sony Elise | May 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
“See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.” ~Ephesians 5:15-16 I’m hearing that parts of the country are beginning to open up slowly but surely. I expect it will be a while until...
by David Bruce Murray | May 1, 2020 | News
NEWS THIS WEEK Vine Records, which has been dormant for several years, has been reactivated as part of the StowTown family of labels. Vine will showcase bluegrass artists. The first release on the revived label features Lizzy Long and is out today. (See This...
by David Bruce Murray | Apr 27, 2020 | CD Reviews, Reviews
The Talleys are calling it quits after 25 years traveling as a husband-wife-daughter trio. (I’m not counting the two earlier iterations of the group from the 1960s and 1983-1993.) After 2020, Roger Talley plans to keep working as a music producer after 2020,...
by David Bruce Murray | Apr 24, 2020 | News, Obituary
NEWS THIS WEEK The Pruitt Family announced they are rebranding their group as Small Town Revival. REMEMBERING Larry Hinson of the Hinson Family passed away on Wednesday, April 22. The family will have a drive thru visitation on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at Crestview...
by Sony Elise | Apr 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
Jamie Owens-Collins wrote, Don’t give up; don’t give inGive it all to HimFor He cares so much more than you knowWhen it seems who you really want to beIs someone you’ll never becomeJust look how far you’ve come If you’re like me, it can...
by David Bruce Murray | Apr 17, 2020 | News
REMEMBERING Former Oak Ridge Boys, Imperials, and Gaither Vocal Band singer Gary McSpadden passed away on April 15 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Here’s a clip of McSpadden singing at a Gaither Vocal Band reunion a few years ago. PRAYER REQUEST Please...
by Sony Elise | Apr 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
Because He lives, all fear is gone! I know there is a lot of fear going on in the world, and I get it, but aren’t you glad to know the One who holds the future? I serve a risen SaviorHe’s in the world todayI know that He is livingWhatever man may sayI see...
by David Bruce Murray | Apr 10, 2020 | News
NEWS THIS WEEK Debra Perry & Jaidyn’s Call of Dahlonega, Georgia announced their new lead singer is Jarrett Grubbs, a 19-year-old from Jamestown, Tennessee. Grubbs replaces Zach Smith who left the group a few weeks ago. The nonprofit foundation HearStrong of...
by Sony Elise | Apr 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
“I wish it could be spring every day,” my niece commented. So do I, I thought. But being older, I am aware that if we did not have winter, we would take spring for granted like we do so many other things in our lives. God designed seasons for a reason, and...
