May 16

Album Of The Week – Week 2

Gonna Praise The Lord - Live
The Dixie Melody Boys
Gonna Praise The Lord – Live!

My recommended project for week #2 is by The Dixie Melody Boys.? Although the Dixie Melody Boys are sometimes referred to as the “Minor League Farm Team” of Southern Gospel Music, they’ve had their share of good singers pass through the group.? This project is a good example of some of the best talent that has passed through Ed O’Neal’s Dixie Melody Boys.

Gonna Praise The Lord – Live! was released in 1992 and the group consisted of:

  • Derrick Boyd (Tenor – now with the Blackwood? Gospel Quartet)

  • McCray Dove (Lead – now Owner and lead singer for The Dove Brothers Quartet)

  • Rodney Griffin (Baritone & Bass Guitar – now with Greater Vision and multiple winner of the Songwriter of the Year award)

  • Ed O’Neal (Bass – still singing bass for the Dixie Melody Boys)

  • Eric Ollis (Piano – now playing Piano for The Whisnants)

  • Larry Delawter (Utility Musician, Harmonica – I have no idea where Larry is now, sorry

The song list for this project is as follows:

  1. I’m Feeling Just Fine

  2. Peace In The Valley

  3. Listen To The Bells

  4. He’s Alive & Well

  5. I’ll Have A New Song

  6. Stand By Me

  7. He Touched Me

  8. I Just Gotta Praise The Lord

  9. When Morning Comes

  10. He Didn’t Move Mt. Calvary

  11. Larry DeLawder: Instrumental

  12. When I Cross To The Other Side Of Jordan

There were several upbeat songs on this project and those are usually the ones I listen to the most.? My favorite tracks from this projects are “He Didn’t Move Mt. Calvary”, “I’ll Have A New Song”, “I Just Gotta Praise The Lord”, and “I’m Feeling Just Fine”.

This project is a must have for the serious Southern Gospel Music collector, but you’ll have to search ebay.com, Amazon.com or Google.com to try and get your hands on it.? This project is available on CD and shouldn’t be too hard to find.

Adam Edwards