In what can safely be said to be one of Southern Gospel’s biggest stories in the last few years, Bill Gaither announced the departure of half the Gaither Vocal Band—lead singer Guy Penrod and baritone Marshall Hall—and the return of three alumni, David Phelps, Mark Lowry, and Michael English. [EDIT, 11/8/10: The link is broken …
Penrod, Hall leave Gaither Vocal Band; Phelps, Lowry, English return Read More »
I recently had the opportunity to interview Wes Hampton, the tenor for the Gaither Vocal Band. I’d like to offer a special word of thanks to fellow blogger Wes Burke. When he posted a brief interview with Wes Hampton a couple months back, it planted a seed in my mind—”Hey, it just might be possible …
I recently had the opportunity of interviewing Pat Barker, bass singer for the Dixie Echoes and recently a top 5 nominee in the Singing News Fan Awards for Horizon Individual of the Year. DJM: How did you get interested in Southern Gospel, and what sparked a desire to sing it yourself? Pat: My dad was …
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 …
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 …
I recently had the opportunity to interview Roy Webb. Q. You’ve had musical training which, compared to the average Southern Gospel pianist, is a little unusual. Could you tell us about your musical training and influences? A. I guess my attitude towards musical training is pretty simple… God deserves our absolute best! The Bible states …
In about three weeks, the Gaither Vocal Band and Ernie Haase & Signature Sound will be releasing a joint CD/DVD release, Together. Since I interviewed Ernie Haase the last time Signature Sound released a project, I took a recent chance to interview the other three members of Signature Sound, baritone Doug Anderson, bass Tim Duncan, …
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