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From the broadcast the weekend of May 29th & 30th, 2010: "Warm," "engaging," "real," "down-to-earth" — these are all terms that have been rightly applied to our Featured Artists of the week, the McKameys. Their ascendency to national attention during the 1980s came at the time when The Gospel Greats program was growing nationwide, so we feel as if we've been moving on parallel tracks for three decades. Their many number one songs over the years (including their new one) have proven that they have consistently been able to find and record some of the most meaningful songs out there. Songs on this program were from the McKameys' current CD, "The Message." Several of the songs on that CD were written by Sheryl Farris, who, as you know, is now back with the group, replacing Carol Woodard who retired from the road last year. So, today's group includes Peg and Ruben Bean, their daughters, Connie Fortner and Sheryl Farris, Connie's husband, instrumentalist Roger Fortner, and Connie's and Roger's son, Eli. More info about the McKameys can be found here. The McKameys' CD featured on this program, "The Message," 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.) On the Headline Update you heard excerpts from our recent interview with Jerry Kirksey, who's retiring as Editor-in-Chief of Singing News magazine. Jerry's been responsible for every one of the 492 issues published over the past 40-some years. He is undoubtedly one of the most knowledgeable persons on the planet when it comes to Southern Gospel music's rich history. Jerry's been a good friend to us over the years as we worked together in so many ways, in the public eye and also behind the scenes for the betterment of Southern Gospel music. I'm glad he'll still be doing some writing for the magazine, without the pressure of responsibility that being the Editor-in-Chief brings. That mantle now falls to another very knowledgeable journalist, Danny Jones, whom we certainly wish well for the next generation of leadership at the Singing News.

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