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NEWS: Wednesday May 21 - 2008
 
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SG SUPPER CLUB OWNER DIES
 
I LOVE YOU GRAND DOT!
 
HARVESTERS QT.. BACK IN THE STUDIO
 
WHAT GOD IS DOING WITH A SONG
 
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SG NEWS
 
(news tip courtesy: www.singingnews.com)
 
SG SUPPER CLUB OWNER DIES
Bill Flurry, founder and operator of the Joyful Noise Christian Supper Clubs from 1974 to 1994 passed away May 19th,.. after a courageous battle with cancer.
 
The Joyful Noise supper clubs were one of the most successful ventures, of its kind, in Southern Gospel music. The first location was in the Atlanta suburb of East Point, with other clubs following in Gwinnett County, then in Rome, Georgia and Honolulu, Hawaii. The Clubs featured buffet dining, followed by a two-hour show, including some of the best known musical artists. After retireing,.. Bill and his wife, Marilyn, traveled the Southeast as the Flurrys.

A special memorial service will be held June 1st at First Redeemer Church in Cumming, Ga., to honor the life of Bill Flurry.  Friends, family, and all he touched with his ministry are invited to attend.
 
 
 
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(news tip courtesy: Beckie Simmons)
 
I LOVE YOU GRAND DOT!
Many in attendance.. told our reporter that one of the most touching moments of the Dottie Rambo Home-Going celebration,.. was when Christian Ferguson, eight year old son of Dottie's manager Larry Ferguson, sang  "Stand By The River" and ended with "I love you Grand Dot"!  Christian and his mother.. Judy were able to attend the service Monday in Nashville. Unfortunately Larry is still in the hospital.. recovering from injuries he sustained in the May 11th bus crash.
 
Patient update: According to Beckie Simmons (BSA Agency) doctors are discussing the possibility of Larry Ferguson returning to Nashville to continue his recovery.  A second surgery will be necessary in the near future. Bus driver Ronnnie Meadows was to have been released from ICU by Tuesday.. and Chris Barnes (product manager/webmaster) is breathing better daily and his blood pressure has been stabilized with medicine.
 
 
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HARVESTERS QT.. BACK IN THE STUDIO
The Harvesters Quartet recently returned to the studio to begin recording an upcoming 2008 release. According to PR info.. "This new album is intended to continue the tradition of Southern Gospel Music that people have come to know from The Harvesters, originally started in 1953."
 
Danny Parker, manager of The Harvesters, stated “We are excited about this new recording and are looking forward to great things ahead.”  Tracking is complete and the group will return in a few weeks to work on vocals.  Parker adds:  “It is our prayer that the songs chosen for the recording will be a blessing to the folks listening and that our presentation of the songs will not only be a blessing, but magnify His name.”
 
 
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WHAT GOD IS DOING WITH A SONG
Songwriter, Pastor Rick Simpson says God is doing some wonderful things with a song he wrote called: "Sinner's Prayer."  The Greesons have released the tune as a single to radio.. and it's presently #47 on the Singing News chart and #23 on Gospel Music News.
 
Simpson says the Greesons told him the are getting "unbelievable" response while singing his song. During the altar call at a recent event in Georgia.. there were so many people coming forward, the group had to sing "Sinner's Prayer" four times.
 
Paul Heil, of The Gospel Greats, has added Simpson's song to his website. Heil uses the song on the "salvation" page at www.thegospelgreats.com. Plus XM's enlighten34 has featured the song in a front page article.. talking about response, to the song from the station's listeners.
 
Pastor Simpson adds: "But even greater than all the above is the emails and accounts being shared about those who have been saved."  Reports say a sixty three year old man was saved at a concert after hearing "Sinner's Prayer".. and another fan's brother-in-law, a cancer patient,.. was saved two days before he died.
 
 
 
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YIELDED MAKES CHANGES
The southern gospel trio, Yielded, announces the addition of Rich Wertin to sing tenor. Rich has a background in several areas of music and likes them all. However, he states: “I do love the blends in good southern gospel. No other music sounds the same when it comes to harmony.”  In addition to singing, Rich plays piano, harmonica, drums, and guitar. When asked about singing with Yielded.. Rich says: “I felt God saying that is where I want you to be, so here I am, singing for God.”
 
Press release information says the addition of Rich gives the group a completely new sound. This is the first time Yielded has featured two male voices in the trio. Group manager, John Ghormley, says: "Bringing Rich on has caused us to make a major change in arrangements but the resulting sound is a much tighter blend and opens the path to musical selections not suitable for us in the past
 
visit: www.yielded-ministries.com
 
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Coming on the broadcast the weekend of May 24th & 25th, 2008:
FEATURED ARTISTS:  The Featured Artists on this program will be the Triumphant Quartet with songs from their new CD called "Intermission." You'll find out why the CD carries such an unusual name. And you'll hear how that concept was carried through with someone very unusual in the middle of their new CD (could it be P. Heil?). You'll learn why they included some all-time quartet classics on this recording, including one that Clayton Inman has recorded three times with three different groups. And Scott Inman will tell you about his recent wedding.
 
HEADLINE UPDATE:  Remembering the late Dottie Rambo. (A full-hour "Remembering Dottie Rambo" will air on The Gospel Greats the weekend of June 7th & 8th.)
 
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT:  The spotlight will be on the Spoken 4 Quartet with songs from their current "That's My Boy" CD. Get to know this emerging and gifted quartet from Branson, Missouri. And find out why Gospel music veteran Tommy Fairchild (formerly with the original Oak Ridge Boys and with the Blackwood Brothers) wanted so much to be a part of this group. And you'll find out why they picked a name such as "Spoken 4." Please join us for this special segment and get to know Spoken 4.
 
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Birthday
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS 
 
Alexander Pope
1688–1744, English poet.
Although his literary reputation declined somewhat during the 19th century, he is now recognized as the greatest poet of the 18th century and the greatest verse satirist in English.
 
SG b'days today - none
 
SG Anniversaries today - Mr & Mrs Randy Fox (Primitive Qt)

Also Born on May 21

 
 
 
 
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Today in History 

1542

Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto died while searching for gold on the banks of the Mississippi River.

1881

Clara Barton founded what became the American Red Cross.

1927

Charles Lindbergh became the first person to fly across the Atlantic (from New York to Paris) in his monoplane, The Spirit of St. Louis.

1932

Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean (from Newfoundland to Ireland).

1956

The first hydrogen bomb to be dropped by air exploded over the Bikini Atoll in the Pacific.

1989

In Hong Kong, approximately one million people took to the streets to show their support for students protesting for democratic reforms in China’s Tiananmen Square.

1991

Rajiv Gandhi, former Indian prime minister, was assassinated by a suicide bomber.

1998

Indonesian President Suharto resigned.

1999

Susan Lucci finally won a Daytime Emmy on her 19th nomination.

2003

Christine Todd Whitman announced her resignation as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.