by David Bruce Murray | Jul 25, 2017 | History, Polls-Games-Contests
When a new face is added to an existing group, they typically sing or play for a few years, do their part well, expand the fanbase, and eventually move on. Most group members leave the group as well off as they found it, though there are some negative exceptions....
by Kyle Boreing | May 15, 2017 | Commentary & Observations, History
This past weekend, DBM reviewed two new SG releases – Misty Freeman’s Turn The Page and Steve Ladd’s No Excuses, No Regrets. These two albums have several things in common. They both are being released by solo artists. They both received a 4/5-star...
by David Bruce Murray | May 4, 2017 | Audio, History
It’s interesting to discover that the very first recording of a popular song is by a different artist than the one who made it popular. That isn’t the case with “Touring That City,” however. The Inspirations were the first to record the song,...
by David Bruce Murray | Feb 19, 2017 | CD Reviews, History, Reviews
Producer: Bobby Blazier and John Hartley Label: Integrity Music Songs: We Are Waiting/All Sons & Daughters; Not Be Moved/New Life Worship; Hallelujah (King Of Glory)/Dustin Smith; In The Blood/Israel Houghton; Blessed Savior-Fount Of Grace/Darlene Zschech; No One...
by Kyle Boreing | Feb 9, 2017 | Commentary & Observations, History
“We were looking for someone who looks like a man and sings like a woman. We got the ‘sings like a woman’ part down….” Emcees have been using variations of this joke for years, and yet somehow, it always gets a laugh. It does, however,...
by David Bruce Murray | Mar 4, 2016 | History
Because my education background is in music theory, I’ve always been interested in “I Know,” Southern Gospel’s most popular song in 1971. There aren’t many songs that manage to change keys several times, while only using three chords....