The Gospel Music Times

04/14/2023

It is with a heavy heart that we share about the passing of Mike Fleming. Mike has been filling in with us on bass recently as seen in the photo here last month. Our loss is heaven’s gain. Rest easy Mike!

02/11/2023

Today starts the first Nailprint southern tour! We’ll be in Georgia tomorrow, Kissimmee through Friday and Alabama the following Sunday. You can see our schedule at http://www.nailprint.net. Please remember us in prayer! 😎

11/21/2021

Robb Tripp Update…

11/28/2020

Aaron Wilburn has gone home...

We are saddened to hear this news please pray for the family.

Aaron Wilburn update 11/27/2020... At 3:40 today, dad made it home to the same heaven that he has written and sang about his whole life. It wasn’t the home we wanted him to go to but he was ready to go.

Myself and the family can’t thank everyone enough for the calls, texts, and sooooo many prayers. We will keep everyone updated when we have the funeral arrangements and hope that his friends and family can come celebrate the greatest father, grandfather, and friend that I have ever known. We love you all so much and can never repay they kind of love that has been shown over the past 3 weeks.

With love,
All of the Wilburn family

11/22/2020

Aaron Wilburn has been placed on a ventilator...

Friends, please pray for my buddy, Aaron Wilburn.
He is in ICU battling CoVid and his son said he had to be put on the ventilator this morning. He really needs our prayers.
You might remember he wrote ‘Mama’s Rocking Chair’ as well as ‘Four Days Late’ and so many more. Please pray!

11/15/2020

Aaron Wilburn Update.

Jim Wilburn, son of Aaron Wilburn, recently shared the following regarding the singer/songwriter/comedian battle with COVID-19...

The past few days things have moved very slowly in a positive direction but we just received the call that Dad is being transferred to the ICU as he has declined throughout the day today. Please keep him in your prayers tonight and thank you for all of the calls and texts checking on him.

11/14/2020

The Booth Brothers - Official Video for 'I Played in the Band and Sang in the Choir [Live]', available now!Buy the full length DVD/CD 'Gaither Vocal Band: Pure ...

08/29/2020

NQC 2020 has been suspended...

08/19/2020

Last night Richard and his family were traveling home when another vehicle struck their car. While the car is most likely a total loss, Richard, Kelly, Makayla, and Richard IV were not injured. Please keep them in your prayers as they wade through settling this ordeal.
Richard Hyssong

08/18/2020

Announcement from The Perrys...

StowTown Records Artist Announces Changes

Nashville, TN (August 17, 2020) – Libbi Perry Stuffle of The Perrys has announced changes for their group. As we all know, we are living through unprecedented times as Covid-19 has altered the landscape of what we all knew to be normal. The music industry, and specifically Southern Gospel musicians and ministries, have worked to continue throughout these last few months. The Perrys are no exception.

“I have done everything that I can do to sustain the families of The Perrys,” reveals Stuffle. “With the current climate and not being able to work many dates, we recently had a group meeting on the bus where I shared this with the guys and encouraged them to do what they have to do to continue to support their families. As a result, both Troy Peach and Andrew Goldman have decided to pursue other opportunities. I want to thank them both for their service, their time and their love. They helped me when I needed it the most: through the health crisis with Tracy, through my surgery and recovery last fall and most recently, through the Covid-related changes. They have remained faithful and I appreciate them for that.”

“Moving forward,” continues Libbi, “I intend to fulfill our obligations for all dates that are still on our schedule. I have a lot of great friends in this industry, a lot of great singers, and they have offered to help me meet these obligations so that the quality of the ministry and music of The Perrys continues as expected. In time, when things open up, I hope to find permanent replacements for these two positions. But until then, I’m grateful for these friends who have come alongside me to walk with me through this time. I love this music; I don’t want it to go away and I don’t want The Perrys to go away. I am moving forward with great hope and anticipation. You will hear more from Troy and Andrew in the days ahead as they transition to new places in their ministries. But I wanted you to hear from me to know how much I love and appreciate my guys.”

To keep up with The Perrys, you can follow them on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, and can keep up with their concert schedule on their website.

08/13/2020

NQC board announces plans for alternate event if the state mandates cancellation of NQC 2020 event https://youtu.be/WJoQ7c9sYg0

All the details about NQC's alternative event if state orders prevent NQC.

08/04/2020

NQC Board Addresses Concerns for 2020 Event

NQC Board Addresses concerns for 2020 Event

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (August 4, 2020) – The NQC Board of Directors announced today plans for NQC 2020, and provisional plans if NQC 2020 is not allowed to take place as scheduled due to state and government orders.
If state orders allow, NQC 2020 will occur as scheduled. However, if state orders for September include any kind of social distancing, it will mean that NQC 2020 will have to be suspended.
If NQC 2020 is suspended, due to state orders, NQC will move forward with an alternative event on the same dates. This event will be the NQC Fall Festival.
Further information about the event and logistics are as follows:
The NQC Fall Festival will take place September 27 – October 3, 2020 if social distancing orders prevent NQC 2020 from occurring
The LeConte Center will be set with 1,500 chairs socially distanced 6’ apart by pairs
The main stage of the Fall Festival will be set up at one end instead of in the round.
Admission for the NQC Fall Festival will be sold on a first come, first serve basis. The event is currently on sale and will be a general admission event.
NQC recommends people who know they will be in Pigeon Forge for NQC week to purchase Fall Festival tickets now. If state orders allow NQC, all NQC Fall Festival admissions will be refunded.
If the NQC Fall Festival occurs, NQC customers will either have their admission refunded or applied to next year. It will be each customer’s choice.
Artists who perform in the Fall Festival will have displays set up in the Greenbriar ballroom, and the displays will be sufficiently distanced apart. There is plentiful space in the Greenbriar to allow for distancing between and in front of the displays.
The NQC Fan Festival will feature around 10 artists per night For either NQC or NQC Fall Festival, a live only webcast will be made available to subscribers.
“We did not want to preemptively suspend NQC in advance of the state orders being issued for September,” states Clarke Beasley, NQC Executive Vice President. “However, if state orders prevents NQC from occuring as planned, we wanted to have an alternative ready to go that would be in compliance with all existing state orders for the benefit of NQC attendees as well as the NQC artists.”
A complete schedule of the NQC Fall Festival option is available on www.nqconline.com.
ABOUT NQC:
NQC – the National Quartet Convention – was founded in 1957 by gospel music legend and former backup vocalist for Elvis Presley, J.D. Sumner who co-produced the event with James Blackwood. The annual convention was moved in later years to Nashville, TN and then to Louisville, KY where it was held for 20 years