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| From the broadcast
the weekend of March 29th & 30th, 2008: |
Our Featured Artists on this broadcast were
the Hoppers. Two of the songs that we included came from their current
CD called "The Ride" — their recent number one song, "I'm
Just Waiting For My Ride," and their new radio single, "Yahweh." But
to help celebrate the recent 50th anniversary of the Hoppers as a Gospel
group, the other two songs we included featured the original Hopper Brotherrs.
One of the songs was "You Gotta Live Like Jesus Ev'ry Day," a song
the original Hopper Brothers recorded in 1966. You heard it on this
program from the original LP, which, according to Connie Hopper, was
the quartet's fifth recording. It was, in fact, labeled as their "5th
Anniversary" recording.
The remaining song that we featured, "Bound For That City," is a new
recording, but features the original Hopper Brothers who sang as part of
the Hopper's 50th anniversary tour videotaping. It's due out in a few days
on a DVD called "Celebration 50." In fact, it's our Featured Artists
special of the week (see below). We've been visiting with the Hoppers for
more than half of those 50 years, and certainly congratulate them on this
half-century milestone. God had certainly blessed.
The Hoppers' new "Celebration 50" DVD, a song from which was
featured on this program, is available from our mailorder service, Springside.
Just call 1-800-38-MUSIC to order. You can order easily from our webstore
by clicking
on this link to go directly to this item. (Orders over $40 in the
USA qualify for free shipping.)
Congratulations to the Grand Prize winner in our 2008 Great Annual
Giveaway!! She's (drum roll, please) Charlotte Macy
of Ponca City, Oklahoma. She, with her husband, Ed, have won the Singing
at Sea Cruise next February from Templeton Tours, plus $1,000 cash toward
expenses. (Information about that cruise is now available online at
www.singingatsea.com.) The Macys
hear The Gospel Greats program on KLVV Radio. As you could
tell by her comments on the air on this program, she was EXCITED! All other
winners have been notified by mail, including the 400 CD winners. Everyone
who entered was mailed a packet of discount coupons for Southen Gospel
music from our webstore,
springside.com. Please note that
many (not all) Canadian entrants received their coupon packet in the form
of e-mail rather than through the post.
This was our monthly countdown edition, this time reflecting the Top 20 chart
published in Singing News magazine's April, 2008, issue. The chart
is based on song airplay at selected Southern Gospel radio stations across
North America.
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