{"id":11574,"date":"2013-01-10T06:00:28","date_gmt":"2013-01-10T11:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southerngospelyankee.wordpress.com\/?p=11574"},"modified":"2013-01-10T06:00:28","modified_gmt":"2013-01-10T11:00:28","slug":"riley-clarks-mary-did-you-know-then-and-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/youngfogey\/2013\/01\/riley-clarks-mary-did-you-know-then-and-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Riley Clark's "Mary Did You Know?": Then and Now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Almost three years ago, southern gospel fans were introduced to a young tenor named Riley Harrison Clark, who took Brian Alvey\u2019s place in Tribute Quartet. A few things have changed since then. (For one thing, Brian married Lauren Talley and joined the Talleys!) But something else has changed\u2014Riley\u2019s voice. As a teenager, he already showed great promise. But he\u2019s only gotten better since then. His technique has been polished. His range has expanded. At this time, I would say he legitimately deserves a place among the best tenor singers in the business.
\nAs we wave goodbye to the Christmas season, let\u2019s look at two performances of \u201cMary Did You Know?\u201d by Riley\u2014one from when he was 17, one from a recent concert. To watch his first performance on Godtube, click here.<\/a> Here is the second. Thanks to Lynn\u2019s Chronicles for posting it and to Josh at MN SG Fan for bringing it to my attention:
\nhttp:\/\/youtu.be\/4aRbPs0waQM
\nNotice that while he was singing the first cover in a baritone range (echoing Mark Lowry), this performance is more like a David Phelps key. I think that\u2019s a high C he\u2019s hitting. Somebody correct me if they think I\u2019m wrong.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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