Twelve Days of Christmas, Day 11: The Fans
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Dec 26th, 2007 |
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If I could give any present to Southern Gospel fans, it would be to provide the funding to top groups so they can afford a band.
The Kingdom Heirs are pretty nearly the last holdout among top-level groups in maintaining a three (or more)-piece band. I don’t want to see live music totally disappear, or to see the live band era totally fade from the Southern Gospel genre.
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