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Brian Crout
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Mar 31
Quick Hits 7
Unashamed (Brian Free & Assurance) Brian Free & Assurnace have had a rare (for them) personnel change since their last recording, welcoming new baritone Mike Rogers, but Unashamed is another in a line of recordings of consistent quality for the quartet, in their signature progressive style. Brian Free and Bill Shivers make up one of the best …
Mar 27
An Old Convention Song: “Rock of Ages Keep My Soul”
Composer(s): Luther G. Presley Published: 1939 Church Hymnal Page: 144 Notable recordings: Don’t know of any in the southern gospel realm; in bluegrass: A School of Bluegrass (Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, 2004); Hymns From the Hills (Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers, 2011) This red-back gem from one of my favorite convention writers, Luther Presley, has gone mostly untouched, as far …
Mar 18
An Old Convention Song: “Sing Me a Song About Jesus”
In an effort to do my part to preserve and celebrate the classic convention gospel genre, I’ll be highlighting some of my favorite convention songs in this series. Feel free to share your thoughts and memories about these songs, and let me know if you have a recommendation! Composer(s): G.T. “Dad” Speer Published: 1956 Notable …
Feb 25
“Preacher, Tell Me Like It Is”: Behind the Song with Rodney Griffin
Even during my first listens to Greater Vision’s most recent recording, For All He’s Done, one song began to stand out among the others. “Preacher, Tell Me Like It Is” is a fun listen musically, and also contains a forthright lyric pointed right at the preacher man. Even though it’s sung “to” the preacher, its message …
Feb 11
An Interview With David Ragan
David Ragan has been a familiar face in gospel music for several years, as lead singer for the Inspirations, one of the greatest quartets in gospel music history. Now he has found a new home with one of gospel music’s greatest mixed groups, the Perrys. With the Perrys, David has had the opportunity to showcase …
Jan 30
Album Review: Your Walk Talks (Mark Trammell Quartet)
The Mark Trammell Quartet helps kick off the year 2014 in gospel music with their brand-new release, Your Walk Talks. Anticipation has been high for this recording for several reasons. It is the debut recording for the quartet featuring fresh face Dustin Black at tenor. It is also the group’s first recording of mainly new …
Jan 20
Your Walk Talks Blog Tour – Stop #2
Southern Gospel Critique is honored to host the second stop on the Mark Trammell Quartet’s Your Walk Talks Blog Tour! The Mark Trammell Quartet is one of my personal favorite groups on the road today. They consistently apply their top-notch vocal ability to great songs with a traditional quartet style, which is on display throughout their brand-new …
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