The Perrys move to Gallatin, Tennessee The Perrys have been based in Morristown, Tennessee for some time. In their most recent e-newsletter, they announced that they will be moving across the state to Gallatin, Tennessee. Tracy, JK and I have been busy as bees this week. We have been packing our house up, getting ready to move to Gallatin,...

“Sounds of Sunday” CD Review (Dixie Echoes) The Dixie Echoes recently released Sounds of Sunday. This independent release features 10 classic songs and introduces their new tenor, Dallas Rogers. Most groups use studio musicians on their recordings instead of group members, because the cost of paying for studio time makes paying someone whose skill is...

Ishee leaving Palmetto State? Blogger averyfineline is hot on the trail of this story. I’d hate to see it if it happens–the comment that he’s the last superstar in the group is pushing it but has some truth to it. When I saw PSQ a few months ago, their new tenor (Wesley Smith) was in his second day on the job, and while...

Giving Thanks As Southern Gospel fans, we have much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. Two of my favorite groups, the Perrys and the Mark Trammell Trio, went through some tough times earlier this year, when each group lost its lead singer. Yet they were both able to rebuild to the point of being better than they were...

“The Vegetables Song” (Legacy Five) Am I the only person who has heard Legacy Five sing “The Vegetables Song”? The message of the song–that God provides for everything–is especially timely this Thanksgiving season. (“Don’t listen to me, listen closely to the words.”) As the song affirms, God provides...

Controversial Voices Oftentimes, some Southern Gospel singer’s actions make him controversial. But it seems that there are a few whose voices alone are controversial. If you read Southern Gospel message boards, it is quite possible that the most-discussed controversial voice is that of Brian Free. Does he sing in falsetto,...

Greater Vision announces Hymns project Greater Vision has released a Hymns project entitled Hymns of the Ages. This project will be available from Charles Stanley’s In Touch Ministries. They described the project in their email announcement: Several months ago, we started working on a project with Producer Lari Goss, that we planned to...

This blog loses a reader Well, this blog has lost a reader. So I find in this thread on Averyfineline.com. Doug Harrison, the author of the blog, had written a post on the Steeles’ song “We Want America Back.” Harrison was criticizing the simple-minded evangelicals who “wanted America back” because...

Wally Varner article Florida’s Ledger Online has published an article on Wally Varner that is well worth reading. Varner played piano for the Blackwood Brothers during their glory days, when Bill Shaw, James and Cecil Blackwood, and J.D. Sumner took the Blackwood Brothers to the top of Southern Gospel music. Varner wrote...

The Prophets Are Back At one time, decades ago, the Prophets Quartet was one of the most popular quartets in Southern Gospel. Word has it that Ed Hill, who managed the quartet, might be bringing it back with an all-star cast which includes former Stamps Quartet tenor Bill Baize and former Singing Americans bass Hovie Walker. Only...