http://www.southerngospelblog.com Positive Daily Commentary on Southern Gospel Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:12:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en With all the channels the Gaither TV specials have been on, one they have never been on is the Hallmark Channel. Until tonight, that is. Tonight, at 8 PM EST/PST (not sure if that's a typo, since it is two separate times), and 7 PM CST, the Gaither show will be aired ... http://www.southerngospelblog.com/archives/3717 According to a press release from Gospel Music Update, the Palmetto State Quartet will be appearing on the Oprah Winfrey Show next Tuesday, November 24. They will be appearing as backup singers for Wynonna; her step-father, Larry Strickland, owns and sings bass for Palmetto State. The quartet will also be backing ... http://www.southerngospelblog.com/archives/3715 The Talleys are sending He's Alive to radio. It's a great choice, certainly the standout single from Songs You Know By Heart. Here's a video of them singing it in concert about a month ago: http://www.southerngospelblog.com/archives/3709 Here are two videos from a group called Daves Highway. The first is an acapella medley, the second a Martins' song. Could they make it in Southern Gospel? My answer is an unequivocal yes. Yours? (Note: I did notice a video from this group being discussed on Averyfineline; in point of fact, though, ... http://www.southerngospelblog.com/archives/3705 Has anyone reading this site had any experience with music OCR (optical character recognition) software? Any brands you recommend or do not recommend? For those of you who aren't software nerds, music OCR software is software that converts a scanned piece of music to machine-editable music. I don't need handwritten or playback ... http://www.southerngospelblog.com/archives/3700 I had heard rumblings that Signature Sound might be moving toward more of a focus on a solo ministry, and this post would seem to confirm that: Our last few Gaither dates sad but exciting 2. We will be on our own this Cmas. Gonna miss ol Bill!! And lest any rumors ... http://www.southerngospelblog.com/archives/3698 "Thou shalt have no other gods before Me." (Exodus 20:3) "For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God." (Exodus 34:14) "And Jesus answered and said unto him, 'Get thee behind me, satan: for it is written, "Thou shalt worship the Lord thy ... http://www.southerngospelblog.com/archives/3697 Former Kingsmen baritone Parker Jonathan was off the road for several years after leaving the Kingsmen. For the past few years, he's probably been one of the top 20 featured in various "Where Are They Now?" columns. A friend (hat tip, RY) let me know that he has now started a ... http://www.southerngospelblog.com/archives/3693 Ellen Gerig, West Coast videographer extraordinaire, has posted quite a few videos from last Friday's Pacific Gospel Music Association concert. A list of all the videos is here. Of particular note, former Blackwood Brothers bass Ken Turner did a solo set, from which this was a highlight: He also rattled the ... http://www.southerngospelblog.com/archives/3690 The Collingsworth Family is launching a concert series called A Special Evening with the Collingsworth Family tonight with a concert in Cincinnati that also features guest artist Larnelle Harris. It's an interesting concept. Other artists have promoted their own concert tours before (think Gaither), but for the concert kicking off this ... http://www.southerngospelblog.com/archives/3687