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The Mike and Kelly Bowling discussion went from “getting warmer” to overheated when this commenter referred to the Bowlings’ daughter, who often makes appearances on stage with the family to sing with them, as “that screamin’ kid.”
And with that we were, as Sissy from Sordid Lives would say, “Off and runnin.’”
Thereupon, the stars shone brightly […]

Well then, the news that Mike and Kelly Bowling have sent the third member of their group’s most recent incarnation packing, hired Terah Crabb Penhollow to fill out their trio, and (yet again) renamed themselves – this time, as The Bowling Family – has certainly created a lively conversation, hasn’t it?
I’ll explore some of […]

Whether you’re interested in Guy Penrod’s new album or not, go read Kyle Boreing’s review of the project. It’s one of the best reviews from the southern gospel blogosphere I’ve read in a really long time (and no, I’m not just saying that b/c it’s been so long since I posted a review). Money quotes:
I […]

Somehow, Avery’s birthday always seems to slip my mind and I end up remembering and writing about it belatedly. This year, I think I might have missed it altogether if so many kind folks on the Avery Facebook site hadn’t seen the birthday and sent good wishes. In any event, avfl is now five years […]

What’s going on in the sg world? Let’s check out the interwebs.

Guy Penrod has a new website and album out but since I can’t seem to get the site to spool me the promised clips from the new album, I can’t say much about it. When I click on the play button, my browser simply […]

Via my pal SV’s Facebook page a while back, a recording of the Rambos doing “I’ve Never Been This Homesick.” Take a look and listen and then we’ll regroup on the south side of the clip.

Some more or less random thoughts.
1. I always am excited when I see/hear an old Rambos clip like this (they […]

In a comment following up on a recent post about the late sg pianist James D. Walbert, Stephen Shearon made the case for Walbert’s significance in the history of southern gospel and its stylistic development.

 [H]is greater impact, it seems to me, came more from
1) his virtuosity at the keyboard (especially when accompanying fine SG […]

If you’re just joining us via the link included a piece I wrote on healthcare and the religious right at the ReligionDispatches blog, Devil’s Advocate, welcome (regular readers who are averse to my political views should probably avoid clicking through to RD blog post, or take their hypertension medicine before they do … or not […]

It seems I’ve had an attack of the disengagements, what with the return of the semester so close upon me. More regular blogging will return … at some point. For now, some stuff that doesn’t rise to a separate post but may be worth passing along.

Every so often, Daniel Mount decides it’s time to rename […]

In homage to Kyle, I have a question about an odd thing I encountered in a book the other day.
In Glen Payne and George Younce’s autobiography of The Cathedrals, the Glen Payne section states the following:
In the spring of 1963, with hardly any warning, Earl [Weatherford] announced that he and Lily Fern were moving to […]

As I noted a while back, James D. Walbert, grandson of James Vaughan and accomplished gospel pianist, died recently. Yesterday I received a note from a friend who attended Walbert’s memorial service, and I asked him to pass along a report he had written for another online forum and for his permission to re-post here. […]

Quote of the day, from Casual Observer:
If you’ve ever read a press release for a new album, you know that the challenge is to distinguish the project from all the others vying for shelf space at the local Christian bookstore. They do this by presenting a list of “bullet points” - a string of trivia […]