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Karen Peck-Gooch credits Pastor’s sermon as inspiration behind new release

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The newest release from Karen Peck and New River is The Keepers. It’s the latest release from album 2:22 and gets its inspiration from a sermon that made an impression on Karen. She said the song springs from a message delivered by Pastor Calvin Ray Evans.

Karen says the sermon spoke of, “…the people who are always doing things for others but never expecting anything back”

She went on to say, “I was so blessed by this sermon that I took it to Mitch Wong and Tony Wood, and I was explaining to them about the sermon.” 

The talented writers agreed it would make a great song and put pen in hand.

”I’m very passionate about this song and I really pray that this will be a great encouragement to so many people,” said Karen.

The song is released on the heels of Answer is Jesus.  It comes from the same album and quickly climbed to the top 10 of the Texas Gospel Canada’s monthly top song list following its release earlier this year.

Listen for The Keepers throughout the day on Texas Gospel Canada!

The Inspirationals Quartet making sweet music!

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SPECIAL FAMILY MUSIC GROUP

Nashville, TN (July 22, 2022) The Inspirationals Quartet has been busy in the studio, creating what has been deemed, their best album yet! The new project, slated to release later this year, will be their first album on the Family Music Group Record label.

The Inspirationals has had a long history (since 1958) of presenting gospel music with a cast of well-known vocal artists. Bob Wills, who originally managed the group, had some of the most amazing and talented singers that have left their mark on gospel music. Some of these past members were:

(tenors) Curtis Elkins, Jim Murray, Roger McDuff; (lead) Dale Shipley, Jim Wesson, Jory Walden, and Gary McSpadden; (bass) Big John Hall, Ray Burdett, Jim Tucker, and many others!

Now, continuing the legacy are Bob’s sons, Bob Wills, Jr.(keys), Don Wills (bass), and Ron Wills (baritone) along with Ralph Green (lead) who joined the group in 1972. Following the long tradition of great tenors, John Rulapaugh is the latest addition and one of the finest tenors in gospel music today.

Les Butler, producer and owner of the Family Music Group label, added, “What a great tracking session! Nashville’s best, doing what they do! Steve Mauldin and myself head to the studio in a couple of weeks to record with a live orchestra. Then, vocals in September. Powerful vocalists, powerful songs, powerful orchestrations, and powerful production. Let’s just say this is going to be… well… powerful!!!”  

Hoppers take time to help a faith-based charity in West Virginia

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The Hoppers concert Friday night raised money for a charity in West Virginia that benefits battered women, displaced persons and around 1,000 families who receive quality meals through the holiday season.

Mountain Mission Inc, is a faith-based non-profit organization in the United States serving individuals in need in the Kanawha Valley area of West Virginia. The organization’s mission statement says it helps, “… those in need with immediate support and communicate the importance of education, careers and financial management.

Funds from Friday’s concert will be used for a Christmas Food Basket program.
The group’s next stop is set for Sunday at the Faith Baptist Church in Pikeville, Tennessee.

Chris Bryant leaving The Kingsmen

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SPECIAL DAYWIND RECORDS

Four years to the day he joined The Kingsmen Quartet, Chris Bryant is departing the group.

Chris says in a release, “As times and seasons of life change, so do goals, dreams and priorities. For now mine are to enjoy this time with my family. To get involved and fed by a local church. And to use everything I’ve learned to prepare me for the next chapter God has for me.”

Longtime Florida Boys Baritone singer Glen Allred dies at 88

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Friends and family of a well-loved Southern Gospel singer are preparing for a life celebration.  Glen Allred, whose baritone voice was heard for decades with the Florida Boys, died on Thursday.

Glen was born in Monroe, Tennessee in 1934.  By the time he was 16 he had begun played guitar for the Oak Ridge Quartet. In 1952 he began singing with the Gospel Melody Quartet. You most likely know them better by the name they began using years later: The Florida Boys.

Allred received a Singing News Fan Award for Favorite Baritone in 1971, and was inducted to the Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2001. He stayed with The Florida Boys until they retired in 2007.

Funeral services are set for Tuesday, July 26, 2022.

Glenan “Glen” H. Allred was 88.