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NQC 2025 Roundup
DBM recounts his 2025 trip to the National Quartet Convention.
NewsNuggets: 5-30-25
Wes Hampton hits a milestone and MORE in NewsNuggets!
Artificial Intelligence and Gospel Music, Part 4
DBM considers the AI statement from several of Southern Gospel’s music publishers.
The Inspirations – “Jesus is Coming Soon” (1968)
In 1968, the Inspirations released what was probably their most important albums in their entire discography with “Jesus is Coming Soon”. Read all about it…
Artificial Intelligence and Gospel Music, Part 3
DBM reviews a decades-old music writing application, Band-In-A-Box.
REVIEWS
The Kingsmen – “Better in Person” (1985)
“Better in Person” is the first in a series of 3 consecutive live albums the Kingsmen released between 1985 and 1987. Read all about it…
The Kingsmen – “The Game of Life” (1984)
“The Game of Life” was a unique album for the Kingsmen, but it’s one of my personal favorite studio albums. Check out what I have to say about it and see if you agree!
The Kingsmen – “Live at the University of Alabama” (1983)
1983 brought us yet another iconic live album for the Kingsmen! Read all about it…
NQC 2024 In Review
Check out DBM’s better-late-than-never NQC 2024 report!
The Inspirations – “What a Wonderful Time” / “From the Heart of the Great Smokies” / “He’s Our Guide” (1967)
These next 3 albums, you hear the Inspirations really coming into their own, vocally, as they work to create their own musical identity. Listening to these albums is truly a treat, hearing the youthfulness of their sound. Check out the article, and listen to the albums yourself on You Tube!
The Inspirations – “Our Pioneer Heritage” / “Cool Water” / “Just as Long as Eternity Rolls” (1966)
The Inspirations will be our next group/topic of discussion, as we comb through 35 years of music from 1966 through 2001. In this first article, we’re talking about their first 3 albums from 1966. Check it out!
HISTORY
NQC 2017: Tuesday Chapel
DBM attends the Tuesday Chapel service at NQC 2017.
NQC 2017: Monday Evening & NQC History, Pt. 1
NQC – A highlight from Monday and some history.
Singing News – October 1970
NQC in Singing News, 47 years ago…
Singing News – September 1970
47 years ago…
A Research Project: How Recent Were the Good Ol’ Days?
How long has it been since the good ol’ days? This is almost impossible to quantify, so let’s ask a more specific question. Now and in the past, how close are Southern Gospel’s leading groups to their own good ol’ days? How close are they to the era that everyone...
Album Covers – a dying art?
Good or bad, album covers used to be a part of the music-buying experience….but not so much anymore.
VIEWS AND COMMENTARY
Release Oddities – “Between Here and Heaven”
How did an album go from new release on a major gospel label to essentially “leaked”?
Best Albums And Songs From 2020
Check out DBM’s selections for the best of 2020!
StowTown Records Vault Series
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...
SONY’S DEVOTIONS
Seek Your Servant
My mind has been going in a lot of directions the last few days as I've been processing the National Quartet Convention which I watched online last week. I had thought I might share some of the things I took away from that since it would be semi-Southern...
NQC 2019 – Saturday
While I was not able to attend the closing concert, I did attend the two showcases earlier in the day and they were both fabulous! Gerald Wolfe brought his popular Hymn Sing to NQC, and he sure had lots of artists that were conveniently available to take the stage...
Do You Believe in God?
When asked the title question, I expect everyone reading this would answer, "Yes, I do!" But does your life reflect what you profess to believe? It's easy for the majority of people to believe in God. James 2:19 tells us that even the demons believe ... and they...
Where Is Your Trust?
"And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians" (2 Chronicles 16:12). A few weeks ago, I reconnected with a friend whom I hadn't...
Don’t Stop the Lyrics
My dad and I attended a small music festival last evening. The opening act was the worship team for a local church. The lead singer had a good testimony, and the songs were all focused on the Lord. Next up was an African children's choir. They were lively and radiated...
Do You Know Jesus?
When asked the title question, I'm guessing everyone reading this would say, "Sure I do." You may go on to explain how you attend church regularly, sing in the choir, read the Bible, pray, etc. But that's not the question. Do you really know Jesus? Do you know who He...
Our God Is …
If I asked you to describe God in one word, what would you say? I expect some would immediately shout out, "awesome," "wonderful," "amazing." And He is all of these things, but I wonder how many would say, "holy," "righteous," "just." Hebrews 12:29 tells us that "Our...
Dixie Echoes: Keeping It Real
A rare instance of a complete press release published on MusicScribe.
Creation Declares God’s Glory
As I write this, I am in North Carolina looking across the ripples of Lake Hickory while I wait for my sister to get ready so that we can take a walk. It's a gorgeous Sunday morning. Having been in some roasting temperatures this past month, it's nice to have a...
Surrender Your Weakness to the Lord
As the congregation sang, "I'm not afraid to show You my weakness," I paused. That is not a line that I can honestly sing. Although God sees my weaknesses more than anyone, I find myself wanting to please Him just like I do my earthly family, and I forget that I am...
Testify of His Mercy
"O give thanks unto the LORD, for He is good; for His mercy endureth forever." ~1 Chronicles 16:34 I am 3/4 of the way through a business trip with my family and then I plan to take some trips to visit friends and family. I left on July 5 and don't know when I will be...