On this December 1^st weekend … the Jubilee spotlight is on the one lady who can compete with the best of Southern Gospel’s male pianists … Kim Collingsworth. This is a concert that took place in Cincinnati’s historic Music Hall in 2008. Midway through the evening, she’s joined for a few selections by her parents and siblings, the Keaton’s.

Then, you’ll spend 40 or so minutes with the Freemans, listening to a concert recorded in Marion, Pennsylvania, in 1994 … titled Victory Live. However, this is not the full performance – the balance of it will lead off next week’s Jubilee.

This is one of a series of six live performances by the Freemans available on DVD and/or CD. You can visit their website store at:  http://www.the-freemans.com/music.html

On the weekend of July 7^th … the Jubilee leads off with a concert by the Freemans. It’s titled Soul Shakin’ LIVE and was recorded on November 5, 2005 in Christ Church, Brownsville, Tennessee. Five of the six members of the group at this time was a Freeman, with the exception of Jeremy Medkiff playing lead guitar.

Then, for the balance of the evening . . . it’s the first half of a performance titled Live & Large. The group is one that you don’t hear a whole lot about, but they are a first-class Southern Gospel quartet and are based in Southern Gospel’s birthplace, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. Of course, they are the Kellys … who had their beginnings some 50 years ago as a family group singing Southern Gospel Music.

Getting the Jubilee under way on the weekend of May 5^th … it’s the Freemans with a performance recorded in Bristol, Tennessee, back in 1990 titled Bring Back the Good Ole Days.

Then, it’s an encore of the Proclaimers Quartet recording titled Radio Days . . . a re-creation of the old radio DJ show hosted by J. Bazzel Mull, who was assisted by his wife, known simply as “Lady Mull.” Even though they weren’t artists as such, both played significant enough roles in this genre to have been inducted into the Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame. This is a fun presentation you shouldn’t miss!

On the weekend of October 15th… picking up where the Jubilee left off last week,  with the performance from way back in 1961 … you listen to the Blackwood Brothers on a recording titled On Tour. The location was the historic Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California. Making up the group at this time were Cecil Blackwood, J.D. Sumner, Bill Shaw, James Blackwood, and Wally Varner.

The evening’s just beginning, as coming on the stage are the Freemans, ready to sing a full hour-plus concert. This performance comes from a two-CD re-issue titled simply Live2. It was recorded sometime in the 1990s, but we’re not sure of the original title or the year of recording, as published discography data and what’s contained on this recording do not agree. Regardless, get ready for a very enjoyable concert by Chris and all the Freemans.