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| From the broadcast
the weekend of April 5th & 6th, 2008: |
Our Featured Artists on this edition were the Lesters, whose family
singing roots go back more than 80 years. Today's group includes long-timer
Brian Lester, his sister, Ginger, her daughter, Jenny,
and Brian's son, Jonathan. Beginning with Harvey “Pop” Lester
and Opal “Bobo” in 1925, five generations of Lesters have brought
the message of God’s grace to audiences worldwide. As you heard Brian
say on the program, this is the first time in about 40 years that all of
the group's members are actually members of the family. (The Lesters,
of course, have had some great non-family singers as part of the group over
the years.) As Brian said on the air, their current featured radio song,
"He Bled, He Died, He Rose," is the whole story of the Gospel in a
nutshell. It's the uniqueness of Christianity. "The Time That Remains"
was also a challenging song, causing us to think about what we are (and will)
do with our lives in the time that remains.
The Lesters' CD featured on this program, "No Doubt" (this
group's 88th recording!), 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.)
What can I say about Michael Booth? Michael Booth is....well...Michael
Booth! He's certainly one-of-a-kind. The word I used in my "promo" last week
seems to fit — "irrepressible." His effervescent personality and infectious
joie de vivre (he'll have to look that up) has certainly won him a
multitude of fans. And his new solo CD, featured on this program's Artist
Spotlight segment, surely will please those who have enjoyed his singing
over the years. I loved his remake of the classic Cathedrals' song,
"Jesus Saves." Every artist, sooner or later, comes to have what becomes
their "signature song" — the song for which they are best known —
and for Michael that song is "This Love Is Mine," recorded some years
ago by the Booth Brothers and now included on his solo CD.
By the way, Michael Booth's solo CD, "Michael Booth," is available
from Springside.
Click here
to find it in our Springside.com webstore.
On the Headline Update (and later in the program) you heard Ivan
Parker talking about the annual Singing In The Sun in Myrtle Beach, SC,
held this year April 23-26. For more information, go to
www.abrahamproductions.net.
This is becoming quite a major annual event, and just about all the top groups
will be there at least one of the nights.
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