NASHVILLE, TN (December 28, 2018) — Jim and Melissa Brady have announced touring changes for their ministry. As of 2019, Layke Jones will no longer be traveling with Jim and Melissa. Jim and Melissa will continue to travel and perform the songs their fans have come to know and love including hits from their latest…
Going to Pigeon Forge for the National Quartet Convention (NQC) is like going home for me. After ten years of attending, it’s still one of my favorite times of the year and I always look forward to seeing what special showcases and programs the NQC will come up with for the week. This year, Monday…
Shuttle buses maneuvered through the parking lot to let folks off at the church doors while guys in neon yellow vests directed even more cars to various areas of the lot. I stood watching from inside the church windows and thought, “Where are they putting all of those cars?” Just that morning, my friend and…
When you go to a Gospel Sing on St. Patrick’s Day, you never know what might turn up being green. At the Friday morning Prayer Breakfast, it was the donuts. Yep, that’s right – green Krispy Kreme donuts! The batter was dyed green but they tasted just the same. There was also an assorted box…
Past the cotton fields of Missouri’s bootheel, the natural border of the Mississippi River and into the state of Illinois is the city of Marion. Sitting on the corner of town square is my favorite theater – The Marion Culture and Civic Center. Since 2012, when I first attended the Truthseekers Homecoming, this building and…
Legacy Five’s Celebration NYE is more than just your typical Gospel Sing. After the singing, preaching and luxurious surroundings of Opryland, we also go to breakfast with Legacy Five the last morning. The Delta opens its ballroom and serves everything a breakfast menu has to offer. Buffet style, everyone gathers in line, selects their food…
The Jim Brady Trio’s first debut album, A New Chapter, officially releases January 27, 2015 and is one of the year’s most anticipated new projects. With two of the genre’s most profound songwriters and an accomplished arranger and producer, this new group is set to enter the world of Gospel Music with solid material, tasteful…
I should really be packing for NQC instead of writing, but I didn’t want to leave without posting an update. After all, it’s been a little while since the last post! So “what’s up?” The first thing I would like to let y’all know is the September issue of SGN Scoops is out. My column,…
