I’m having major computer problems. A lot of my time today and this weekend has been/will be tied to working on my laptop. The hard drive went out on it, so I’m working on getting our personal data (music, pictures, documents, etc.) off the drive using a bootable Linux CD. I was transferring stuff off of the crashed drive to my external hard drive when that drive started making a loud clicking sound whenever it was powered on. *bangs head* I don’t have a clue how to even try to recover data off of that drive. That drive, by the way, holds most of digital music collection, including I don’t know how many digitized tapes and LPs. *bangs head*
Back in February, I posted about the lack of updates for certain groups on Daywind Records’ website. I’ve been checking every so often to see if the pages were updated. Today, I noticed that all three of the groups I mentioned have had their pictures updated. The groups with new pictures include the Mark Trammell Trio, Triumphant Quartet, and Legacy Five. Thanks to whoever at Daywind updated the pictures!
Now, they need to update the biographies on the site. Legacy Five’s Daywind biography makes no mention of Tim Parton. The biography for the Mark Trammell Trio still talks about original lead singer Joseph Smith. Tenor Eric Phillips is now married with two children, but the bio says he is single. The bio also says that Mark’s son Nick “will begin college in Fall 2002.” The bio is over five years old!
The Talley Trio has launched the Talley Tree-O website. This is not a replacement for their primary site, but more of a fan community. The group’s newsletter said,
The Talley Tree-O is a place where fans of the Talleys can become acquainted with each other, share their Talley-related photos and videos, share their testimonies about Talley Trio songs, offer their opinions on Talley Trio songs and even provide input into our newest recording.
To launch the site, the group is asking for input about what types of songs fans like to hear them perform. Fans whose comments are posted to the site receive a “FREE mp3 download of a limited-release Talley Trio song!”
The following is taken from the River at Music City’s events page.
The Home-going Celebration service for Dottie Rambo will be held at Christ Church, 15354 Old Hickory Blvd., Nashville, TN 37211, on Monday, May 19, at 1 PM. Close friends and family are invited to a visitation in the Hospitality Center at Christ Church from 11 AM to 12:30 PM prior to the service.
Entombment at the mausoleum at Woodlawn-Roesch-Patton Memorial Park will be for family only immediately following her Home-going Celebration.
Visitations will be on Saturday, May 17, from 4 to 8 PM and Sunday, May 18, from 2 to 4 PM at Woodlawn-Roesch-Patton Funeral Home, 660 Thompson Lane, Nashville, TN 37204.
Visitations and services are open to the public unless otherwise noted.
Donations to help offset the expenses of the funeral can be made payable to the Dottie Rambo Memorial Fund and mailed to P. O. Box 50508, Nashville, TN 37205. Read more »
We attended the Mull’s Singing Convention Saturday night at New Hope Church. I saw some empty seats, but the building looked to be close to full. We sat on the far left hand side of the building which made getting videos next to impossible. It wasn’t the best concert I’ve been to, but I enjoyed it and hope to go back for the August 22 concert with Gold City. It was implied that this exact same concert lineup would be invited back next year.
Crist Familiy - They were alright. I think my wife enjoyed them more than I did. One woman (the sister I believe) was the featured vocalist on almost every song. The seven voices was enough to make it sound like a choir, and well, I don’t like choir music. I think it was the speakers not handling the bass singer very well, but it was difficult to understand the vocals.
Mark Trammell Trio - They were their usual super solid self. Steve Hurst wasn’t there, so Dustin played piano on a couple of songs. Their set list seemed to be the same as the last few times I’ve seen them. It would be nice if they changed it up a little. I think they are better suited for churches than concerts. One of the night’s highlights was Mark singing “Love Lifted Me” in the second half.
Brian Free & Assurance - Still no band… I was much more impressed with them after this concert than I was when I heard them at Dollywood last October. Brian did a much better job emceeing. He kept the intros short and when he did speak to introduce songs, it wasn’t too long and what he said was very good. Again, their set list was very similar to what they did at Dollywood. They also had the same problem as the Crist Family in that their vocals were slightly difficult to understand, especially when Jeremy was featured.
