I was very sad to read that Zak Shumate will be leaving Ernie Haase & Signature Sound to accept a position with the Isaacs. He wrote on his twitter: I have mixed emotions to announce Mar.3rd will be my last show w/ Ernie Haase & Signature Sound. An amazing 3 years w/ some incredible guys! I’m excited & honored to be joining @IsaacsMusic! Check out http://www.isaacsmusic.com for concert schedules! Excited about the future! This really is a great, great opportunity... Read more
Well, I’m sure by now many of you have heard of Dan Cathy’s friendship with Shane Windmeyer, leading gay activist opponent of Chick-Fil-A. Windmeyer contributes to the Gay Voices corner of the Huffington Post and recently published a piece providing the details of the surprising relationship. Many Christian evangelicals have referred positively to this article and praised Cathy’s decision to cultivate this friendship. The consensus has been that this is a positive, healthy thing that will help “heal division” and... Read more
I thought this line-up was gelling quite nicely and that Thomas had a sweet, smooth sound. But it seems he was homesick: Well this post comes with a heavy heart. I have decided to come off the road with the Dixie Echoes and resume my other work at my construction company. I want to thank Scoot and Randy for understanding my need to do this and for allowing me to live out my dream. I will miss the singing, the... Read more
A classic from Brian Regan, rendered in stick figure form. The original version of this routine can be found on his 20-year-old special Something’s Wrong With the Regan Boy—not available on DVD, but some kind soul has digitized his copy and put it on Youtube in 3 parts for posterity. If you like self-deprecating humor, with an emphasis on helping you laugh at those painfully funny moments from your childhood memories, I highly recommend the whole show. The “h” word... Read more
A commentator or two have read my own mind and posted complaints in a previous thread regarding Gaither’s move to create and put officially approved content on a Vevo page. This is something I’ve been planning to discuss myself. On one hand, I don’t want to diss Gaither Vevo too loudly, since they are making a generous amount of high def. content available for viewers to enjoy. There’s a wealth of material from numerous homecomings and videos, much more than... Read more
A few months ago, Wayne Haun and Joel Lindsey teamed up to create a site called YouWriteSongs.com, offering tips and advice to aspiring songwriters. Yesterday I went to the site and got an empty page. It appears to have vanished. Are other people encountering the same thing? Anyone who knows something I don’t is welcome to clarify in the comments. If the site really is down, it could be for a variety of reasons. Whatever it is, I hope the... Read more
Here are some clips from the most recent Gaither DVD, the GVB’s Pure and Simple, live. I’ve been really enjoying these sneak peeks. I was especially glad to see “Road to Emmaus,” since I had not heard that song in the version of the album that I listened to: Here’s one of my favorites, “Winds of This World”: Here’s “The Love of God”: Here’s “Cup of Sorrow,” for which I especially enjoyed seeing the live instrumentation: Read more
Classic Matt Chandler. Even though I really do think debt is dumb, and maybe it might not be so bad if people talked more about it, this is pretty funny: Read more
Last week I featured some Songs About Home. This week I have some Songs for the Road. Several of this week’s songs also contain the word “home” in the title or express an eagerness to be home. But that makes sense, right? Two of them are dedicated to specific states, so if there are any readers from Alabama or Illinois… enjoy! The last couple songs seem to go together. “Home” is a fresh pop song, presumably sung by a man... Read more
It’s that time of year again—time for southern gospel fans to cast their votes at the Absolutely Gospel Awards. I’m reproducing the list of nominees along with my votes and some comments. I noticed that there is no category for non-artist songwriters, and I thought it was particularly unfortunate this year since the most notable new songs came from the pens of Lee Black, Barbara Huffman, Dianne Wilkinson, etc. I wonder, would Wayne Haun be counted as an “artist” writer... Read more
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