by David Bruce Murray | Nov 10, 2018 | News, Obituary
Gospel Music Happenings The Bibletones announced the addition of lead singer Jamie May. May replaces Chris Bryant who joined the Kingsmen Quartet earlier this year. 2nd Generation trio of Oak Grove, Arkansas announced the group is retiring. Remembering Dave Rowland...
by David Bruce Murray | Nov 8, 2018 | Music Business, Rant
Music streaming giant Spotify is routinely accused of shortchanging singers and songwriters on royalties. I’ve been giving them the benefit of the doubt for some years now. After an experience I had yesterday, however, it appears they’re even sleazier than...
by David Bruce Murray | Nov 8, 2018 | CD Reviews, Reviews
The latest recording by Josh Turner is an all-gospel collection titled I Serve A Savior. Described as a “labor of love,” the recording features the sort of mix that is now quite familiar when it comes to releases by established singers who fly the Gaither...
by Kyle Boreing | Nov 7, 2018 | Oddities, Recording Oddities
While listening to the latest Gold City album, Hope For The Journey, I immediately recognized one song as an outtake from a previous album – the song “Someday” was (according to Jordan Wilburn) originally recorded for their Moment of Truth album in...
by David Bruce Murray | Nov 5, 2018 | CD Reviews, Reviews
Believe is the first solo release by Imperials/Gaither Vocal Band alumnus since 2011’s Faroe Islands. Believe came to life at music dealer Sweetwater’s recording studio with Phil Naish and Mark Hornsby handling production duties. The release of...
by Diana Brantley | Nov 5, 2018 | Concert Review
On their way home from National Quartet Convention, PromisedLand Quartet made a stop in Newport, Tennessee for a repeat performance at the beautiful Southside Baptist Church. (I believe they said it was their 5th visit to the church.) I was so pleased to be able to...
by Kyle Boreing | Nov 2, 2018 | CD Reviews, Reviews
Hope For The Journey Produced by Michael Sykes, Danny Riley New Haven Records http://www.goldcityqt.com/ Format: CD & Digital Release Date: November 2, 2018 Format Reviewed: Spotify Tune-O-Meter: Low Rating: 4 stars (out of 5) SONG TITLES: I Can Tell You Why...
by David Bruce Murray | Nov 2, 2018 | News
Gospel Music Happenings The Classic Imperials announced they have retired from touring. Their final public performances aired on Trinity Broadcasting Network’s The Huckabee Show last Saturday and Sunday along with former Imperials lead singer Russ Taff and...
by Diana Brantley | Oct 31, 2018 | In The Studio
I’ve been watching this locally produced program for a long time, and I finally got the opportunity to sit in on a live taping in the studio of WATC TV in Atlanta. The Gospel Music USA program started in August of 2013 with hosts Danny Jones and Mike LeFevre,...
by David Bruce Murray | Oct 26, 2018 | News
Gospel Music Happenings The Hoppers were inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame on October 18, 2018 at a ceremony held in Kannapolis, North Carolina. Other inductees included John Tesh, Chris Daughtry, Dolphus Ramseur, Luther Barnes, Calvin Richardson and...
by David Bruce Murray | Oct 23, 2018 | CD Reviews, Reviews
With a few new duties and hours added to my work week recently, I’ve been running behind on CD reviews since returning from the 2018 National Quartet Convention. To catch up, I’m just going to publish ratings along with some brief observations for three...
by David Bruce Murray | Oct 22, 2018 | Music Business, Rant
As our regular readers may know, I’ve been making efforts to get into the business of creating unique print music arrangements for several months now. So far, my efforts have been focused on distilling songs from recorded artist performances down to a basic SATB...