Greater Vision - They were the best of the night, even though Jason wasn’t as good as I’ve heard him before. As you may have read on the Singing News forum, Lady Mull asked Gerald to sing a Dottie Rambo song that they don’t usually stage. Gerald said he told her that they didn’t do that song, but she said, “I’ve got your check.” Gerald did the song - “I Just Come To Talk To You Lord”. With what would happen a few hours later, that becomes a special moment. In the second half, they closed the concert with “Champion Of Love”. I was a bit disappointed that they didn’t do “O Holy Night”. I bought their special, the last three CDs and newest DVD, for $40. Hymns Of The Ages has been picked up by Daywind and is now on it’s third cover, this time an interior shot of an old cathedral.
As of now, this was the final scheduled East TN singing for Jason, but Gerald said that they were trying to set something up so that Jason’s final date with them would be Morristown, TN.
As I’m sure all of you know, Dottie Rambo was fatally injured when her bus ran off the road in a weather related accident. For her to pass away in a bus accident after traveling so many years is a shock, but we are very blessed that we don’t have more bus accidents considering all the miles traveled on them. I’m sure this is an eye-opening occurrence for southern gospel artists and their families. Even if we did not need it, it serves as a reminder to pray everyday for the safety of those that travel to spread the “good news” and sing the music we love.
My prayers go out to Dottie’s family and everyone else involved or affected by this accident.
After I posted a few minutes ago, I headed to Greater Vision’s website to make a shopping list for tomorrow night. I wasn’t expecting the first item in the group’s online store. I definitely wasn’t expecting part of the item’s description.
The above project includes 13 songs from Greater Vision that feature Jason. Below is the full item description from Greater Vision’s online store.
13 Great Years, 13 Unforgettable songs features the best of Jason Waldroup. A large portion of the proceeds from this CD will be used exclusively for Jason’s education expenses.
Songs Include:
Victory In Jesus
The Lily Of The Valley
God’s Grace Is Sufficient For Me
He Left It All
Just Ask
I Will Glorify The Lord
With All The Many Miracles
The Other Miracles
He’s Still Waiting By The Well
You Can
Samaritan’s Heart
My Favorite Place
God Wants To Hear You Sing
To me, that is a very classy thing for Greater Vision and Daywind to do for a departing group member. It sure beats acting like they’ve never heard of the guy before, which is how some member changes are handled.
Of course, I am talking about Greater Vision. This act is something you expect from groups like them.
If nothing changes, we are heading to Mull’s Singing Convention at New Hope Church in Sevierville, Tn Saturday night. The Crist Family, Greater Vision, Brian Free & Assurance, and the Mark Trammell Trio is scheduled to appear. That’s a great line up. It will also be my final time seeing Greater Vision’s departing tenor, Jason Waldroup, in concert.
Please pray for a safe trip, good weather, and light traffic!
Southern Gospel News is reporting that Canaan Records has signed Mike and Kelly Bowling to the label. I was going to make a joke about Jeff Snyder still looking for a recording contract, but he is mentioned in the press release as well. Drats!
Seriously, I think this is the most promising signing by Canaan to date. Although, I still think that Canaan needs to release a new audio project by one of their artist, one in which they played a part in the recording process. The press release states that Mike and Kelly Bowling’s debut release, Faith to Believe, will come out August 12. The group’s online store says that pre-orders for the project began shipping December 15, 2007. That makes me think this is, for the first project anyway, more of a distribution deal than a recording deal, more along the lines of what was done with the Hoppers’ The Ride project.
I’ve posted several videos to my you tube page from the Brotherhood Quartet’s singing this past Sunday night. They are a local group my dad sings with and they have a six piece band. Their piano player is Joe Lane, a former member of the Dixie Melody Boys, Singing Americans, and the Anchormen.
In the past, they have done original songs for the most part, but over the last several months, they’ve worked in several southern gospel standards into their song list.
