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Ernie Dawson of Heirline dies at 60

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JEFF TURNER, TEXAS GOSPEL CANADA VOLUNTEER

Texas Gospel Canada has learned that Ernie Dawson, manager and lead singer of Heirline, has passed away after a battle with several illnesses.

Ernie wrote many of the groupā€™s songs including My mamaā€™s prayer, Heā€™s alive, and Lord send me a refuge. He and his son Eric co-wrote Jesus has conquered the grave which gave the group its first top ten song.

According to the groupā€™s website, ā€œErnie was raised by his Aunt and Uncle, Grace and Robert Cleveland, in Orme, Tn. Ā There were 11 children raised in a three room house along with his birth Mom, Bertha Dawson.ā€

According to his obituary, his funeral is set for Friday, July 31, 2020 with a graveside service at 1 p.m. at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Bridgeport, Alabama.Ā  The Rev. Michael Shrum and Rev. Darrell Nunley will officiate.

Southern Gospel Pioneer Ed Hill Passes

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Southern Gospel legend, Ed Hill has passed away.Ā  Hill was one of the founding members of The Prophets Quartet in 1959.Ā  He served as baritone and manager for the group for most of the life of the group.

Hill retired The Prophets Quartet in 1973, joining JD Sumner And The Stamps, in the baritone position.Ā  This is the configuration of the group that served as backup for Elvis Presley from 1971 until his death in 1977.Ā  Hill was responsible each evening at the end of the Elvis concerts for uttering that famous phrase, “Elvis has left the building.”

Ed Hill would go on to be a part of The Singing Americans, Masters V and finally The Songefellows Quartet.Ā  He was inducted into the SGMA Hall of Fame in 2009.

Poet Voices #1 on Texas Gospel Canada chart

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The members of Poet Voices have been singing Southern Gospel Music as a group since the quartet was formed by lead singer Phil Cross in 1991. According to the groupā€™s Facebook page, its identity was strongly tied to the writing of Phil Cross and the groupā€™s sound was considered, ā€œprogressiveā€ at the time.

Poet Voices is based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and although performances have been slowed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the group recently recorded at Daystar Television Network for an episode of Gospel Music Showcase.

The group recently created a video of their latest song ā€œI rest assuredā€ for those who cannot go to a gospel show due to the corona virus threat. The video was made using social distance meeting software.

ā€œI rest assuredā€ continues to inspire audiences over the radio and online and takes the number one spot on the Mid-July Texas Gospel Canada Top 20.

Here is the Mid-July Texas Gospel Canada Top 20:

1 I rest assured Poet Voices
2 House of God Taylors
3 I see revival Crabb Family
4 The God I serve Karen Peck & New River
5 I will glory in the story Austin & Ethan Whisnant
6 Can I get a witness The Sound
7 When God says wait Browders
8 It never gets old Perrys
9 I believe the book Legacy Five
10 Walking through fire Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
11 When I turn to you Jason Crabb
12 Preacherā€™s daughter Pardoned
13 If God pulled back the curtain Nelons
14 Glorious God Lauren Talley
15 A song to remind you Steeles
16 The Healer hasnā€™t lost His touch Tribute Quartet
17 Days like this Martins
18 Love like Iā€™m leaving Gaither Vocal Band
19 God has provided Himself a Lamb Mark Trammell Quartet
20 Keep on living Eric Horner

 

Looking forward to live concerts

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Many of us are ready to return to a normal life. The online concerts have been a good substitute, but there are a lot of folks who really miss attending concerts in person. There’s nothing like an auditorium full of people enjoying the experience of a live event together.

The Kramers recently posted a video of their NQC performance from last fall. That feels like a lifetime ago, but the video brings back fun memories. StowTown records shared the video with us, and we thought it would be good to share it with you.

If you know of a Southern Gospel concert in your area taking place within local guidelines, please post it to our Facebook page and let others know where they can go to enjoy the music.

 

The message in our music

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JEFF TURNER, TEXAS GOSPEL CANADA VOLUNTEER

Itā€™s highly likely that 2020 will not be remembered as one of the worldā€™s most favorite years. The COVID-19 pandemic, civil unrest, assaults and the destruction of private property have turned millions of lives upside down. There are a lot of reasons why some will look back on this year as a least-favorite time period.

Gospel music has a special significance this year.Ā  Its main purpose is to honor God.Ā  A nice secondary benefit of Gospel music is it can help distract from the worldā€™s growing violence and help listeners refocus their thoughts on God.

The Taylors - Salvation's songThe new song from The Taylors, House of God, has a clear message for Christians today. Suzanne Taylor Hise said in a recent interview that the song talks about the body of Christ joining in fellowship.Ā  When we pray and gather with other Christians we can lay all of our burdens down and simply worship Him.

ā€œAnd what I love about this song is it reminds me of a particular verse in the Bible in the Book of Matthew 11:24. It says, ā€˜Come all ye who are weary and troubled and I will give you rest,ā€™ and I think thatā€™s all that is required of us that we just lay down our burdens,ā€ said Hise as she explained the song.

ā€œWhatever walk of life that we are in, whatever trials we are facing, we are to forget about those. We are to turn them over to Christ and simply worship Him and be able to join in the Body of Christ together with one another,ā€ she said,

Texas Gospel Canada this month is giving special emphasis to songs similar to ā€œHouse of God.ā€Ā  Weā€™ve also increased airplay of some older songs like Karen Peck and New Riverā€™s ā€œWhy Canā€™t All Godā€™s Children Get Along,ā€ to help listeners refocus on why weā€™re here.

We hope our music brings comfort to you and your family through the times weā€™re all living in.