There’s something about ice cream and Gospel Sings…they just go together, ya know. On Saturday afternoon I had those two exact things at my fingertips. A scoop of Vanilla ice cream in a Styrofoam bowl in my hand and a seat under a tent at the very place two quartets and a duo would perform…
07Jun
Georgia – Where Folks Know How To Talk
“We make 1700 pies every year,” said the lady at the concession stand. For a moment I thought I missed what she said, surely she said 700 instead of 1700. Then she continued, “We begin making them in March; once a week twelve of us get together at the church and form an assembly line…
05Jun
The Tent
“Everybody ready?” asked the driver, “Here we go…” The golf cart holding myself, my sister, mom, grandma and another lady bumped down the hill to the big white tent. I was sitting on the back, facing the parking lot and had to turn my head to see where we were going. The tent was decorated…
03Jun
Book Review: Three by Danny Jones
Southern Gospel Music doesn’t lack for humor. Many have mastered the art of telling a good story and for the most part, folks enjoy a good laugh when they’re out at a concert. We have favorite singers who we consider “funny,” comedians who make their livelihood from it and then there are those who have…
19May
Seasons
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 A few weeks ago I sat in the bleachers at a Gospel Sing and watched a season come to pass. The only problem was…I didn’t want it to end. As I looked down on what would be…
31Mar
One More Song
One by one, the folks in the lobby made their way into the auditorium for the last night of the Truthseekers’ Homecoming. I felt like I was the last person to my seat! As I slipped through the door on the right side of the theater the Truthseekers were already on stage singing Who Am…
29Mar
Bus Power
Dark foreboding clouds hung in the sky and unleashed a downpour that kept me from driving the speed limit. The windshield wipers were on high and everyone (well, the sensible ones!) was driving slow. We had just crossed over the Illinois border and drove right into the storm. I glanced at the clock on the…
04Jul
More From Memphis!
At 4:30 PM each day, the doors opened for the Memphis Quartet Show. On Thursday night, I stood behind the product table of Brian Free and Assurance as fans began to trickle in and browse around the vendor’s booths. How much time had passed, I couldn’t be sure, but soon a lady wearing one of…
07Mar
“If It Takes a Cow Bell” – Ivan Parker
Quickly, I slammed the car door shut and darted to the sidewalk. It was a cold February evening for a jaunt amidst the town square in Marion, Illinois…but for a Gospel Sing, well, it was worth it. The Civic Center sits on the corner of South Market Street. I rushed along the walkway, crossing…
29May
Bookshelf Update
Throughout the year I’ve been collecting more books about Southern Gospel Music, so it’s time to add to the list I’ve started! (See INTRODUCTION for more SGM titles.) So far, I have read two of the six books listed below, Hear My Heart and On the Other Side. Both are a great reads and let…
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