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Steve Hess and Southern Salvation will be the Featured Artist this coming weekend on the Gospel Greats with Paul Heil

Nashville, Tennessee- The inspiring trio of Steve Hess and Southern Salvation will be the Featured Artist this coming weekend on the Gospel Greats with Paul Heil.

Paul Heil will be showcasing the trio and their latest recording Living Proof. Living Proof contains the current single which is increasing in momentum in national radio airplay “Mountain of Grace:” which was penned by premiere songwriter Dianne Wilkinson. To accompany the song selections from the recording that will be shared on this weekend’s program by the trio, you will also hear Steve Hess tell about the mission and ministry of the group, member Jay Arview give a powerful testimony of the birth of his son, as well as the riveting testimony of John McCall’s motorcycle accident several years ago when he was declared legally deceased but God brought him back to life through prayers of Christian family members.

Steve Hess quotes, “ On behalf of, John McCall, Jay Arview and myself, to be featured on “The Gospel Greats” is a huge honor for us. We are grateful to Paul and Shelia Heil for their support.”

The program will air this coming weekend June 7th and 8th on numerous radio outlets including Sirrus XM Enlighten and the Armed Forces Radio Network.

2012 National Quartet Convention Concludes

Louisville, KY – The 55th Annual National Quartet Convention is now in the history books. The week-long event officially concluded on Saturday, September 15, as production trucks were packed, exhibit booths disassembled, cars, vans and buses loaded and the Kentucky Fair & Expo Center silent once again. More than 75 hours of music, music and more music filled the week, as Southern Gospel Music fans from more than 40 states and at least a half dozen countries traveled to the city of Louisville, KY, for the 2012 Convention.

Southern Plainsmen to Host 34th Annual Homecoming This Weekend

HORNBECK, La. – (June 20, 2012) – West-Central Louisiana’s Southern Plainsmen are proud to host their 34^thAnnual Homecoming this weekend. The event will start on Friday, June 20, 2012 and conclude on Saturday, June 21, 2012.

This year’s event features a bevy of performers and fan favorites. In addition to the Southern Plainsmen, the Homecoming will play host to the Men of Music, Dennis Rehders, and Marsha Fisher on Friday evening. Saturday evening will feature The Southmen, New Day, The Gospel Echoes, Dennis Rehders, and Marsha Fisher.

“We always look forward to our Homecoming weekend every year,” mentioned Southern Plainsmen’s Marcelle Slaughter. “The folks who come out every year have such a blast, and we know that they are going to enjoy this year as much as they have years’ past.”

The concerts start at 6:00 p.m. both days and will be held at the Hornbeck High School auditorium.

Ticket information can be found by visiting the Southern Plainsmen online at www.southernplainsmen.com or calling (318) 663-4812.

The Southern Plainsmen were recently honored at the 2011 Harvest Music Festival. The group was named the 2011 “Gospel Gold Artist of the Year.” The “Gospel Gold Artist of the Year” Award was handed out as a part of the Harvest Music Festival which was held this past November 10-12, 2011 in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee at the Music Road Hotel and Convention Center.

In addition to this award, the Southern Plainsmen Quartet were recently inducted into the North Louisiana Gospel Music Hall of Fame. On Friday evening, October 21, 2011, the Southern Plainsmen received this career high at the induction ceremony, which took place at The Pentecostals of the Twin Cities in West Monroe, Louisiana.

For more information on the Southern Plainsmen, visit their website at http://www.southernplainsmen.com/ .  You can also visit the group on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SouthernPlainsmen .

About the Southern Plainsmen

The Southern Plainsmen were organized in May 1978 in the rolling pine-hills of West-Central Louisiana, and is an outreach of the Southern Plainsmen Ministries, Inc., a non-profit Christian organization.  The group has released 20 recordings in its impressive 30 years history.  The group currently consists of Marcelle Slaughter, Allen Doyle, and Aaron Allen. The group’s current release – Simply…Faith! released in 2009.

The Bridgemans Win 2012 “Duet of the Year” award presented by the Southeastern Southern Gospel Music Conference

Travis and Alecia Bridgeman, a Southern Gospel duet known as “The Bridgemans”, were recently awarded the 2012 “Duet of the Year” award presented by the “Southeastern Southern Gospel Music Conference” in Valdosta, Georgia.  The second-annual conference featured Ann Downing, “The Nelons”, “Namoi and the Segos”, and Ricky Atkinson.
“The Bridgemans” live in Cumming, Georgia, where Travis is the pastor of Antioch Baptist Church.  They have been singing for ten years, and have one son, Lee.  For more information on “The Bridgemans”, go to their website,  www.TheBridgemans.com

Paul Belcher Promotions Celebrates 39 Years In Gospel Music With Concert In Chattanooga March 3

Celebrating 39 Years in Gospel Music, Paul Belcher Promotions presents a fantastic night of Gospel Music. The concert is scheduled for March 3, 2012 at the Memorial Auditorium 399 McCallie Ave Chattanooga, TN.  The line-up is a great one including The Inspirations, The Greesons, Michael Combs, The McKameys, and The Singing Cookes. The concert begins at 6:30, doors open at 5:30.

National Quartet Convention Announces Evening Concert Lineup For 2012

 We’re excted to announce that  the evening concert lineup for the 2012 National Quartet Convention is now posted.  To see the lineup, just follow this link:  www.nqconline.com.  Now is a great time to make plans to attend NQC, and everything you need to do so is available on the website, or feel free to call us at 800-846-8499.  We look forward to seeing you in Louisville at the Kentucky Fair and Expo Center this September.

Booth Brothers and Soul’d Out Quartet January 21

IT WON’T BE LONG!!!  January 21- The BOOTH BROTHERS and SOUL’D OUT QUARTET in concert! Doors open at 5:00, pre-show at starts at 5:30 and the concert begins at 6:00. The location is 5198 Ross Road ( I-75 at exit 278) Chattahoochee Tech, Acworth, GA.  Ticket information: Reserved $25.00, General Admission, $20.00. Tickets can be ordered by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to Robert York, 4030 Ebenezer Drive, Marietta, GA 30066.

COFFEE & HOT CHOCOLATE WILL BE AVAILABLE

Larry Ford Presents “Freedom Still Rings”

Larry Ford, Tom Sterbens & the New Hope Worship Team and Choir will present a concert to commemorate the 10th anniversary of  September 11, 20011.   A concert entitled, Freedom Still Rings, will be presented at New Hope Church, 2450 Winfield Dunn Parkway, Kodak, TN.  

Larry Ford, a Grammy award winning tenor and Gaither Homecoming soloist, will sing the National Anthem, We Are America and other inspirational songs. Tom Sterbens, singer, songwriter and pastor of New Hope Church, will also be featured singing the song he wrote immediately after the events of September 11, 2001 ~ Freedom Still Rings.
 
Special guests include Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals, representatives from Sevier County’s Fire Departments, Police Department, and U. S. military veterans.Please come and help us thank those who serve and care for our county all year long. They deserve the thanks.