Saturday News Roundup As often happens, there were a few more stories this past week then I could cover in my daily posts. Greater Vision’s most recent update includes a prayer request for the recovery of Lari Goss, producer of numerous classic Southern Gospel albums. Goss was diagnosed with a rare form of tracheal cancer...

CD Review: “His Hand in Mine” (Matt Throgmorton) Rating: ***1/2 Producer: E.T. Everett. Song List: I’ll Tell it Wherever I Go; Consider the Lilies; His Hand in Mine; In the Garden; Little is Much; ‘Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus; Jesus Loves Me; Rock of Ages; I’d Rather Have Jesus; Praise to the Lord. Website:...

Martins album coming in September? According to New Release Tuesday, the Martins will be releasing an album on New Haven Records (Gold City’s label) in September. The album’s title is to be determined, but the release date is at least tentatively set for September 23. It is unclear whether this will be an album covering new...

Dove Brothers to change CD prices The Dove Brothers sent out an email update yesterday that they will be changing CD prices in their website store. Here’s the announcement: Effective July 1, 2008, all of Dove Brothers CD’s will go up to $23.00 which includes shipping and handling fees. So to get any Dove Brothers CD at the...

Ten All-time Favorite Albums Fellow SG blogger John Scheideman did his most recent post on the most significant albums in Southern Gospel history. In an email exchange afterwards, we touched on how nearly impossible “best” is to quantify. I’m not entirely certain how we got to this point, but we more or less dared one...

SG Alexa Rankings Alexa is a website that ranks most websites by the amount of traffic they receive. The system is not fool-proof; it only tracks website activity for those individuals who have downloaded and installed its Alexa Toolbar. (For the record, I am not one of them.) So if more fans of one website have the toolbar...

Southern Gospel News Roundup There have been enough news stories over the past few days that I have fallen a little behind. Crossroads Records signed Cross 4 Crowns to a distribution and radio promotion agreement. The group caught my attention when Dallas Rogers joined them. They appear to have a solid sound, and I look forward to...

CD Review: “The Diplomats Present Rita Pearson” Several weeks ago, I reviewed the Diplomats Quartet’s most recent release, Live in West Virginia. This is a solo project from the most recognizable voice in the group, alto Rita Pearson. Pearson is often compared to Vestal Goodman; as I commented in the Diplomats review, Pearson’s voice captures...

Cinderella Especially since I was reminded of singer/songwriter Steven Curtis Chapman’s Southern Gospel ties, I feel this post is hardy inappropriate here. His daughters* inspired him to write his most recent radio single, “Cinderella.” It can be heard on his MySpace page here. Since I don’t...

Announcing SouthernGospelAlbums.com Seven of Southern Gospel’s most prominent bloggers announce the joint effort, SouthernGospelAlbums.com. This website features joint reviews from various combinations of bloggers, as well as summaries and links to the bloggers’ reviews on their individual sites. The site is intended as a primary resource...