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1. As much I try to talk myself out of it (and despite having been struck by the sincerity of this* when I first read it), I can’t help thinking this is a big part of what’s wrong with gospel music. Sixteen albums from one producer in under 12 weeks! The mind reels, the ears […]

Perhaps the approach of the Crabb Family’s final concert has seeped into my subconscious because even though I haven’t been consciously thinking that much about it lately (in fact, hadn’t thought about it in months until I read this), I woke up this morning with “He Came Looking for Me” running through my head. […]

It’s the weekend and I thought you might like to free associate and ramble a bit. I’m especially curious to hear from anyone who has caught any of the sogospelnews Fan Festival. Isn’t the awards show tonight?

This one promises a prize … of some kind … to the winner.

1. David Bruce Murray has an  insightful post up about our tendency to assume that people who enjoy the same things we do think like we do too. Money quote:

People who align themselves with various groups usually don’t even agree with everything the group as a whole claims to represent. When we all meet […]

For those of you who are looking for a way to save your VHS player from obsolescence, Adam Edwards highlights a trove of gospel on VHS up for auction on eBay.

David Bruce Murray takes me to task for my comment in the Collingsworth review about the family’s “enviably easy blend that only comes from shared genetics.”

I’m rather surprised to see you’ve endorsed this myth.

This very thing was also said about the Martins for years and years, and it’s true they were excellent. However, […]

Via Joel Lindsey, a story that makes you think twice about just how much of a songwriter your favorite singer/songwriter really is. Money quote:

“How can someone look in the mirror and know they didn’t do something and their name is on it? For money? For credit? It’s a lie.”

This being the music […]

Via Martin Roth comes a story from the Scott County (Mississippi) Times about Bobby and Hilda Woods and their, uhm, considerable devotion to Ernie Haase and Signature Sound:

The Woods started their “tour” following Signature Sound [around the country] in 2003 and have not missed a concert since. The Woods have attended over 50 […]

I know the Collingsworth Family has a new album out, but I’ve decided to write about their 2005 recording because … well, for one, that’s what was at the top of the stack and two, because for whatever reasons my review may or may not matter, timeliness really isn’t of them.
The Collingsworth Family
God is […]