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VOLUME 12. NO. 2 MUNFORDVILLE, KENTUCKY 42765 •EBRUARY 1984 12th Annual May Singing The 12th annual May Singing will be held at the Cave City Convention Center in Cave City, Ky., on May 25 and 26. For the past 11 years, the singing has been held in a warehouse in Horse Cave, Ky., but due to the uncertainty of the weather and the large amount of work that goes into cleaning and get ting everything ready we decided it would be of the best interest to everyone to have the annual event at the Convention Center. We are all looking forward to this singingand we willbe expecting to see you. A good number of gospel groups will be singing and a large crowd is News from The Blackwood also expected. Make plans now to The Blackwood Quartet is a living tists in any field of music - Gospel, Pop, attend. legend with one continuous success Country, or Jazz. They have been after another. The Blackwood family nominated each of the 26 years in the Grace Union Singing possesses a name that stands for ex history of the Grammy Awards for that The regular monthly singing will be cellence in Gospel Music. The most prestigious honor. And they are held at the Grace Union Baptist Church Blackwoods have won more Grammy repeatedly one of the most requested on February 4. The church is in Met- Awards than any other recording ar (• lui IIIiii-d (u 2 calfe County, Ky. Sherman Hurt, President, invites everyone to attend. Win $50.00 Hart County Dear Friends of Gospel Music Singing Convention If you renew your subscription to Gospel Uoaching Out or if you The Hart County Singing Convention subscribe for the first time you will become eligible for a $50.00 draw will be held at the Monroe Baptist ing to be held May 26 at the Annual May Singing in Cave City, Ky. Church on February 4,1984, 7:30 p.m. You do not have to be present to win. The church is in Monroe, Ky. Renew or join today. Send $5.00 to Gospel Fleaching Out, P.O. Box God's Ambassadors of Cave City, 477, Munfordville, KY 42765. Include name and address. Ky., will be the special guests. There Name will also be some local groups par City State Zip ticipating. Darris Waters, President, invites everyone to attend. PAGE 2 • GOSPEL REACHING OUT, FEiJCillAHY 198^ What's Happening Gospel , lead singer for the REX NELON SINGERS will be at and his wife, Van, Bethlehem at Greensburg on Sunday REACHING OUT have been married for 2r) years. night, February 5th, alone with THE Recently they renewed their wedding JOYMAKERS. 6:30 C.S.T. vows at The Cathedral of Tomorrow in Official Publication of the Akron, Ohio. Glen and Van have three The number 1 song across the coun Hart County children - Todd, Carla and Uarla. Glen try in January was "It's Out of This has been with the Cathedral Quartet Gospel Music Association World" by the Payne Family. The for several years. number 2song is "Saints Will Rise" by Tommy Fairchild. formerly with the the Kingsmen. Blackwood Bros., has now joined the The sole purpose of the Hart The Singing Speer Family have sign Blackwood Quartet. ed a recording contract with Riversong County Gospel Music Association is The Rex Nelon Singers will be at the to uplift the Kingdom of God in Nashville, Tenn. Bill Traylor, Presi Friendship No. 2 Baptist Church in dent of Riversong, says that there is a through the diligent efforts of our Larue County on February 5, Sunday new album planned for the first part of members to promote Gospel Music afternoon. The church is located near 1984. The Singing Speers have been in New Haven, KY. as a means of spreading the gospel gospel music for 63 years, and have as well as a means of gospel You probably know about it, but recorded 60 albums. entertainment.

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N.AME Subscribe ADDRESS CITY- Today!! CANMER,KENTUCKY STATE ZIP CODE. 1-X GOSPEL REACHING OUT FEBRUARY 1984 PAGE 3 News from The Blackwood Quartet V1 '111 iliunl ti 11 m p.i,;c ! Eiectrolux Sales & Service Christian artists on the PTL Club TV awesome. God has richly blessed Rick Show. with a Golden Voice. The legend goes on. The Blackwood Bob Oliver is the latest addition to Quartet can do it all, from the sounds the group and sings first Tenor. A William nf Contemoorary, Traditional. Countrv wonderfully talented performer. Bob Gospel, Southern (iospel, to Inspira comes to the Blackwood (Quartet from tional. VVTien one hears The Blackwood the world reknowned Gold City Quartet they are sure to hear their Quartet. Devore favorite song. Tommy Fairchild lends his artistic Box 96 The Blackwood Quartet has always keyboard arrangements to complete Hardyvilte, Kentucky been known for their world famous the superb sound that makes The Bass singer, London Parris. Audiences Blackwood Quartet one of the most Phone 502-528-5381 thrill to the sounds of London's rich, fxjpular groups in their field today, also Service & Repair pure Bass and understand why his Tommy played for peers refer to him as "Mr. Bass". and The Blackwood Bros. Ron Blackwood is the dynamic And the legend goes on... spokesman, Baritone and Business Manager for the Blackwood Quartet. 10BRANDNEW SONGS Ron's testimony thrills audiences and New tenor ON CASSETTE touches their hearts as he relates his Order From: experiences as Personal Manager or for Cathedrals THE JUBILATIONS business associate of such stars as Hank Williams, Jr., Dolly Parton, Danny Funderbuck, formerly of the P.O. Box 556 Elvis, Moe Bandy, Jerry Wallace, Singing Americans, will be replacing Westmoreland, TN. Jerry Lee Lewis, Tommy Overstreet, Kirk Talley with the Cathedrals. Dan Vern Gosdin, Willie Nelson, and many ny began his new job on January 1. The 37186 other personalities. Ron Blackwood is Cathedrals' schedule is packed with Make check payable to: a genuine spark plug for Christ. concerts all across the country. Kirk Rick Fair, Lead singer possesses one Talley has formed his own group with JAY-CROSS RECORDS of the finest lead voices in all of Chris his brother and sister-in-law. Their for $6.00 postpaid tian Music. His talent and range are base is in Morristown, Tenn.

