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…
05May
CD Review: Unashamed – Brian Free and Assurance
You have seen the story in the March issue of the Singing News Magazine, you’ve heard the new single “Say Amen” on the radio and maybe you’ve even submitted your testimony for Daywind’s “Say Amen” contest for a chance to be the storyline in the new concept video. Or maybe you haven’t seen or heard…
14Mar
Photo Album: Truthseekers Homecoming 2013!
We spent a delightful two days in Marion, IL at the Truthseekers Homecoming in February! The Marion Civic Center is one of my favorite auditoriums to see SGM performed in. The theater is beautiful, the people are wonderful, the atmosphere there is rare at Gospel Sings and when you put all of those things together…you…
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…
03Jan
Featured and Favorite Highlights of 2012
It was Saturday, the 22nd of December 2012 when I checked my mail box and pulled out the January 2013 issue of the Singing News Magazine. Wow…another year really has come to an end, hasn’t it? Well, it has! So, as we launch into another year, I want to pause for a moment and review…
05Sep
Echos From The Humid Gospel Sing
Since I first began attending Southern Gospel concerts, I have been afforded numerous opportunities to attend many of the great Gospel Sings, like, The National Quartet Convention, Singing In The Smokies, Praisefest, Legacy Five’s Celebration, The Brumley Sing and many more. As we drove the first leg home from the Steve Hurst School of Music…