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Happenings in Southern Gospel this week 1/1/2022

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Texas Gospel is saddened this week to learn of the passing of Wayne Little, tenor with the Blackwood Brothers.

The Collingsworth Family is celebrating its recent 205,000 follower benchmark for the group’s Facebook page. Social media has become an important avenue for Southern Gospel Groups to share photos, videos and the latest happenings with their fans.

Happy Birthday this week to Arthur Rice, one of the most talented tenor vocalists around!

The Tribute Quartet made the top of the list on the Singing News list of top 40 songs of 2021.

Rodney Griffin reached a landmark this week.  December 28 marked the anniversary of his first appearance with the group in 1993.

Endless Highway and The Lefevre Quartet are set to do a benefit concert on January 9 for Ben Rogers.

Wayne Little, tenor of The Blackwood Brothers Quartet, dies at 60

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JEFF TURNER

Texas Gospel Canada is saddened to learn of the passing of Wayne Little, tenor singer of The Blackwood Brothers Quartet.  A post on the group’s Facebook page says he died due to complications with COVID-19.

Little performed with various groups before joining the Blackwood Brothers including the Crystal River Boys, and more recently New Millennium. He was well-known among Southern Gospel groups. Brian Free of Brian Free & Assurance said Wayne was an amazing Tenor.

“I will miss my friend Wayne.  We hung out a lot together on the road….I’m praying for his lovely family,” said Free.

Wayne leaves behind Gina, his wife of 43 years; sons Micah and Maison and their families.

Funeral arrangements are pending.

Arthur Rice (SGMA) signing the agreement to bring the SGMA Hall of Fame & Museum to the Biblical Times Theater

SGMA Hall of Fame & Museum Announces New Location

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PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (December 28, 2021) – After months of seeking God’s direction, the Southern Gospel Music Association is excited to announce an agreement with Biblical Times Theater to house the SGMA Hall of Fame & Museum on their premises located at 2391 Parkway in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.

The announcement was made this evening during a concert with Jonathan Wilburn, a board of member of the SGMA, at the Biblical Times Theater.

Kaylee Davis, creative director of Biblical Times, says: “On behalf of the owners, management and staff at Biblical Times, we are proud to welcome the Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame Museum into our family! We strive to glorify the Lord in our nightly shows as we bring the stories of scripture to life and with southern gospel being rooted here in the Great Smoky Mountains, it only seems fitting that we join together. We look forward to what God has in store in the coming months and years with the museum, and praying it would bring joy and encouragement to all those who visit! Once again it is our honor to partner with the music that shares the greatest message in the whole world and to be the new home of the SGMA Museum.”

Arthur Rice, SGMA President, says: “We are excited and grateful to the Lord for the blessing of a new home for the SGMA. We have a lot of work ahead of us and the folks at Biblical Times have been an absolute joy to work with. We believe this joint venture will not only carry the history and future of our music but the message of Christ to many. Please pray for us during the next several months as we relocate to our new home.”

Happenings in Southern Gospel this week 12/25/2021:

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The Browders just wrapped up a fourteen-concert Merry Christmas tour and are spending Christmas at home.

The Down East Boys are set to release a new project on January 7, 2022. Listen for songs from Your Sins are Forgiven soon on Texas Gospel!

This year marks the 30th anniversary of one of the most-loved gospel Christmas songs Mary did you Know.

Sacred Harmony is putting the finishing touches on a new record titled, “It Ain’t Over” produced by Matthew Browder of the Browders and John Darin Rowsey of the Guardians. The title cut has already been released as a single.

The Whisnants are on Christmas break but will begin touring again in January.  The group has four dates in four cities in Florida set to kick things off as part of the Gospel Music Hymn Sing Winter Tour.

Let us know if you have information about of a Southern Gospel concert anywhere in Canada. We’ll post it here to let everyone know about it!

Happenings in Southern Gospel this week 12/18/2021

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Jonathan Wilburn, half of Wilburn and Wilburn and former lead singer for Gold City (around 1996,) recently announced he will pursue a solo career.

11th Hour is holding its Christmas Concert Sunday, Dec. 19 at OKC Bethesda Church in Oklahoma.

The Hoppers are preparing for “Gospel Music Nights” Saturday, Jan. 22 in Taylors, SC.

Karen Peck and New River is officially on “Christmas Break.”  The group last week finished a new album.  Listen for cuts from the new project in 2022 on Texas Gospel!

Gold City has added a new concert to the 2022 schedule: February 11 at Harvest Church in South Carolina.

The Mark Trammell Quartet is set to appear at the Manley Baptist Church in Morristown, Tennessee on Dec. 31 for “The Big New Year’s Eve Gospel Music Hymn Sing.”

The Rochesters are celebrating 66 years of Gospel music this week

11th Hour’s Chandler Padgett got Married Saturday!  We wish well for Chandler and his new bride Riley.

Landry Thomas Erwin, son of Keith and Lindsey Erwin, celebrated his first birthday this week.

Greater Vision has some good news for folks who love music in Vinyl… well, sort of.  This week they announced they had 500 vinyl editions of the group’s “The Journey” project pressed.  They made the announcement Tuesday morning.  By 6:30 that evening they had sold out.  No word if they plan another vinyl release.