Coming soon… This evening, I attended a concert by a regional quartet, the Colonial City Quartet. This group had a better group blend than many full-time groups and did both original material and classics. Look for a full concert review on...

Whatever it takes to get a headine… Remember the old Dixie Echoes song “Singing News Blues,” where Dale Shelnut said he’d do whatever it took to make Singing News, even if he had to burn his bus to the ground? Whatever it takes to get a headline! Recently, Lamp Music took delivery of a 7-foot Grand Piano. Good for them. But I...

Roger Bennett featured in hometown paper Roger Bennett, who grew up in Strawberry, Arkansas, was recently featured in that community’s newspaper. The article gives interesting stories about his career, as well as trivia for the buffs. (Did you know that when Bennett and Fowler were attempting to come up with a name for what is now Legacy...

CD Review: “Shout it Out” (Dove Brothers Quartet) Rating: 4.5 Stars Song list: Joshua; Those Tender Hands; Go the Distance; Run On; Look For Me at Jesus’ Feet; Clouds Roll Back; He Didn’t Throw the Clay Away; Shout it Out; Thanks to Calvary; Stand By Me; Lonesome Road. The CD starts off with “Joshua,” an uptempo song featuring McCray...

On Diction and the Big Chief Was Big Chief the Best? John Scheideman at The Inquiring Mind has an interesting take on the question. John’s seniority in the Southern Gospel online community gives him the right to ask questions that relative newcomers like myself do not dare to ask. For example, I have noticed that Big Chief could...

Vote in CCM Readers’ Choice Awards I will admit to having what can at times be an offbeat sense of humor. Feel free to join me in casting votes in CCM Magazine’s Readers’ Choice Awards. All votes must be cast by October 13. Most of our picks are in the “other” (write-in) category and would probably have no chance of...

Salvation after joining a Southern Gospel Group From time to time, there are interesting discussions about the testimonies of Southern Gospel performers who share from the stage that they had recently been saved. Singers such as Mark Trammell, Brian Free, Tim Riley, David Hill, and Mike LeFevre have all shared as part of their testimonies from the stage...

Greater Vision: NQC Photos Greater Vision has posted three pages of NQC photos. In his acceptance speech for the trio’s website of the year award, Gerald Wolfe said that Greater Vision might not have the flashiest website out there, but that fans love seeing lots of photos. Unlike many groups, which only post photos of the group...

Southern Gospel Quartets: Business Information There has been some discussion on the Singing News message board concerning who owns various Southern Gospel groups. Somebody was thought to own a certain group, when in fact the owner had hired him to manage it. I thought that a little research could save a lot of confusion, so with that in mind I searched...

New Website for PSQ The Palmetto State Quartet has just launched a new design on their website. This is their first update since Wesley Smith joined as tenor. Incidentally, Smith was officially announced as the new tenor...