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THE KING'S DAUGHTERS Green Hills Box 40A Columbia, Ky. 42748 (502)384-5895

THE KING'S CRUSADERS Dusty Shofner Route 3, Box 170 UUItol'ft HoppeMiMg Greensburg, Ky. 42743 (502)932-7264

in FekuiVuf THE PRAISERS % W. D. Webb 629 Baxter Ave. Madisonville, Ky. 42431 (502)825 0567

THE LINCOLNAIRES Jim Rogers Hodgenville, Ky. 42748 (502)358-4572

THE BOBBY BERTRAM FAMILY Windy. Ky. 42655 (606) 348-7025

CAVELANDERS Eiroy Larimore THE CANAANLAND QUARTET 107 Gooden St. Glasgow, Ky. 42141 THE COCKRIEL FAMILY Route 2, Horse Cave, Ky. 42749 1602 Valleywood Way (502) 786-2436 (502)651-2553 Bowling Green, Ky. 42101 January 29 - Hopewell Baptist (502) 843-6362 Church near Harrodsburg, Ky. THE FAITH SINGERS February 11 - Barren Co. Gospel THEJOYMAKERS Box 61 Edmonton, Ky. 42129 Singing, Lera B. Mitchell Clubhouse Phone 432-5119 along with The Holders and Heaven Greensburg, Ky. 42743 %Buddy Lowe Sent. THE SPIRITUALS KEN JOHNSON TRIO % Jack L. Hurt Edmonton, Ky. 42129 THE CROSSROADS FOUR Route 3, Box 299 Route 3, Russell Springs, Ky. 42642 Greenville, Ky. 42345 (502) 428-3023 or 432-5502 (502)866-3068 Phone (502)338-2521 Phone (502) 338-2428 THE SERVANTS February 5 - Poplar Grove Baptist 800 Rhodes Dr. Elizabethtown, Ky. 42701 Church, Liberty, Ky., 7:00 E.S.T. THE MASTER'S DISCIPLES February 12 - New Hope General Jack Aldridge Phone (502)737-3863 Baptist Church, Westmoreland, Tenn., 231 Douglas Ave., Versailles, Ky. 42083 7:00 (606) 873-4449 THE SEEKERS February 19 - Walnut Hill Separate Star Route, Box 35 Baptist Church, Liberty, Ky., 6:00 HARMONY Edmonton, Ky. 42129 % Inez McCIanahan (502)432-5531 E.S.T. February 26 - New Hope Separate 1042 Birch Dr. Baptist Church, Columbia, Ky., 1:30 Lexington, Ky. 40511 THE BARRY CLARDY SINGERS March 4 - Russell Fork Baptist Phone (606) 252-3214 Barry Clardy, Mgr. Church, Westmoreland, Tenn. Route 2, Box 188-B THE REDEMPTIONS Greenville, Ky. 42345 P. 0. Box 6 (502)338-3510 (502)338-3036 THE McCUBBINS FAMILY Harold, Ky. 41635 P. 0. Box 477 - Munfordville, Ky. (606) 478-5347 THE SOUTHERN HARMONY QUARTET 42765 Ph. (502)524-9702 Frank Weaver KING'S COURIERS Rt. 8, Box 34, Bowling Green, Ky. 42101 February3-5 - (Tenative) Revival at P. O. Box 64 (502) 843-9685 North Rolling Fork Baptist Church, Burgin, Ky. 40310 % David R. Sims THE GOSPEL ECHOES Gravel Switch, KY. Bro.Chuck Robin Route 2, Box 556-B son, pastor. Phone 748-5360 Irvine, Kentucky 40336 February 5 - Bradsfordville Baptist THE CHORDSMEN (606)723-4598 Church, Bradsfordsville, Ky., 7:30 % Gary Emerson E.S.T. Rt. 2, Box 494 THE GOSPEL CONNECTION February 11 - Life Gate Baptist Russell Springs, Ky. 42642 Route 2, Box 410 Church, 6:00 C.S.T. Campbellsville, Nites; 502/866-2027 Liberty. Ky. 42539 Ky. (Bowman Street) Days; 502/343-2125 (606) 787-9783 2-3 GOSPEL REACHING OUT, FEBRUARY 1984 PAGE 5 COOK FAMILY SINGERS 110 Buttercup Rd. Louisville, Ky. 5th Annual 40218 Phone 491-9461

