Gene McDonald to work for a bus company A. B. Kendall posted a Florida Boys concert review in which he mentioned Gene McDonald’s future plans: Yes, Gene McDonald was there. A few more weeks and then Gene moves to Gallatin, TN to work for a bus company, in addition to doing studio work. This will allow him and his wife to be closer to their...

Producing a Song: Whence the Climax? The other day, I was listening to Jerry Martin’s rendition of “Look for Me at Jesus’ Feet” from the Dove Brothers’ Shout it Out CD. The musical high point of the song is in the second verse, when Martin sings the lines “Perhaps you’d like to greet me / When my race...

Robbie Hiner back on the road It looks like Robbie Hiner–founder of the Old Time Gospel Quartet–has come back on the road, as the tenor for the Classic Imperials, of all groups. Of course, Hiner was never a member of the Imperials, but evidently Jim Murray came off the road and the group was in need of a tenor. Hiner has also...

2007 SGMA Hall of Fame Inductees announced The Southern Gospel Music Association announced their 2007 Inductees: Roger Bennett (The Cathedrals / Legacy Five) Anthony Burger (The Kingsmen / Soloist) Joel Hemphill (The Hemphills) Lou Wills-Hildreth (The Wills Family) Jimmy Jones (Rangers Quartet / Deep South Quartet / LeFevres / Sunshine Boys) David...

Vote in the Diamond Awards The 2007 Diamond Awards are now open for nominations and voting. The rules can be found at this link. (Just in case the javascript popup isn’t working for everyone else, I gave the direct link so you don’t have to analyze the html to find it for yourself.) This award program is sponsored by the...

It’s official: Lile joins Brian Free & Assurance I guess my sources were right. What I heard this morning is now official: Jeremy Lile is Brian Free & Assurance’s new bass...

Brian Free & Assurance bass…from the comments Could Jeremy Lile from Crystal River be headed to Brian Free & Assurance, as a commenter on this post seemed to imply? A move like this, if it happened, would help BF&A cement their position in the progressive wing of the Southern Gospel quartet...

Gaither Homecoming In view of the excellent reporting that Chuck Peters has been doing on the recent Gaither Homecoming taping, I think this goes too far. Frankly, when I saw Peters’ announcement of a report, my immediate reaction was to regret that I hadn’t had the idea first. Great job,...

Kingsmen make it official An official press release has gone out saying that former Kingsmen lead singer Bryan Hutson is returning as group baritone. Of course, this comes as no surprise, since Hutson confirmed in an email to a fan several days ago that he was returning, but the only matter of suspense was whether current lead singer...

Randy Travis wins a Grammy It looks like Randy Travis won the Grammy Award for best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel album. I don’t think any of us really expected Kenny Bishop or the Gaither Vocal Band to win, though we might have hoped for it. The award isn’t strictly a Southern Gospel award, since it covers...