by Diana Brantley | Mar 15, 2018 | Concert Review
The Old Paths quartet made many folks very happy when they decided to begin touring again in mid-2017 after a 1-1/2 year hiatus. I am one of those folks! I saw them last year at Memphis Quartet Show but with their limited number of tour dates, I had not been able to...
by Diana Brantley | Mar 12, 2018 | Concert Review
I’ve had two opportunities to see Karen Peck in the last few months, so I’m going to review both concerts in this post. I attended my second Awakening concert just before the beginning of the year at the Blacksheer Place Baptist Church in Flowery Branch,...
by David Bruce Murray | Mar 10, 2018 | Announcements
The Texas Southern Gospel School Of Music (TSGSM) is open to anyone age seven and up. Group classes include beginning and advanced Music Theory, Sight Reading, Conducting, Ear Training, and Vocal Techniques. When there is sufficient demand, classes may also be offered...
by Diana Brantley | Mar 10, 2018 | Concert Review
I was recently able to see a quartet that I have been waiting to see for quite a while. Master’s Voice is based in Oklahoma and I’m based in Georgia, so when this group finally came to the great state of Alabama, I went a bit outside of my...
by David Bruce Murray | Mar 9, 2018 | News
Gospel Music Happenings The Gospel Greats announced they will air their 2000th episode this weekend. The first show was heard 38 years ago in 1980. AbsolutelyGospel.com announced performers at their annual awards show on April 10 in Nashville will...
by Kyle Boreing | Mar 7, 2018 | Commentary & Observations, Interviews, Music Business, Music Tech, Social Media
37 years ago today, I did my first concert as a “professional” Gospel Pianist. It surely doesn’t seem like 37 years ago. March 7, 1981 — Gerald Wolfe (@geraldwolfe1) March 7, 2018 Although he got his “official” start in 1981, it was in 1986,...
by David Bruce Murray | Mar 5, 2018 | CD Reviews, Reviews
Johnny Minick & The Stewart Brothers have lofty goals with their self-titled release. They want to create a new genre known as “Western Gospel.” To define the scope of this Western Gospel sound, they set the following percentages for their debut CD:...
by Sony Elise | Mar 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
If I lived a million years, I’d still never see how someone like You could love someone like me. ~Mike Payne I wonder if a person can truly be converted if she doesn’t understand how truly vile she is without God. Is this why many who grow up in church...
by David Bruce Murray | Mar 2, 2018 | News, Streaming Video
Gospel Music Happenings Several years ago, Crossroads Music Group and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association partnered to produce a video titled “Passing The Torch” celebrating the life of Billy Graham. The video was released earlier this week, and has...
by Kyle Boreing | Mar 1, 2018 | CD Reviews, Reviews
When I Sing For Him: The Complete Columbia Recordings & RCA Singles Compilation Producer: Joe Marchese Real Gone Music www.oakridgeboys.com Format: CD Release Date: March 2, 2018 Rating: 4.5 stars (out of 5) SONG TITLES: Disc One – The Baptism of Jesse...
by Kyle Boreing | Mar 1, 2018 | Commentary & Observations, Music Tech
Tracks aren’t going anywhere. They’re here to stay, and not just in southern gospel music. More and more mainstream artists are dropping live touring musicians in favor of tracks, both for the amount of control they give artists AND the support they offer...
by David Bruce Murray | Feb 28, 2018 | CD Reviews, Reviews
Fans of The Talleys know that Roger Talley, his wife Debra, and daughter Lauren have been singing together since the mid-1990s. Roger & Debra also sang in the prior decade with Roger’s brother Kirk filling the third part. Some fans may even be aware that the...
