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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 Five, the name “Fowler’s Howlers” was proposed?) The article is fairly accurate, although off by about a decade when it says that Roger Bennett spent “almost two more decades” with the Cathedrals after rejoining them in 1988.

Hat tip: Martin Roth.

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 Dove.

Baritone Eric Dove has often been compared to Statesmen baritone Doy Ott. Ott fans will enjoy Dove’s rendition of “Those Tender Hands,” a song that Ott recorded on a 1964 Statesmen album entitled Hovie Lister Spotlights Doy Ott.

Go the Distance was written by and features bass singer David Hester. The song sounds like it could as well be fresh from the pen of George Younce in 1971; Hester’s songwriting style brings to mind Younce songs like “Better Days,” “Then I Found Jesus,” and “You Better Get Ready.”

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