by David Bruce Murray | May 11, 2018 | News
Gospel Music Happenings On Tuesday, May 8, The Gospel Music Hall Of Fame inducted their 2018 class which includes Carman, Karen Peck Gooch, Greg Nelson, and The Staple Singers. At the same ceremony, Chonda Pierce, Marvin Sapp, Ryan Lampa, and Lipscomb University were...
by David Bruce Murray | May 4, 2018 | News, Streaming Video
Gospel Music Happenings Bob Sellers announced he is leaving the Kingsmen Quartet in June. He will continue to do solo appearances. On a related note, the Kingsmen Quartet announced they are accepting auditions for the lead singer position. If you would like to...
by Diana Brantley | May 3, 2018 | Concert Review
A few weeks ago, Greater Vision appeared at the Heritage Baptist Church in Calhoun, Georgia. I’m always glad when they come to north Georgia since they typically don’t have many concerts in our area. Their members are now Gerald Wolfe (keyboard/emcee/very...
by David Bruce Murray | May 2, 2018 | CD Reviews, Reviews
Debbie Cochran is a Christian Country artist who wrote all ten of the songs that appear on her 2016 CD Born Again Wildflower. I generally like to review CDs closer to release date, but this particular project was just sent my way a couple of weeks ago. Cochran’s...
by David Bruce Murray | May 1, 2018 | CD Reviews, Reviews
The Grace Of Life by Miles & Martha Pike is mostly “unplugged,” featuring Miles’ vocals and Martha’s piano on a total of fifteen tracks, including three instances of “Be Still My Soul.” Most tracks add one or two more...
by Sony Elise | Apr 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
When I was in my early 20s, there was a young lady that was attending the local college who told me that I should go to college because it teaches how to get along with people. I had to chuckle since I was living with my brother, four sisters, and my mom at the time....
by David Bruce Murray | Apr 27, 2018 | News
Gospel Music Happenings Wayne Haun was honored with the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Middle Tennessee State University’s School of Music this week. Haun has produced, arranged, and/or orchestrated for numerous artists. He has also performed as an artist and...
by Kyle Boreing | Apr 23, 2018 | Commentary & Observations, Music Business, Music Tech
In our last Music Biz Monday, we looked at the rise of music streaming (and rather rapid decline of downloads) as the primary method of consuming recorded music. We’ve addressed in the past the pro’s and con’s of streaming music as a whole in the...
by Sony Elise | Apr 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
This morning, I listened to the Gatlin Brothers’ Come Home CD. I was surprised how many of the songs centered around the Cross, but it was exactly what I needed to focus on today. You see, I woke up pretty discouraged. Mornings have been rough this past week,...
by David Bruce Murray | Apr 21, 2018 | Buy, Stream, Or Pass, Reviews
Get used to shorter-length albums. It seems to be catching on. The LeFevre Quartet’s new release, Ascending, falls somewhere between an extended play “single” (EP) and a full-length album. There are eight total tracks clocking in at 28 minutes. (28...
by David Bruce Murray | Apr 20, 2018 | News, Streaming Video
Gospel Music Happenings Actor and comic, Trevor Thomas, renewed a booking agreement with Rivergate Talent. Two weeks ago, we told you the Martins were planning to jump out of an airplane with the US Army’s Golden Knights. On April 11, they followed through with...
by Kyle Boreing | Apr 20, 2018 | CD Reviews, Reviews
Unexpected Produced by Jay DeMarcus Daywind Records www.jasoncrabb.com Format: CD & Digital Release Date: April 20, 2018 Format Reviewed: Digital Preview (provided by label) Tune-O-Meter: Low Rating: 5 stars (out of 5) SONG TITLES: Expect The Unexpected (Jason...
