Daniel J. Mount
Daniel J. Mount
The Kingsmen’s brand-new album, Grace Says, comes out on July 16th. Its closing track is “Loving Shepherd, Gracious God,” a mellow song featuring bass singer Ray Dean Reese. Though it might not jump out on first listen, the lyric and melody quietly keep drawing me back, time after time—to the point that it is now…
I recently had the opportunity to interview Beyond the Ashes’ tenor/manager, Anthony Facello: DJM: Your website bio mentions that you listened to Paul Heil’s The Gospel Greats as a child. Was that your first exposure to Southern Gospel music, or just one of the strongest early influences? Anthony: Actually I was exposed to Southern Gospel…
With last week’s news that former Greater Vision tenor Jason Waldroup is getting back on the road as a duo with his wife, Missy, I thought that this would be a great time to re-introduce him to you with an interview. DJM: Jason and Missy, I recently noticed that you have released a duo CD…
The Kingdom Heirs’ new project, We Will Stand Our Ground, releases today. Dianne Wilkinson wrote or co-wrote ten of the twelve tracks. One of them is the title track, “We Will Stand Our Ground.” When I first heard the project, this song blew me away. So I decided to ask Miss Dianne if she’d be…
The glory days of the Statesmen are now the stuff of legend. We play back the voices of Big Chief, Jake, Rosie, Denver, Doy, and Hovie on old LPs, and watch the few grainy black-and-white video clips that have survived on YouTube. Yet to this day, there are men still alive who had to turn down…
The glory days of the Statesmen are now the stuff of legend. We play back the voices of Big Chief, Jake, Rosie, Denver, Doy, and Hovie on old LPs, and watch the few grainy black-and-white video clips that have survived on YouTube. Yet to this day, there are men still alive who had to turn down…
The glory days of the Statesmen are now the stuff of legend. We play back the voices of Big Chief, Jake, Rosie, Denver, Doy, and Hovie on old LPs, and watch the few grainy black-and-white video clips that have survived on YouTube. Yet to this day, there are men still alive who had to turn…
Daniel: I recently featured a video of the original Greater Vision, plus Pat Barker, singing “Wedding Music.” You posted a comment that there was an interesting backstory involving Greater Vision. Any chance you could elaborate on that? Gerald: In March of 1991, we were on an In Touch Bible Study Cruise, with Dr. Charles Stanley….
I recently had the chance to catch up with Lee Black and Ben Storie, co-authors of the Talley Trio’s latest single, “Applause.” DJM: What inspired the song Applause? Lee: Ben and I met at a writers retreat a few years ago but didn’t have the chance to hook up and write together there. I left…
In 2007, we posted an unforgettable interview with Kyla Rowland. The most powerful moment in a conversation full of such moments was when she shared the story of how her son’s running away from home prompted her to write “One Scarred Hand.” On Tuesday, I had the opportunity to hear the other half of the…