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Hymnal Review: The Sing Hymnal Lay-Flat Edition with Chords
DBM reviews The Sing Hymnal.
The Inspirations – “Wake Up in Glory
“Wake Up in Glory” was the Inspirations first official album with Canaan Records and was a highly popular album for the group, producing 2 chart topping songs and several concert favorites. Read all about it…
A Slippery Slope
And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and your descendants after you. (Genesis 17:7) In the Book of Genesis, God created a covenant with Abraham, that He...
News Nuggets: 6-27-25
New singers for Legacy Five and TrueSong, plus MORE in NewsNuggets!
The Inspirations – “Our Inspiration” (1971)
Filled with mostly cover tunes and popular songs of the day, “Our Inspiration” was an exciting album that continued to win over new fans to the group. Read all about it!
REVIEWS
The Kingsmen – “You’re Not Alone” (1997)
One of the most diverse recordings the Kingsmen recorded is “You’re Not Alone”. Lots of changes both professionally and personally were taking place, allowing the Kingsmen to step out musically.
The Kingsmen – “Beyond the Clouds” (1996)
1996 brought more changes to the Kingsmen, including Hamill’s retirement, which concluded a remarkable era for the Kingsmen. Read all about it in this latest article highlighting their “Beyond the Clouds” recording.
The Kingsmen – “Georgia Live” (1995)
With live albums pretty much going by the wayside, this would be the last mainline live recording the Kingsmen would release. Check it out!
The Kingsmen – “Ridin’ High” (1994)
“Ridin’ High” was one of the most popular recordings during this era of the Kingsmen, and boasting a #1, the Kingsmen were definitely “Ridin’ High”!
The Inspirations – “Our Inspiration” (1971)
Filled with mostly cover tunes and popular songs of the day, “Our Inspiration” was an exciting album that continued to win over new fans to the group. Read all about it!
The Inspirations – “Keep Your Eyes on Jesus” (1970)
1970 brought more changes to the Inspirations, as Troy and Jack depart and Ronnie returns. This particular iteration of the group would record 2 albums before Jack and Troy return about a year later. Check it out…
HISTORY
Record Company Archives
Do SG master recordings still exist, and if so, are they easily found?
The Originals: A Wonderful Time Up There
Who recorded “Gospel Boogie” first?
The Originals: What A Day That Will Be
It’s been recorded hundreds of times, but who did it first?
#NewsNuggets: 12-15-17
Kingsmen, Crossroads, Poets Voices, Wes Hampton, and more!
Libbi Perry’s Fundraiser For SGMA
The Perrys will appear at NQC in these outfits if you give $$$ to the SGMA!
Universal Music Group: Decades of Masters Lost
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...
VIEWS AND COMMENTARY
My 2022 SGMA Hall Of Fame Nominees
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. Three of my 2022 nominees are the same as my 2021 nominees. (My other...
#NewsNuggets: 4-1-22 (Too Early Friday Morning Edition)
Lookalikes and limericks highlight this exclusive Too Early Friday Morning Edition of News Nuggets!
Southern Gospel Breakfast Hour (and a missed opportunity?)
With the recent announcement of the Southern Gospel Music Association joining forces with the Biblical Times Theater in Pigeon Forge, TN, the SGMA now has not just a new home for the SGMA Hall of Fame, but also a venue to bring in artists for special events (the...
SONY’S DEVOTIONS
Speak Life
"You are so stupid! How can you be as old as you are and not know how to do simple things? I feel sorry for whoever marries you and has to live with you." Although it's been 30 years since Sandy heard these words, she has never forgotten them. God kept her from...
The Year of Uncertainty
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness." The opening line from A Tale of Two Cities describes 2020 pretty well. Some may argue that there is no "best of times" about it, but I have seen it bring...
Great Is His Faithfulness
This past week, the song that kept rising up in my heart was "Great Is Thy Faithfulness." Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father God truly is a faithful father. Many of us cannot say that about our earthly fathers, but what a blessing to know that God is faithful...
Music: A Real Blessing
For as long as I can remember, music has been important to me. My mom tells me that, as a baby, I wouldn't sleep unless she put on one of my grandparents' records. When I was around 9 years old, I discovered Southern Gospel music, and when I came across a Southern...
How COVID-19 May Affect Concerts Going Forward
I know that many SG artists are anxiously waiting to get back on the road. What that road will look like when they finally get the opportunity is truly anyone’s guess.
Reading or Skimming?
Are there portions of the Bible that you skip over every time you come to it? Or maybe you read it out of duty but mostly skim since you know that portion isn't going to speak to you anyway and you would rather not waste your time going over it. I confess there are...
Taking Inventory Again
Do you ever wonder what you have accomplished thus far in your life? I do frequently. For some, I expect God blinds them to their achievements so that they do not become proud. For others, they may have these thoughts because they have honestly not done anything...
Redeem the Time
"See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil." ~Ephesians 5:15-16 I'm hearing that parts of the country are beginning to open up slowly but surely. I expect it will be a while until things get back to...
Turn Your Burdens to Prayer
I confess that I am guilty of taking way too many burdens upon myself. Family members who don't know the Lord, others making bad decisions, some having financial difficulty ... you name it, I feel it, and it can literally affect my health. In Matthew 11:28-30 Jesus...
Looking Forward
"Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus" (Philippians...
Come Worship the King
Still through the cloven skies they come With peaceful wings unfurled And still their heavenly music floats O'er all the weary world; Above its sad and lowly plains They bend on hovering wing. And ever o'er its Babel sounds The blessed angels sing. ~from It Came Upon...




