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| From the broadcast
the weekend of May 10th & 11th, 2008: |
Our Featured Artists on this program were the Bates Family from
Winchester, Virginia, including brothers Tim, his wife, LaDonna,
and Tim's brother, Tony, seen in the photo at right when they
visited our studios for their interview. If you ever get a chance to
visit with these folks, please do. I've described them as a "miracle family,"
because each of them (as you heard on the program) has a story of a miracle
healing that they've personally experienced. To see and hear Tony playing
the piano (although he was born with malformed fingers), to hear Tim singing
(although doctors said he could never do that after a gunshot accident) and
to hear LaDonna talk about her healthy child (which doctors urged her to
abort) bears testimony of God at work in their lives. More information about
them can be found online at
www.thebatesfamilyministries.com.
(Photo credit: Jason Heil.)
The Bates Family's CD featured on this program, "This Place," is available
from our mailorder service, Springside. Just call 1-800-38-MUSIC to order.
Call by Friday, May 16. 2008, ask for the "Featured Artist Discount," and
get 20 percent off this item. You can order easily from our webstore
by clicking
on this link to go directly to this item. Note, too, that our "Featured
Artist Discount" applies to any other currently in-stock recordings by this
artist. When you order online, when you get to the "Checkout" page, find
the "Special Instructions" lines near the bottom, type in "Featured Artist
Discount - 20 percent" to get the discount. Note that the discounted price
will not be reflected online or in your first confirmation e-mail, but it
will be applied here when the order is processed and before it is charged
or shipped. (Orders over $40 in the USA qualify for free shipping.)
This program was our annual "Salute to Moms," coming as it does on
or about the time of the Mother's Day observance in both the USA and Canada.
It was great to hear from several moms on the program (who are also artists)
with their thoughts on mothering, thoughts about their children and fond
remembrances of childhood. Some versions of this program included a song
Squire Parsons wrote to honor his mother, Maysel McCune Parsons. The
chorus says what all of us with godly mothers could say:
Mother, thank you for praying
Thank you for staying
Down on your knees
Till God heard your pleas.
Thank you for caring
Thank you for sharing
All my burdens, my failures
And my victories.
And the second verse is a prayer:
I ask the Lord to bless you and keep you
All of the days that you have down here
And when you go to heaven
Where crowns will be given
God will bless you for every tear.
(Words & music by Squire Parsons,
Jr., ©2002 Safe Passage Music, BMI. Used by permission.)
On the Headline Update I mentioned the Gospel Music Trust Fund,
an organiation which has, over the years, provided essential assistance to
many Gospel music artists who have suffered catastrophic medical expenses.
More information about how you can help, or information about applying for
assistance (if qualified), can be found online at
www.gospelmusictrustfund.org.
| From the broadcast
the weekend of May 3rd & 4th, 2008: |
 Our Featured
Artist on this program was, as a songwriter, Ronny Hinson. Ronny's
always been an exceptional songwriter, ever since writing "The Lighthouse"
way back when (the story of which he told on this broadcast). But it's
great to see that, after some years of writing very little, that once again
he's writing a LOT — perhaps more than ever. And his songs are being
picked up by a lot of today's top groups, several of which you heard on this
broadcast. Interestingly, he writes songs to fit just about any kind of artists
— quartets, soloists, mixed groups (such as the Hoppers, for which he
wrote their recent number one song, "I'm Just Waiting For My Ride," on
which Ronny made a guest appearance) and anyone else who's interested.
I love what Ronny said on the program about Gospel music: "I believe that
the church, we as Christians, each one of us are called to be evangelists
and to take a message to the world. And I believe that music...from my heart
to the person's heart that's hurting, from that group's heart that's singing
my songs, to the person they're singing to that's saying, 'Man, I don't know
if I can go on anymore,' I think that message music, that's what sums up
Southern Gospel. And that music is the music that moves God's heart, because
that fulfills the call of the church. And we're evangelists, whether we preach
it in word or sing it in song, [we] must always deliver that message to the
heart of that one that's hurting. They're counting on us. And we can't, through
our own desires to be popular and our own desires to be a superstar, we can't
diminish that and forget that — that it's about that message... I think
that in some cases Gospel has gotten away from that. But I see it coming
back around. I see the hearts of people hungry for message again. And that's
why I think I'm poised, because I'm a message man. I love the message."
Ronny hasn't put out a solo recording in some years and, so far as we can
determine, doesn't have a website. But a recent collection of historic recordings
by the Hinsons is available through our Springside webstore.
Get information
here.
Our Artist Spotlight guests were the Skyline Boys with songs from
their current CD entitled "How I Picture Me." As you heard Dennis
Powers explain on the broadcast, this group, as such, as been singing
since 1995. But their singing roots go back to a group that was formed in
the 70s. Today's group includes Dennis Powers (bass), Bob Nitz
(baritone), Rob Nykamp (lead) and Jodi Hosterman (tenor).
Their current hit is "You've Never Been Alone," featuring Jodi, who
formerly sang with the Kingdom Heirs. As Jodi said, "This message of hope
and encouragement is very relevant for today."
The Skyline Boys, "How I Picture Me," is available through
our webstore. Just call 1-800-38-MUSIC to order. Or 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.)
 On
the Headline Update I reported about the Southern Gospel Music
Guild's recent 2008 Harmony Honors celebration in Nashville April
22nd. I was once again honored to be the "backstage announcer" for this event,
held at the Nashville Hilton's ballroom during GMA Week. Thanks to everyone
who attended and everyone who was a part of this gala evening. This year's
"Honors" weren't voted in the same way as in the past, but rather the honorees
were selected by the Guild for their demonstrable achievements in the field
during the past year. I liked what producer Lari Goss (photo, above
right) had to say about Southern Gospel songs during his acceptance speech:
"They're such wonderful messages about the blood, the cross, the Holy
Spirit, redemption, salvation, resurrection...and to me that's what it's
all about. Amen?" Amen!
(Ronny Hinson and Lari Goss photos by Aaron
Crisler/GospelMusicUpdate.com.)
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