Fun Clip Friday - Amber Nelon Thompson He's Making Me

Happy Friday! This week the music video for "He's Making Me" from Amber Nelon Thompson "He's Making Me" debuted on Facebook. The song will actually be included in the the motion picture soundtrack for Champion The Movie. The movie opens this Friday night in select theaters. The video features Amber and scenes from the movie. Check it out below!

Ball Brothers - Concert Recap

The last day of April I made the trip south to Pine Bluff, Arkansas to see the Ball Brothers. They are one of those groups I really don't get to see very often. The group consists of brothers Andrew and Daniel Ball, brother-in-law Chad McCloskey and newest member Matt Davis.

The thing I love about this group is that they really bring something different to the industry. They are their own style.

Here's a look at what they sang -

• "Let Your Light Shine"
• "I Wouldn't Miss Heaven for the World"
• "Gentle Shepherd" - Andrew does a great job on this arrangement of the familiar hymn. He really shows off his higher register. 
• "Happy Rhythm"  - This one featured the newest member of the Ball Brothers, Matt Davis. 
• "Count Your Blessings" - Chad shows off that "big band" sound with this song. 
• "Mary Did You Know" - Daniel said that since he got to pick the set list he was going to have them sing one of his favorite songs, which was more associated with Christmas, but  
• "Victory in Jesus" - Love their take on this hymn!
• "Mercy Tree" - Great take on a more contemporary song. I'm glad they are introducing this song to Southern Gospel audiences. 
• "Good Day"
• "Glory to God in the Highest"
• "I Smile" - The guys have a lot of fun with this one!
• "It's About the Cross" - Love this song!! One of my favorites. 

The music was, of course, great, but it was also great hearing the hearts of the guys on the stage. Daniel shared a story of how they grew up with seven kids in a relatively small house. They didn't really think about it growing up but knew they didn't have a lot of things that other kids their age had like new basketball shoes. However, they realized how blessed they were when they had the chance to go on a mission trip and visited an orphanage. Daniel said he was amazed at the living conditions of those boys, the holes in the walls, the food they had to eat and the lack of heat in the building. He realized what it was really like to be poor and not being able to have basic needs of life. It gave him a better understanding of how blessed he was and how he committed to use his platform to help kids like he saw that day.

If you get a chance to see the Ball Brothers, don't miss them!

In Case You Missed It - News and Tidbits - May 13

Here are news and tidbit items from this week in gospel music -

• Congratulations to Gold City for being inducted in the Gospel Music Hall of Fame this week. Check out this video from the induction courtesy of Dayna Ladd that Gold City shared on Facebook.
• Continue to pray for Kody Erwin who was diagnosed with viral meningitis/encephalitis and hospitalized this week. He is home now, but still has two to four weeks where he could suffer from headaches.
• Gordon Mote has joined Canton Junction as vocalist and instrumentalist. He replaces Ryan Seaton who left last fall. Gordon will continue his solo ministry. 
• The Troy Burns Family recently announced Jacob Kluttz of Salisbury, North Carolina has joined the group as piano player.
• Ray Flynn announced his cancer had returned at Singing in the Sun. It was found in late December and he underwent radiation from January through March. He also reported that the numbers on his latest reports were significantly lower and classified in the level of undetectable for cancer!

Anything I've missed?

Fun Clip Friday - Jeff and Sheri Easter's Homecoming

Well, I'm back. After a long week out of town for my regular job, I am back home and back to blogging.

Jeff and Sheri Easter have their annual homecoming this weekend in Lincolnton, Georgia. They had Triumphant Quartet last night. Apparently they had some fun yesterday with Jeff Easter before concert time. Check out these videos from Jeff & Sheri's Facebook of Jeff hanging out with the Triumphant guys for today's Fun Clip Friday!

Fun Clip Friday - Ed O'Neal - On the Couch With Fouch

Happy Friday to everyone. The latest installment in the On the Couch with Fouch series is the legendary Ed O'Neal. Be sure to check it out for today's Fun Clip Friday. Here him talk about Ed O'Neal University, J.D. Sumner, his golfing and more!