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| From the broadcast
the weekend of April 24th & 25th, 2010: |
 Our Featured Artists on this program
were the Akins. The group's comprised of a dad (David Akin)
and his three sons (Dave, Nick and Eli), all of whom
are 20-somethings, and all of whom are very gifted. Songs during our visits
with them were from their current CD entitled, simply, "The Akins."
As you heard David tell in his introduction of the group, he had been working
with traveling evangelists, providing the music. But it kept him away from
home a lot, and he missed being with his young sons. As you heard him vividly
describe, God opened the way for him to combine his desire to sing with his
desire to be with his boys — by traveling and singing with them. Nick
has demonstrated his special gift as a songwriter by writing many of the
songs on their "The Akins" CD. It's amazing how fast this group has
captured the national spotlight in Southern Gospel music and I'm sure we'll
be hearing much, much more from them as time goes on.
 The Akins' CD featured on this program, "The Akins,"
is available from our mailorder service, Springside. Just call 1-800-38-MUSIC
to order. You can order easily from our webstore by
using this
link to go directly to this item. (Orders over $40 in the USA qualify
for free shipping.)
This was our monthly official Singing News Top 20 Countdown
Edition, based on the chart published in their new May issue. The
Singing News chart is based on song airplay as reported by Southern
Gospel radio stations across North America.
On the Headline Update I mentioned the new Legacy Five
Foundation, created by Legacy Five to make it possible for fans
to give tax-deductible contributions to Compassion International or other
international Christian programs serving children. (The Foundation has been
approved by the IRS.) For more information, please write Legacy Five Foundation,
2079 Long Hunter Chase Drive, Spring Hill, TN 37174.
Also on the Headline Update we talked about the sixth annual Southern
Gospel Music Fan Fair, May 3-87, 2010, at the Smoky Mountain Convention Center
in Pigeon Forge, TN. More information can be found at
www.sgmfanfair.com.
Congratulations again to our long-time affiliate, Joy FM, based in
Winston-Salem, NC, for being named "Southern Gospel Radio Station of the
Year" by the Gospel Music Association.
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