Karen Peck & New River hires Jeff Hawes

After several years with Karen Peck & New River, Devin McGlamery recently left to become the lead singer for Signature Sound. KPNR announced yesterday that they have hired Jeff Hawes to sing Devin’s part. Hawes has compiled a fairly impressive resumé of competing and placing in various talent...

Pat Barker joins Mark Trammell Quartet

Mark Trammell announced yesterday that the first bass singer for the Mark Trammell Quartet will be Pat Barker. He could not have made a better pick. (There were a few others who may have been as good, if they were interested, but none better.) Barker can rattle the subwoofers, but he is primarily a...

Mark Trammell Quartet hires Pat Barker

The Mark Trammell Quartet just announced that their new bass singer will be Pat Barker. More thoughts...

Steve Warren, Chris West join Blackwood Quartet

Steve Warren, tenor for the Masters V, Stamps Quartet, and Cecil Blackwood’s Blackwood Brothers, has joined Ron Blackwood’s Blackwood Quartet. He will be singing and playing piano. Chris West will also be their permanent bass...

Shaye Smith returns to Chuck Wagon Gang

Shaye Smith, grand-daughter of original Chuck Wagon Gang alto Anna Carter Gordon Davis, is returning. She sang with the group from 1993 through 2006 or 2007, and will be back on the road with the group as of Thursday. Smith started as the group’s soprano singer, when her grandmother’s sister Ruth...

Archie Watkins launches group

Last year, Archie Watkins left the Inspirations to launch a solo career. But you can’t be a quartet tenor for 45 years without quartet singing in your blood—and he’s launching a new group, Smoky Mountain Reunion. From the announcement on Watkins’ website: During the 45 year span that...

Britt interviews Seaton

Daniel Britt has an incredible exclusive, an interview with recently departed Signature Sound lead singer Ryan Seaton. http://www.musicscribe.com/blog/wordpress/?p=2843 Also (h/t, CH), here is Ryan’s new Facebook page:...

Ryan Seaton leaves Signature Sound

Signature Sound just announced that lead singer Ryan Seaton is leaving. He will be replaced by Karen Peck & New River’s Devin McGlamery. Haase’s announcement: Dear Friends, It is with sadness and regret that I announce the departure of Ernie Haase & Signature Sound lead singer, Ryan...

Gold City is back

Just when you thought the list of the 10 Biggest Stories of the year was set, a top 3 hits. Tim Riley has revamped Gold City, announcing that he is returning to the road on a full-time basis—and that Roy Webb is joining as their pianist (for most dates) and that former Legacy Five tenor singer Josh Cobb,...

Final Day of Contest

Today is your final day to submit entries for our Christmas Contest. Put on your thinking caps and send us your most creative entr(ies) by midnight EST! This is the last reminder; the next post on this topic will be a list of the...