Another artist tribute to Roger Bennett

Check out Daniel Ball’s tribute to Roger Bennett here. The neat part about the story is he did what he did when they were completely unknown, out of the goodness of his heart. EDIT: I’d been unaware that the post was originally members-only. Daniel Ball has made it a public post now, and added...

Roger Bennett goes Home

I wasn’t sure whether or not I should post my reflections on Roger Bennett’s funeral. With over 50,000 people watching it online, I imagine that nearly everyone who reads this blog will either have been there, have watched online, or will watch the DVD that the church will make available. The...

Memories of Roger Bennett

Over the last few days, several fond memories of Roger Bennett have come to mind. Via a Cathedrals compilation project, Roger Bennett introduced me to Southern Gospel piano playing. “I’m in the Gloryland Way” was my first exposure to what a Southern Gospel piano solo sounds like. Even now,...

Home Free: Roger Bennett

The chills are going up and down my spine and I cannot believe my eyes. A few seconds ago, I opened an email from the Singing News which said that Roger Bennett just passed away. I simply cannot believe that this has really happened. When he joined the Cathedral Quartet as a young kid in 1979 or 1980, nobody...

Songwriter John Peterson Passes Away

John Peterson, who wrote songs like “Surely Goodness and Mercy” and “Over the Sunset Mountains,” passed away on September 20th. During his long career, he wrote over 1,000 Gospel songs, and founded the John W. Peterson Music Company. He is survived by his wife of 62 years and by his...