I grew up listening to and enjoying concerts wherever my dad took me, my mom and my brother to see & hear great Southern Gospel Music. The Statesmen, The Blackwood Brothers, Wendy Bagwell & The Sunlighters - the list is long, diverse and Southern to the core. I shook hands with the great Hovie Lister, piano player for the Statesmen when I was about twelve. Back then - The Statesmen were the stars of the Southern Gospel Music world.
Of course, things change. Southern Gospel was displaced by "new" music. It was still around but the crowds shrank for live shows that would bring in thousands for Gospel Sings and other events. Then, Bill & Gloria Gaither, two master songwriters, started what is now called The Gaither Homecoming events which featured many of the old groups and a plethora of new, including the Gaither Vocal Band, winner of over 5O Dove & Grammy awards.
First up today - from the early fifties is a vintage Christmas tune - The Statesmen Quartet performs Listen to The Bells.
Have a listen - a cool Christmas tune and a nice video - Ernie Haase & Signature Sound do a nice arrangement of CHRISTMAS IN MANHATTAN!
Enjoy the current iteration of the one and only GAITHER VOCAL BAND performing FEAR NOT!
DLStafford
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