Tag: Mark Trammell Quartet

JEFF TURNER

The Mark Trammell Quartet‘s latest project marks a milestone in southern gospel music. Celebrating Mark Trammell’s 50 years of singing Southern Gospel, the album revisits some of the most remarkable songs from his career. These songs familiar to long-time fans while also introducing new audiences to the tradition of southern gospel.

Mark Trammell shared his thoughts on the appeal of these classic songs. “There’s some great, great, great stuff back there in that day that we’re still gleaning from that today’s world thinks it’s brand new music. It’s not, it’s just 50, 60, 70 years old, that’s all,” he explained.

For Trammell, the value of revisiting these older songs is twofold. He appreciates the opportunity to perform music he knows deeply and believes in its ability to connect with people across generations. “The great part about that to me is I don’t have to learn new music as much. I can still sing songs that I know and I have lived long enough that we’re singing them and recording some of them again,” he said.

The project not only honours the legacy of Mark Trammell’s contributions to southern gospel music but is also a bridge between generations. With songs that have stood the test of time, the album celebrates both the past and the future of the genre.

Trammell says he is continually amazed by the response his ministry receives. “Here we are, a new generation that has so much to choose from and depict from when it comes to ‘entertainment’ or ‘ministry,’ and somehow I’m still in shock when people show up to hear us,” he added.

TRACK LIST OF THE 50 CD:

1. Can He, Could He, Would He
2. Dig A Little Deeper
3. For What Earthly Reason
4. Meet Me Over On The Other Side
5. Too Much To Gain To Lose
6. Pray
7. Heavenly Parade
8. Amazing Grace
9. This Old House
10. Does Jesus Care

JEFF TURNER

In an update to our previous story, Mark Trammell reports that his wife, LeResa, is continuing to improve after her recent battle with a clot and severe meningitis. Her journey has been filled with challenges, but the progress she’s making is nothing short of miraculous.

Mark shared the latest news, saying, “The Neurology team has signed off on the success of her clot and meningitis treatments. They have been successful at returning brain and body function. She is very much aware of her environment and what has happened. Her upper body movement and strength is improving a bit faster than legs and feet, which the Infectious Disease Dr said it probably would, in light of her having the type of severe meningitis that was present. All in all, we have witnessed an undeniable miracle!”

LeResa’s recovery continues as she moves into the next phase of her treatment. The family received the green light on Wednesday to transfer her to in-patient rehab, where she will undergo physical therapy to regain more strength and mobility.

Mark’s words reflect the gratitude and faith that have carried the Trammell family through this difficult time. With LeResa now entering this crucial stage of recovery.

DAVID INGRAM

It’s always intriguing to find out what Southern Gospel artists might have done if they didn’t pursue singing. Mark Trammell says if not for singing, he might have been a chiropractor.

“Well, it was either this or be a chiropractor. That has always stuck with me. When I was in school, in George sports, there was an old doctor that came in to help the football team there in North Little Rock, and he was a chiropractor,” said Mark.

“He got me interested in cranial structure, spine, how all of that works. The miracle of our muscle makeup and what it does and how Our brain tells all of our body how to do what to do. It was very intriguing for me at that age. I could have gone that way.”

But he says God gave him the desire to sing Gospel Music and opened the door.

Mark has been in the studio this week working on vocals for his project that will celebrate 50 years of ministry!

The Mark Trammell Quartet is traveling through six U.S. states throughout July with dates in North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky Alabama and Georgia.

Here is their schedule as of this writing (June 29):

• Fri, JUL 5@ 6:30 PM
  GREAT SMOKY MT. EVENTS PARK
  Bryson City, NC
• Sat, JUL 6@ 6:00 PM
  FLAT ROCK PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS
  Mount Airy, NC
• Sun, JUL 7@ 11:00 AM
  Mountain View Baptist Church
  Hendersonville, NC
• Wed, JUL 10@ 6:00 PM
  Jackson Sings The Gospel
  Jackson, TN
• Fri, JUL 12@ 7:00 PM
  MOUNTAINTOP COWBOY CHURCH
  Heber Springs, AR
• Sat, JUL 13@ 6:30 PM
  Shadow Valley Gospel Music Festival
  Fayetteville, TN
• Sun, JUL 14@ 9:30 AM
  Central Baptist Church
  Hawesville, KY
• Fri, JUL 19@ 7:00 PM
  Washington Ave Baptist Church
  Cookeville, TN
• Sat, JUL 20@ 1:00 PM
  Gospel Music Hymn Sing
  Blairsville, GA
• Sat, JUL 20@ 6:30 PM
  Union County Schools Fine Arts Center
  Blairsville, GA
• Sun, JUL 21@ 6:00 PM
  Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
  Hiram, GA
• Wed, JUL 24@ 7:00 PM
  Lawrenceburg Crockett Theatre
  Lawrenceburg, TN
• Thu, JUL 25@ 12:00 PM
  Gospel Music Hymn Sing
  Lawrenceburg, TN
• Fri, JUL 26@ 7:00 PM
  MTQ Homecoming
  Gadsden, AL
• Sat, JUL 27@ 7:00 PM
  MTQ Homecoming
  Gadsden, AL
• Sun, JUL 28@ 10:30 AM
  MTQ Homecoming
  Gadsden, AL
• Wed, JUL 31@ 7:00 PM
  RUSH COUNTY FAIR
  La Crosse, KS