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I’m going to be out at a conference Tuesday through Thursday next week, so I’ve saved a couple of posts for tomorrow and Monday that will hopefully keep you talking till I get back.

I know, skipping three days is no big deal on most blogs, but since I’ve made a commitment to do daily posts, I don’t want any of you to get concerned about my well-being next week. So enjoy talking to one another and I’ll look forward to catching up with you next Friday!

(I may be able to log into my email to clear posts and reply to comments, but I can’t promise just yet.)

This isn’t a lineup I came up with, and so this isn’t an official entry in the series. But an honorable mention needs to go to this comment on my surprisingly popular Dove Brothers post.

Comment by: josatchmo

THE BEST LINEUP THAT NEVER WAS: SIGNATURE SOUND

Bass: Mike Holcomb
Mike can do the low notes on “Stand By Me” a lot like Tim can, so I’d assume that he’d be perfect for them.
Baritone: Jason Crabb
You know where Doug hit those “soulful” notes on “Happy Rhythm”? I guess Jason would fit right in.
Lead: Scotty Inman
Scotty’s tall just like Ryan Seaton, so he’s a natural!
Tenor: Jodi Hosterman
Well…..I mean, there just shouldn’t be any need for an explanation here. He’s perfect.

If I was doing a Signature Sound lineup–which I’m not intending to do in this series–I must say that I would never have come up with this particular lineup.

But, why not? I think this group would sound nice. And I can’t help but smile at the thought of Mike Holcomb doing Stand By Me.

Daywind Music Group announced that Donna Beauvais is leaving Hope’s Call to join the label’s Radio Promotions team. This will permit her to spend more time with her family and with her record prodution efforts.

There are very few true first sopranos in Southern Gospel–this eccentric genre where the men sing high and the ladies sing low. In my mind, she was the best first soprano on the road today, and I hate to see her go.

Southern Spin recently sent out a press release announcing that “Morning Star Records recording artist Rod Burton has received two nominations in the Eddie Crook Company’s inaugural Eddie Awards.” The two nominations were for Newcomer of the Year and Male Soloist of the Year.

Now Morning Star Records is operated by the Eddie Crook Company, so I wondered what was up. Fortunately, the press release explains: “The Eddie Awards were designed to recognize outstanding achievement for artists, ministries and writers associated with the Eddie Crook Company, as well as support personnel and suppliers to the Company. …  All award winners are voted upon by the Eddie Crook Company roster of artists.”

I believe this is the first time I have ever heard of a label setting up an awards ceremony for its artists, so its artists can vote for the best artist on the label. I’m not sure just what will be said about this, but at the very least, on the positive side, I suppose it can be said that this is thinking outside the box.