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My first reaction? After months of nothing, Canaan records breaks its radio silence and follows up their ages-ago Hoppers signing to announce a deal with …. The Mike Lefevre Quartet? Huh?

A prominent label like Canaan with the allegedly deep pockets of a powerful parent (Word) could have signed just about any talent out […]

A while back, I mentioned a conference I’d be participating in this spring at Middle Tennesse State’s Center for Popular Music. At the time, the conference program hadn’t been finalized. It’s up now, if you are interested and haven’t already seen this comment from one of the conference organizers.

Apropos the discussion of weight and gospel music, an insightful comment from reader SV:
I think Christians have difficulty with the flesh, oftentimes. You grow up hearing that you are innately evil and that you ought not worry about today as you bank up good deeds for your heavenly crown. The message sometimes becomes ANTI-BODY; the […]

From Pamela Furr’s blog:

I want to preface this blog posting with this disclaimer. I AM A FAT ASS. I am bigger now than I’ve ever been. This is disappointing and depressing. I look terrible and I feel terrible. I’m embarrassed to go out in public sometimes around people who knew […]

I’ve been getting several emails lately from people sending me clips of gospel on youtube. I don’t have the time or organization skills to post them all. So consider this a place to collect as many gospel related youtube clips as you’d like. Might be useful or interesting to see the range of non-Gaither stuff […]

From avfl’s favorite Canadian reader, NG:

A story in the Toronto Star of Jan. 28 about Polka Music possibly being removed from the list of Grammy categories next year got me wondering if there are similarities between the Polka Music industry and SGM (excluding Gaither).

Some facts about Polka music:

1. There are at least […]

As Black History month begins, this note from new reader WM seems timely:
Thanks for an excellent blog. I only just discovered you by accident and have enjoyed wandering through several discussion threads.
There is a point of irony, however, in your description of Southern Gospel as “white” gospel music.
I actually stumbled upon your site while researching […]

Some stuff that might be of interest but doesn’t really warrant its own post:

-This time of year is when I get really behind on a lot of things that aren’t absolutely necessary. Which means, among things, I have a growing stack of music I need/want to listen to, including but not limited to the […]