Jul 20

Singing News Fan Awards Top 5 Ballot – Who did I vote for?

Here’s who I placed my votes for this year:

Male Vocalist – Arthur Rice
Female Vocalist – Susan Whisnant
Young Artist – Dustin Sweatman
Horizon Individual – Dustin Sweatman
Horizon Group – Ball Brothers
Tenor – David Sutton
Lead – Arthur Rice
Baritone – Mark Trammell
Bass – Mike Holcombe
Alto – Susan Whisnant
Soprano – TaRanda Greene
Group of the Year – Legacy Five
Musician – Roger Bennett
Album? – Live In Music City……Legacy Five
Songwriter – Dianne Wilkinson
Song – “I Have Not Forgotten”…….Inspirations

Jul 20

ebay gem – 7/20/07

Jul 20

Album Of The Week – Week 8

Gold City Double CD
Gold City Quartet
Double CD Project

This week I recommend this Double CD by Gold City.? It includes 2 live albums by Gold City, Live (1982) and Double Take Live (1986).? You get both classic albums on one remastered CD.?

Tracks from the Live album:

  1. What A Lovely Name
  2. Angels Move Over
  3. On Victory Road
  4. He’s The Rock I’m Leaning On
  5. No Other Word For Grace But Amazing
  6. What A Happy Time
  7. Ain’t God Good
  8. I’m Going Home Someday
  9. Ezekiel Saw The Wheel
  10. In My Robe Of White

Tracks from the Double Take Live album:

  1. Come On In
  2. When I Stood Up
  3. Band Introduction
  4. Separated
  5. Mike Lefevere Introduction
  6. When I Get Carried Away
  7. Brian Free Introduction
  8. Greatest Of All Miracles
  9. Brian Free’s Testimony
  10. Greatest Of All Miracles (Encore)
  11. I’m Gonna Move
  12. Our God Will Prevail
  13. Cool Drink Of Water
  14. Ivan Parker Introduction
  15. After I Bow
  16. Ivan Parker’s Commentary
  17. After I Bow (Encore)
  18. Loose Him And Let Him Go
  19. Loose Him And Let Him Go (Encore)

Ebay is probably the best place to look for this album, although I did find it? for sale on Amazon.com here.

Jun 27

Album Of The Week – Week 7


The Inspirations
Tell It To A Friend

My recommendation for this week is by the Inspirations.? Tell It To A Friend is one of my favorite albums ever released by the Inspirations and is an awesome addition to a Southern Gospel collection.

Tracks for this project are:

  1. God Is Still On The Throne
  2. When Reveille Blows From Heaven
  3. One More Time Around The Wall
  4. I Don’t Have To See The Tomb
  5. Thank You Mama For Praying For Me
  6. The Filling Station
  7. Tell It To A Friend
  8. He Gave All Of Him
  9. Memories Of Home
  10. Gonna Build Me An Ark

I don’t think there is a song on this album that I skip over.? My personal favorite songs from this project are “When Reveille Blows From Heaven” featuring Mike on some awesome bass runs, “The Filling Station” featuring Archie on tenor, and of course the classic song, “God Is Still On The Throne”.

Although this album was released in 1986, it was later re-released in CD format. You should be able to find this project on ebay or by doing a Google search.

Jun 25

ebay gem – 6/25/07 (#2)

This seller is offering all kinds of Southern Gospel music at great prices. Be sure to browse all of this sellers items. If you’re into compilation CDs, then joe-hart has more than enough to satisfy any craving you might have…..

Jun 25

ebay gem – 6/25/07

Jun 25

Unexpected blessings….

As I sat in my office last week worrying about my job and the current job market, I received a package in the mail. I was expecting a CD that I had ordered from eBay, but to my surprise, my online friend, Bro. Leonard Fletcher, had sent me a CD for my collection. He didn’t send it for review, so I will honor that request, but I wanted to let you know what a blessing this CD was to me.

Bro. Fletcher wrote the Inspirations hit song, “I’m Not Ashamed”, as well as eight of the ten songs on the CD that he sent to me (songs in bold by Brother Leonard Fletcher):

  1. Somewhere The Birds Are Singing
  2. The Old Fashioned Way
  3. He Sends What I Need
  4. Another One Got In
  5. My Familiar Valley
  6. God’s Old Chariot
  7. He Can’t Stand The Sight Of Blood
  8. Lord You’re The Best Thing
  9. I Can’t Go To Hell
  10. Your Goodness To Me

The Fletcher Family doesn’t have a website, but they will be appearing in Burnsville, NC at 6 PM on July 15 at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church. Contact me if you are going to be in the area and I’ll give you directions.

Bro. Leonard, you’ll never know what this CD meant to me. During one of my lowest points, you’re songs uplifted me. I’m glad that “He Sends What I Need” and “Your Goodness To Me” will not be soon forgotten. I hope this post doesn’t embarrass you in anyway, but I wanted you and all my readers to know about the unexpected blessing that you were to me last week. I’m planning on being in the service with you at Bro. Shelton’s church on July 15. I can’t wait to meet you in person!