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Historic Proportions
Mike Helwig
“Years ago when I was with the Stamps, the group was in rural Mississippi, in the wee hours looking for…
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Jimmy Jones: The Common Man
“Please let us understand that the hope of America lies in our faith in God and the common man.” –…
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SGMA & Unsung Heroes
I have always been proud of the work put forth by the Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame in Pigeon…
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The Gospel Music of the Statler Brothers
The members of the Statler Brothers spent their formative years gleaning priceless musical knowledge from the Statesmen, Blackwood Brothers, Sunshine…
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The Jordanaires
In music, there is such a thing as a “beautiful contradiction”. Such terminology was one of many grand definitions of…
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The Scattered Beams of Sunshine: The Story of the Sunshine Boys
My love story with gospel music begins with The Sunshine Boys. They were the first group I ever saw in…
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Historic Proportions – Definitive Cuts: Ed O’Neal and the Dixie Melody Boys
Ed O’Neal and the Dixie Melody Boys have cemented their reputation in gospel music as a standard for top-notch singing,…
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Hovie Lister and the Statesmen Lead Singers
The Statesmen Quartet…..that mammoth name in gospel music. Even more than a decade since their disbandment, the name still evokes…
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Stamps Quartet: Curtain Calls & Encores
For the first time since 1924, the name Stamps Quartet entered a period of complete inactivity beginning in 1980. JD…
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The Story of J.D. Sumner & the Stamps, part 1
At age four, John Daniel Sumner first saw the Stamps Quartet perform at a campmeeting in Wimauma, Florida. Fascinated by…
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