by Kyle Boreing | Apr 22, 2021 | History, LP Review, Reviews
Produced by Ron Drake, Mike Payne, Keith Payne, and Mark PayneWindchime Records (Initial Release); Eagle One Records (Reissue)Format (currently out of print): Vinyl, Cassette, CD (multipack)Release Date: 1985 SONG TITLES: The Race (Ronald Michael Payne) / If...
by Kyle Boreing | Nov 30, 2020 | Commentary & Observations, History, News
On Friday, November 27th, 2020, StowTown records surprised SG fans by releasing a digital remaster of a long-out-of-print record by the Cathedrals, Smooth as Silk. This album, originally released as a table project in 1979, is noteworthy for being the first full...
by David Bruce Murray | Jan 3, 2020 | History
The Southern Gospel Music Association is currently accepting nominees for the Hall Of Fame. Each member of the SGMA is asked to submit two living and two deceased individuals for consideration. After carefully considering the requirements outlined by the SGMA Hall Of...
by David Bruce Murray | Sep 17, 2019 | History, Polls-Games-Contests
Yesterday, Libbi Perry Stuffle posted a photograph of herself wearing the same dress she wore on the cover of a 1995 album release titled 25 Years And More. She said she would wear the dress next week on stage at the National Quartet Convention if fans would raise...
by Kyle Boreing | Jun 11, 2019 | History, Music Business, Music Tech, News
Last year, I wrote an article detailing how record companies have a checkered past when it comes to properly archiving their master recordings. Among some of the revelations noted (thanks to a brilliant piece by Bill Holland) were: A large number of masters are...
by Kyle Boreing | Mar 28, 2019 | History, Music Business, News
I’ve covered in the past how southern gospel music has a vast library of music and film/video footage from decades of artists. I’ve also mentioned how much of this library is not controlled by large record labels or production companies, but in the hands...