Aunt Bee is out of town visiting her cousin. Andy and Opie are fishing. Barney is upset because Ernest T. Bass threw another rock through a storefront window.
David Bruce Murray
David Bruce Murray is a church music director in Ellenboro, NC. He is the author of Murray's Encyclopedia Of Southern Gospel Music and the owner of both SGHistory.com and MusicScribe.com.
#NewsNuggets: 4-5-19
GOSPEL MUSIC HAPPENINGS Former Gold City and Brian Free & Assurance bass singer Bill Lawrence is returning to Southern Gospel music after a 13-year absence. Lawrence is joining the Diplomats, replacing Alex Utech who left the group last year. Singing News is now...
#NewsNuggets: 3-29-19
Legacy Five will regroup as half of their vocal lineup moves on.
New Music Reviews – March 2019 Releases
March 22 - Old Paths - It's Real (EPCD) For 2019, The Old Paths have released a 7-song EP which, for those keeping score, is one more song than their 2017 release, Long Run. Pros: "The God I Know" (Lee Black/Jerry Salley) is a standout feature for lead singer Tim...
#NewsNuggets: 3-22-19
GOSPEL MUSIC HAPPENINGS The newly formed Main Street Music & Entertainment announced country/gospel quartet, Carolina, is the debut artist on their Berry Hill Records label. Carolina's upcoming CD, American Morning, will be released to retail outlets on May 17,...
#NewsNuggets: 3-15-19
GOSPEL MUSIC HAPPENINGS Legacy Five announced that tenor vocalist Josh Feemster is leaving the group. A replacement has not been named as of this writing. The National Quartet Convention announced an agreement to acquire the Lake Country Jubilee in Dallas, TX,...
#NewsNuggets: 3-8-19
GOSPEL MUSIC HAPPENINGS Paul's Journey announced that the group will disband at the end of 2019 due to the pending retirement of bass singer and group manger, Rod Treme. The Diplomats announced the addition of Harold Reed on tenor, replacing alto singer Rita Pearson,...
New Music Reviews – February 2019 Releases
February 1 - The Singing Contractors - Working On A Building: Hymns & Gospel Classics (CD/DVD) The Singing Contractors captured the imagination of music fans after Aaron Gray and Josh Arnett recorded a series of handheld camera videos at their various job sites...
#NewsNuggets: 3-1-19
Gospel Music Happenings Beulah Music and the Squire Parsons Evangelistic Association announced Parsons plans to resume his live performance schedule in April. Sonlite Records announced they have added the legendary Chuck Wagon Gang to their family of recording...