http://www.southerngospelblog.com Positive Daily Commentary on Southern Gospel Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:20:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en JoyFM, a Southern Gospel station based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, will be airing Greater Vision and Legacy Five's Celebration event in Washington, DC. This will both be available on their local FM channels and online on their website. I started listening last night but gave up after about twenty minutes, since ... http://www.southerngospelblog.com/archives/2908 Rating: 4 stars (of 5) Average Song Rating: 3.8 stars (of 5) Members: Mike Franklin (tenor), Ryan Seaton (lead), Jeremy Raines (baritone), Gerald Williams (bass). Song List: Forty Days and Forty Nights; Oh But It's Wonderful Being a Child of the King; He Bought My Soul at Calvary; My Journey to the Sky; ... http://www.southerngospelblog.com/archives/2744 I'm slow to adopt new technologies. I didn't even get a CD player until the late 90s, and I wasn't online until 2003 or so. Honestly, I've yet to really warm to the idea behind Twitter: Expressing what's on your mind in 140 characters or less. (That won't surprise this site's ... http://www.southerngospelblog.com/archives/2906 The Mark Trammell Trio announced yesterday that their new tenor will be Joel Wood. His first official date with the group will be July 10 in Sikes, Louisiana. Wood had performed with Georgia's Daybreak Quartet for four years. Joel and his wife Melissa have four boys—Tyler (10), Brayden (7), Jaxon (3), ... http://www.southerngospelblog.com/archives/2901 The Mark Trammell Trio has named Daybreak Quartet's Joel Wood as their new tenor. More thoughts tomorrow. http://www.southerngospelblog.com/archives/2899 For the last several months, reports have been circulating that Greater Vision, Legacy Five, and the Booth Brothers were recording a joint project. Greater Vision's latest email newsletter has the details: We started working on this project in the Fall of last year, and because of our schedules, it has been ... http://www.southerngospelblog.com/archives/2896 Gaither.com staff member Emily Sutherland posted this video of Bill Gaither discussing the new Gaither Vocal Band and offering his advice to young artists: http://www.southerngospelblog.com/archives/2894 I've been part of a group discussion with other Southern Gospel industry members—artists, record label types, etc. One of the things that came up was: What one thing do your fans (or, in this case, readers) most look for from your CDs/blog/etc.? So I thought I'd ask. Is it... news commentary a certain perspective consistency ... http://www.southerngospelblog.com/archives/2891 The free Ball Brothers mp3 download, announced here, ends tonight at 9 PM. Don't miss your chance to get their latest single, free! (The download has ended.) http://www.southerngospelblog.com/archives/2882 Brian Free & Assurance lost their baritone singer recently when Derrick Selph announced his departure. A familiar face will be returning; Randy Crawford, who has also performed with the Toney Brothers and with the Carolina Boys / Kingsmen, will be their new baritone singer. During his earlier stint with Brian ... http://www.southerngospelblog.com/archives/2885