by Diana Brantley | Jun 17, 2017 | Major Concert Events
We had another wonderful evening of great quartet music at the “all night sing” last night. Because there were six artists instead of the four or five that usually appear, this one went on until 11:00 and had the biggest variety of sounds yet – from the VERY classic...
by Diana Brantley | Jun 16, 2017 | Major Concert Events
Matinee: Second-Half Quartet I don’t know where to really start with my review of today’s matinee at the Memphis Quartet Show. This “group” is made up of members from 2 other groups and a soloist – tenor Chris Allman, lead Rodney Griffin, baritone...
by Diana Brantley | Jun 15, 2017 | Major Concert Events
Memphis Quartet Show 2017 has officially begun! Tonight’s concert was an excellent start with the four groups that appeared. The Hopper Brothers 2.0 quartet was listed on the schedule, but they weren’t at the show tonight. Each group sang about a 25- or...
by Diana Brantley | Jun 13, 2017 | Concert Review
Here’s one more combination review! This time the common element is the Blackwood Brothers Quartet, one of my top favorites! The Blackwood Brothers Quartet appeared at the Macedonia Baptist Church in the quaint town of Manchester. They had to leave their bus a...
by Daniel J. Mount | Jun 13, 2017 | CD Reviews
Label: None Producers: Gerald Wolfe and Mark Trammell Songs: During the Rapture; Crown Him King; Wedding Music; Alone in the Garden; I’m In the Shadow; God Delivers Again; Miracles Will Happen On That Day; Who Am I; John the Revelator; Sin Will Take You Farther;...
by David Bruce Murray | Jun 12, 2017 | News
Last Week’s Happenings New Day Records was launched last week to provide distribution, marketing, and promotion services to established independent artists. New Day Records is a subsidiary of Daywind Music Group which also owns the similarly named distribution...
by David Bruce Murray | Jun 11, 2017 | News, Streaming Video
The members of Sojourner Quartet are the guests on Gospel Music Today for the week of June 11. Ken and Jean Grady host southern gospel news and concert updates. The Feature Group is The McGuires, and Jean reviews new recordings by BenJam and Victory Trio. An article...
by Diana Brantley | Jun 9, 2017 | Concert Review
There are three things that you can expect at a Jeff Stice solo piano concert: 1) You will have fun; 2) you will hear some great piano playing; and 3) you will be encouraged. All three happened during Jeff’s 12th appearance at the Tunnel Hill United Methodist...
by David Bruce Murray | Jun 8, 2017 | CD Reviews, Reviews
Label: Horizon Records Producers: Jeff Collins and Roger Fortner Songs: So Good To Me; Living For Eternity; Come Forth As Gold; It’s Mine; Be Brave; On And On; For The Record; One Thing I Know; Jesus Passed By; Since When Retail Release Date: June 9, 2017...
by Diana Brantley | Jun 7, 2017 | Streaming Video
I continue to go through this exercise each year of analyzing which of my YouTube videos showed the most interest and I’m hoping it will be at least mildly interesting to you as well. Here are the results for this year: Here are the top ten videos based on the...
by Diana Brantley | Jun 6, 2017 | Concert Review
Jimmy Pearson and Steve Swafford, the pastor of Fullerville Baptist Church, teamed up again after several years to bring a gospel singing event back to the church’s family life center. This pre-Easter concert featured multiple artists for 2 evenings. I was only...
by David Bruce Murray | Jun 5, 2017 | News
Last Week’s Happenings The Southern Gospel Music Association Board of Directors announced the following individuals will be inducted into the SGMA Hall Of Fame later this year: Tony Greene; LaBreeska Hemphill; Troy Burns; and Randy Shelnut, Sr. Singing News...
