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| From the broadcast
the weekend of July 10th & 11th, 2010: |
 It's hard to imagine
that our Featured Artists this week, Greater Vision, are in their
20th year of singing, as you heard during our visits on this program. We
had interviewed two of the original members — Gerald Wolfe and
Mark Trammell — many times previously as members of the
Cathedrals. And we interviewed Gerald, Mark and Chris Allman
at one of their first concerts as Greater Vision. (Of course, it's
also hard to imagine that I've been doing this program for 30 years.) God
has certainly blessed — in both cases.
Greater Vision songs you heard were from their current live-in-concert
recording, "20 Years: Live In Texas." As you heard, it was recorded
in Temple, Texas, at a church where they've sung annually throughout their
career as Greater Vision. This is a "best of" recording, with Greater Vision
songs from their first 20 years chosen by readers of their e-mail newsletter,
plus, as Gerald mentioned, a few new songs. If you've ever seen Greater Vision
in concert, you know that the banter between the songs adds tremendously
to the program, so you'll just have to get the DVD version of this recording
(see next paragraph) to see that. (You got a small sample of that
in Gerald's introduction on the air of their song, "I Sing The Mighty Power
of God.") In any case, "Congratulations, Greater Vision, on 20 great
years!"
 Greater Vision's CD featured on this program, "20
Years: Live in Texas," is available from our mailorder service, Springside.
Just call 1-800-38-MUSIC to order. (Orders over $40 in the USA qualify
for free shipping.)
 Danny Funderburk,
our Artist Spotlight guest on this program, is literally a walking miracle.
He's gone through a heart attack, a series of potentially severe strokes
and, most recently, gall bladder surgery (which was not mentioned on the
air). Through it all, Danny says he's come to a stronger reliance upon, and
understanding of, the faithfulness of God. Songs on his new solo CD reflect
that, as you heard. His CD is entitled "Rise Up And Walk" and is available
through Springside (either call or
use this
link). More info about Danny can be found on his website,
http://www.dannyfunderburk.net.
Links for various items on the Headline Update:
To apply for the opening with the Weatherfords,
position@theweatherfords.com.
For the Canadian Gospel Music Celebration:
www.gospelmusic.ca.
For the AbsolutelyGospel.com Music Fest:
www.absolutelygospel.com
For Ben Speer's Stamps-Baxter School of Music:
www.stampsbaxterschool.com
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