Comments on: 2008 in Review: News Stories

By: Jerry

Jerry — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:03:18 +0000

Matt chose to go public with his full page in “Singing News.” I didn’t demand anything from him but he insults the public’s intelligence with a full page confession/apology that says nothing. Obviously his mea culpa raises more questions than it answers. I don’t find your comments inflammatory; just your opinion.

By: Amy Rogers

Amy Rogers — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:24:34 +0000

Personally, I am not really buying into the mindset that forgiveness requires prostration in public before a whole host of people who are anxiously waiting to get your email so they can harass you and send you death threats. It didn’t work very well for Kirk.

I was always raised to believe that you make things right with the people you wronged and with others who are aware of it or affected by it. I don’t know what Matt did or didn’t do, and it isn’t any of my business.

Of course, when a public figure wants to go back into public ministry, he or she is releasing the right to a lot of privacy. But my lands, how “explicit” does the confession have to be? It still is not any of my business, though if I have serious doubts about a person’s sincerity I probably won’t be buying their CDs and so on.

I hope this isn’t inflammatory …

By: Jerry

Jerry — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 18:00:52 +0000

I don’t deal in rumors either but the only “confession” was Matt’s full page in “Singing News” & that was ambiguous at best. Last I remember forgiveness requires confession of sin(s), not an ambiguous “I was a bad boy.” “The truth will set you free” applies to all of us. Southern Gospel singers are not excluded, nor is there a separate set of rules, or commandments, for them.

By: Daniel J. Mount

Daniel J. Mount — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:38:30 +0000

Jerry, people claiming to be familiar with the situation have attempted to post rumors on several sites. I just didn’t approve them here.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:37:07 +0000

I won’t argue with your rankings but I’m amazed that Matt Dibler leaving The Inspirations after 12 years, as well as his church minister’s post, hasn’t resulted in more info coming forth. There had to be a serious problem for Matt to leave The Inspirations to sing with The Diplomats. I find it hard to believe Matt made this change of his own free-will.

By: Madison E.

Madison E. — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:31:13 +0000

J.D., I was asked a few times at NQC this past year, that was actually Morgan’s vocal on our tracks this year. When Charlotte left, we went into the studio and replaced the soprano part on all of our tracks with Morgan singing the part so she’d be singing with herself on stage.

By: J.D.

J.D. — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:32:38 +0000

It was interesting to me that the Easter’s still had Charlotte’s voice on their soundtrack at NQC last year. Her beautiful voice was booming even though she wasn’t on stage. They need a strong vocalist in that group. Hopefully their daughter can step up in coming years?!

By: J.D.

J.D. — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:30:08 +0000

#17 – I agree that Charlotte was underrated with the Easter’s and also the Nelon’s. I hope she can now receive the accolades she deserves. She no longer has to be in the background! Good for her!

By: Meagan Williams

Meagan Williams — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 03:18:20 +0000

My tops off of your list, Daniel would be (in no particular order)…

*Dottie Rambo’s passing.
*Greg and Charlotte leaving the Easter’s. (Although the blow of that has softened now that it’s official that they will both still continue with Gaither and the Homecoming tours/videos. I thought she was an underrated vocalist when she was singing soprano with the Easter’s.)
*Guy Penrod’s sabbatical
*Jason Waldroup’s departure from Greater Vision.

By: Matt Baker

Matt Baker — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:50:53 +0000

i can see that, but it just doesn’t usually happen that way. Usually the awards are kind of spread out. You’re right. I shouldn’t be that surprised…they just keep gettin better. They’re new album is terrific. they have such a great balance between the traditional and the modern.