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Les Beasley in Louisville Hospital

According to a report that went out yesterday morning (link requires Facebook login), Les Beasley had been admitted to the Jewish Hospital in Louisville with pneumonia and congestive heart failure. An update yesterday evening clarified that Beasley was not in intensive care and was ambulatory. The hospital...

NQC to stay in Louisville through 2014

According to this Louisville Courier-Journal article, the NQC Board of Directors has rejected a competitive bid from Indianapolis and signed a contract to keep the National Quartet Convention in Louisville through 2014. NQC Executive Vice President Clarke Beasley said that “a strong consensus” of...

Liberty Quartet to appear on NQC Mainstage

Due to this site’s weekly CD reviews, I am constantly listening to new artists. Occasionally I will come across one strong enough that I think, “This group belongs on the mainstage at the National Quartet Convention.” I can remember thinking that about the Collingsworth Family, the...

DVD Review: NQC Live Vol. 9

Much—perhaps too much—has already been said here and elsewhere about what’s not on this year’s NQC Live. That topic has been exhausted, so let’s talk about what is there. Twelve songs from leading Southern Gospel artists are featured on the CD/DVD combo; two bonus tracks also appear on...

Guest Post: Chris White on the NQC Live series

Chris White, who (together with Mickey Gamble) leads Crossroads music, graciously agreed to submit a guest post going into detail about how material is selected for the NQC Live series. He addresses a number of issues raised in this post. Crossroads has partnered with NQC for the past seven years to produce...

Crossroads posts NQC Vol. 9 track list

Crossroads has posted the track list to NQC Vol. 9 (the highlights CD/DVD from this year’s NQC) on their website: O It Thrills Me     (Hoppers) I Want To Know That You Know    (Greater Vision) Cast Your Bread Upon The Water    (Gold City) Mountain Mover    (Talley Trio) God Saw A...

NQC to move to Indianapolis?

There’s word the National Quartet Convention is considering a move to Indianapolis, Indiana, effective next year. Apparently a move to October next year (and November the following year) is also under consideration. Would such a move affect your plans to...

Humor: Most Embarrassing NQC Moment

Just for fun, since I don’t have anything more serious on my mind today, I thought I would post my most embarrassing NQC moment. Apparently (as I hear) at the urging of Blackwood Brothers bass singer Randy Byrd, my fellow blogger Aaron Swain put together an impromptu Southern Gospel Bloggers Quartet....

NQC Thoughts: Booths being torn down early

Danny Jones has a thought-provoking post about how most NQC booths are torn down early on Saturday (or, in 5%-10% of cases, Friday). Though this might matter less to people there all week, like me, or people who are there Thursday-Saturday, he pointed out that this keeps the Saturday night attendees (well...

NQC 2009: Saturday

Due to time constraints, I will have to keep this post brief. The Cathedrals Remembered showcase in the afternoon was spectacular. Since I got there early enough to get a front row seat, I decided not to take notes, as that would look odd on film. I plan to discuss the concert in more detail, adding...
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