Comments on: Eric Phillips to leave Mark Trammell Trio

By: Tyler

Tyler — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:36:42 +0000

I’m still trying to picture Eric Phillips, or Craig Singletary, or Tracy Crouch walking up to my window and saying, “Do you know why I pulled you over?”

“Uh, sir, I was just jamming to the Mark Trammell Trio and the Dixie Echoes and wasn’t paying attention to the fact that I was driving in the median!”

By: Amy Rogers

Amy Rogers — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:16:19 +0000

Just now caught up on SG news and found this … It’s surprising enough. But on the other hand, MTT has had an incredibly stable lineup, and they ought to be able to handle this, seems to me. Wish them the best!

By: southerncop

southerncop — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:44:30 +0000

Eric isn’t leaving to START a career in Law Enforcement, he was doing that before joining MTT. He had remained as an inactive reserve officer with the Ashville, NC PD and has maintained his qualifications and training for the future possibility of returning. It seems now that God is directing him back to this career. I wish him the best. It is a very rewarding career and I for one believe we need many more Christian’s in Law Enforcement. It’s a great witness.

He’s not the only one that has done this. I know that Butch Owens who sang bass with the Stamps and Florida Boys was a police officer in Jackson, MS, Craig Singletary left BF&A and joined the Georgia Highway Patrol, and Tracy Crouch left the Dixie Echoes and is now a police officer in Louisiana.

By: redhead

redhead — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:43:15 +0000

19) lol … i’d get him to sing “safe on the glory side”

By: Stephen

Stephen — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:35:56 +0000

IMHO, I think that the MTT is out performing Gold City. MTT would be a nearly untouchable iqt f they had a bass singer. I heard GC in concert recently and they are still doing a great job. However, I didn’t leave shaking my head in awe over the greatness like when I left the last MTT/GV concert I went to. I said that to say this. If Eric Phillips ends up with GC, he is taking a step backwards musically. He may end up with better recognition and a group with a great heritage, but GC just isn’t what they used to be.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:51:31 +0000

Well I guess that would be one advantage of being a parking enforcement cop. It’s safer. (That said, I don’t think he’ll be one).

Maybe I’ll double-park and then have him sing me a song as he writes me up.

By: Daniel J. Mount

Daniel J. Mount — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:13:55 +0000

I think he’s genuinely planning to go into police work. He probably wants to spend more time with his family.

Sorry, Tyler, but I’d rather he write traffic tickets. I’m hoping he survives this part of his life–and can get back on the road when his children are more grown and there are less birthdays and ballgames to miss.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:12:11 +0000

Yea, Eric’s name has been mentioned over and over for the GC job, and I’ve said from the very start that he sounds more like Jay Parrack than any tenor in the business.

When I heard he was leaving MTT I figured that GC surely had something to do with it, but I guess we won’t know for sure until they actually name a tenor.

“Police work?” Like patrolman? Parking-ticket cop? Detective? CSI? If he’s laying SG down to go to start a career in the FBI or something, I totally understand. But I hope he doesn’t leave us to write parking tickets (with a voice like that)…then again, if that’s where God wants him, who am I to stop him?

By: redhead

redhead — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:12:30 +0000

12) he’d be perfect for Gold City, wonder if that’s what’s really going on…

By: Leadsinger

Leadsinger — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:35:18 +0000

Forget this Mixed Quartet business… Mark needs to bring in his old buddy Jay Parrack, them two together again would be awesome!!! Add a good bass singer (Glenn Dustin, Pat Barker,etc..) and you would have one of the best Male Quartets around!!!!!!