Michael English to have neck surgery

Michael English will undergo surgery on a bulging disc in his neck this afternoon. Keep him in your prayers, especially since the doctor will be within inches of his vocal...

Vestal Goodman’s Sister

Vestal Goodman’s brother, Cat Freeman, was a well-known tenor singer. It turns out she also had a sister, Millie. At least as of a year ago, Millie was still alive and still singing: Even if Vestal might have gotten the strongest set of musical genes in the family (apologies to Cat Freeman fans!), it...

Video: Gaches tackles “I Stand Redeemed”

Ever since Josh Cobb introduced “I Stand Redeemed” on Legacy Five’s debut project, Strong in the Strength, the true test of a Legacy Five tenor has been their rendition of that signature song. Cobb’s original rendition was in an unearthly-high F, modulating to G. Few other tenors can...

Video: New Dixie Echoes lineup

Stewart Varnado set up a video camera Sunday night, and captured footage of the new Dixie Echoes lineup, introducing bass Trent Adams. Other videos: Now I Have Everything, On The Other Side of...

Blackwood Quartet not in Shelby, OH on Friday

The March 2010 Singing News lists a concert for the Blackwood Quartet at Shelby, Ohio’s First Lutheran Church this Friday. (I consider the church my home church as far as concerts go; I meet in a home church that, obviously, does not host concerts, and this is the one church in my area that...

CD Review: Heritage Hymn Collection Vol. 1 (The Browns)

After two previous reviews of Browns projects (Hope and A New Day), the Browns need no introduction here. At the risk of being redundant, for any new readers: The Browns are a family group from Iowa that has been on the national scene for several years now, with a steadily growing fan base. Their first...

Name the Column(s)

If I have a great idea for a column, I’ll just name it and start it. But since I don’t have a good idea here, I thought I would open the floor for ideas. I am planning on launching one or two columns with occasional entries on (a) forgotten songs from Southern Gospel that a group should bring...

Layout Tweak

I am experimenting with a layout tweak that has only one column for the main content, instead of the smaller boxes. Is it better or...

Sony’s Thoughts: Look Up

I heard part of a country song the other day which was talking about people who complain about things. It said, in essence, that troubles are a part of life so buck up and quit complaining. Even though the song didn’t give the listener any hope or real encouragement, it occurs to me that the world may...

Treasures: New Cathedrals Songs Unearthed

Three Cathedrals songs I’d never heard before were posted on YouTube a few days ago. Unlike, say, “He Left it All,” these appear to be from a studio recording made in the mid-1980s. I had thought I had a complete Cathedrals collection, but I had never so much as heard of this particular...