Interviews

Recently, I had the chance to interview Christian Davis. After singing bass with the Old Time Gospel Hour Quartet, Christian Brothers Quartet, and Mercy’s Mark, he recently launched a solo ministry and has reorganized the Christian Brothers Quartet for select dates. DJM: How did you get interested in Southern Gospel? Christian: I started at an…

Recently, I had the chance to interview Cody Boyer, baritone singer for the Weatherfords. Lily Weatherford, who has been with the group for decades, still sings alto for the group, and her son Steve sings the lead. More about Cody and the group can be found at www.theweatherfords.com. * * * DJM: How did you…

Recently, I had the chance to interview Gary Casto, lead singer and manager for Tribute Quartet. DJM: Could you tell us a little bit about yourself? How did you get interested in Southern Gospel, and what groups have you sung with? Casto: It started years ago. My family had some friends who lived down the…

Recently, I had the chance to interview Southern Gospel songwriter Rusty Golden. Golden, son of longtime Oak Ridge Boys baritone William Lee Golden, performed Southern Gospel in his youth before spending a large portion of his career writing and performing pop, rock, and country music. After he graduated from high school, he became the pianist…

I recently had the chance to interview Penny Greene, alto singer for the Chuck Wagon Gang. DJM: Could you tell us a little bit about yourself and how you became interested in Southern Gospel? Penny: I was singing all my life. My first time singing in front of an audience was at my pre-K graduation…

At the 2008 National Quartet convention, I had the chance to sit down and talk with Mike LeFevre for several minutes. LeFevre sang with the Alphus LeFevre Singers, the Singing Americans, Gold City, and Brian Free & Assurance; he now leads his own group, the Mike LeFevre Quartet. DJM: In the 80s, your name was…

I recently had the opportunity to interview Joe Brown, bass singer for the Diplomats Quartet. DJM: How did you get interested in Southern Gospel? Joseph: I started as a kid listening to the old quartets and the Gospel Singing Jubilee. Growing up in my church was like going to a Southern Gospel concert with preaching….

I recently had the opportunity to interview Tanner Stahl, baritone for Soul’d Out Quartet. The interview is available here: DJM: What got you interested in Southern Gospel? Tanner: I grew up in a contemporary church and sang contemporary music. I didn’t even know Southern Gospel existed—if Bill Gaither walked by, I wouldn’t have known who…

I recently had the opportunity to interview Dan Keeton, tenor for the Dan Keeton Quartet. Dan came onto the national Southern Gospel scene in July 2004, when he joined Ed O’Neal’s Dixie Melody Boys. He stayed with them through late 2007, when he left to form the Dan Keeton Quartet. I recently had the opportunity…

On a recent trip to Boise, Idaho, I had the opportunity to interview Liberty Quartet’s tenor, Keith Waggoner. Liberty Quartet is a full-time Southern Gospel quartet based in Boise, Idaho. They mostly tour in the West, but in recent years have started doing occasional East Coast tours. What was supposed to be a 20 or…