NOTE: Saturday broadcast begins one hour earlier this week only … at 5 PM ET!
On the weekend of June 22nd, Paul’s Featured Artists will be the LeFevre Quartet — today’s version of a group building on a LeFevre legacy dating back to the 1920s. We’ll visit with Mike and Jordan LeFevre and get to meet their relatively new members,Randy Byrd, Thomas Nalley and Michael Lott. You’ll hear five songs from their current But For The Cross CD, including that title song and their current radio song, Come And See. You’ll even find out why Jordan LeFevre was, at first, reluctant to become the lead singer in his dad’s quartet.
In his Artist Spotlight segment, Paul visits with the Gaither Vocal Band’s Michael English and you’ll hear three songs from his new solo CD, Some People Change. He’ll tell you why his approach to this CD was a little different than the past two. And he’ll talk, especially, about two songs he’s included that have very special meanings to him, including a new version of his very popular rendition of In Christ Alone.
Finally, he’ll have brief visits with Ronnie Booth (Booth Brothers), Doug Roark (Old Paths) and Phil Cross.
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Coming as this program does the weekend of Father’s Day (observed in more than 70 nations around the world) most of Paul’s music and artist comments will be on the subject of fathers and/or being a father. Listen as artists talk about their fathers, about being a father and about our Heavenly Father. Among them: Gerald Wolfe (Greater Vision), Bill Gaither, Brian Free (Brian Free & Assurance), Jonathan Wilburn (Wilburn & Wilburn), Ivan and Josh Parker, Daniel Riley (Gold City) plus others.
And, Paul’s Featured Artists on this program will be Canton Junction, the relatively new quartet made up of Southern Gospel music veterans Matt Hagee, Aaron Crabb, Tim Duncan and Shane McConnell. You’ll hear some songs from their new Show Me The Way CD. (The CD includes several songs from their last CD, plus a few new ones.) Three of the guys will also, in line with our theme of the week, talk about being fathers. You’ll also hear about their first DVD video which has just been released.
On the weekend of June 1st, it’s Paul’s annual all-hymns edition, featuring some of the classic hymns of the church as sung by many of your favorite Southern Gospel artists. You’ll hear thoughts about why such hymns are so enduring and what they have to say to people today. Listen for comments from Aaron Crabb and Matt Hagee of Canton Junction, Charlotte Ritchie, Pat Barker of the Mark Trammell Quartet, David Sutton of the Triumphant Quartet, Brian Lester of the Lesters and Brad Strider of Mercy’s Well.
And … his Featured Artists on this program will be Declaration with songs from their new hymns CD entitled Songs Of Truth. Kasey Kemp, Jake Sammons and Josh Horrell will explain why that title is so appropriate, how they would define what a “hymn” is and why they believe hymns touch people in such special ways.
On the weekend of May 25th … it’s Paul’s official monthly Singing News Top 20 Countdown Edition, based this time on the radio airplay chart appearing in the magazine’s June issue.
On the weekend of May 18th, Paul’s Featured Artists is one of America’s best-known Gospel trios, Greater Vision. Gerald Wolfe, Rodney Griffin and Chris Allman will share some of the songs from their brand new CD entitled “For All He’s Done” (including that title song). You’ll hear all about their new radio single, “Looking For The Grace.” And you’ll learn why our interview with them was, shall we say, unusual.
And, during the second hour he’ll have an Artist Spotlight visit with Marshall Hall, who’ll share some songs from his new solo CD entitled “Brighter One.” You’ll find out what he’s been doing since leaving the Gaither Vocal Band, including his present work as a worship leader at a nationally-known church and ministry. Marshall will also tell you about a song he wrote for his CD.