THE CONQUERORS Music 110 Meadow Lane Greensburg, Ky. 42743 Song Festival UILOC (502) 932-3389 The 5th Annual Music City Song MUNFORDVILLE, KY. RHYTHM MASTERS Festival Gospel Competition begins in Carrol Rawlings January and runs through May 15, 320 Mill St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45215 1984. AM 1150 KILOCYCLES (513)761-0011 "The highest form of music is praise to the God who gave the talent," says STEWARDS OF THE KING Charlotte Battles, this year's Grand Fin 102.3 MEGACYCLES Timmy Sexton Prize winner who is the mother of three Rt. 1, Hardyville, Ky. and wife of an Arkansas minister. (502)528-5283 Charlotte won $2,000 for her gospel lyric entry. NEW DELEGATION The festival which is open to profes 6607 Delton Dr. sional and amateur songwriters and CLARK'S Louisville, Ky. 40258 lyricists and to amateur vocalists and (502)937-7443 vocal groups, held its first competition REXALL DRUGS (812)282-0315 in 1979. Since that time MCSF has awarded hundreds of thousands of MUNFORDVILLE, KY. THE BEECHVILLE HARMONEERS dollars in cash, prizes, publishing % Michael Hubbard agreements and recording contracts. Rt. 4, Box 36 The Music City Song Festival has ^ TOM HODGES Edmonton, Ky. 42129 grown from being strictly amateur in Phone 502-432-5721 or 502-432-5472 to an all encompassing musical com R. PH. petition which has the endorsement of GOD'S AMBASSADORS professional music industry groups PHONE %Debbie Pedigo such as The Country Music Associa Route 2 Box 480 Store - 524-5891 tion, SESAC, and The Federation of In Home - 524-3863 Cave City, Ky. 42127 ternational ([Country Air Personalities. Phone: (502)773-3833 The MCSF has the distinction of hav or (502)786-2275 ing a number of prize winning songs and lyrics which have been recorded THE CHRISTIAN AIRES OT. and released nationally and worldwide. % Jack McGuffin David Meece, a well known gospel COMPLIMENTS OF Route 2 Box 129 recording artist for Murrh Records, Cecilia, Kv. won the Grand Prize for his Gospel en £awlcr ^*hannacy (502) 737-9018 try in the Professional Songwriting division in the Second Annual MCSF. THE DORSEY FAMILY Entry fees range from $16.00 up for Elmo Dorsey multiple categories. Prospective win Munfordville, Ky. 42765 ners will be able to submit a cassette (502) 528-5393 tape of their performance or song of Sandra V. Lawler R. Ph. praise and be assured that their music BROTHERHOOD MINISTRIES, INC. will be judged at least three times by MUNFORDVILLE, KV. The Brotherhood Quartet impartial and competent music profes Evangelist Garry Polston sionals. For aspiring writers and choir PHONE 524-5231 Milltown, Ky. 42761 P. O. Box 24 directors, the MCSF even offers the op (502)465-7214 portunity to present your music for a constructive critique. THE EDMONTON QT. Here is a chance for local gospel % Harley Brown groups and singers to have their music Glasgow, Rd. Edmonton, Ky. 42129 and^eir voices heardbya wide range Phone (502)432-2121 of professionals. And you may find you've written a gospel song everyone ARNOLD O. LOBB, Agent will enjoy singing as praise to the Lord. THE CHILDRESS FAMILY In the MCSF, there are often con 686 Oak Street FARM BUREAU Madisonville, Ky. 42431 testants and songs which are recorded and published, but which never receive % Ken Childress INSURANCE (502)821-4873 or (502)821-8202 prizes. This is truly a festival for everyone everywhere. Munfordville, Kentucky 42765 INSPIRATIONAL IV For more information regarding the 1983-84 Music City Song Festival Ronnie Hubbard Phone 502-524-2811 Route 3, Box 28A Gospel Competition, write the ex Columbia, Ky. 42728 ecutive offices at: P.O. Box 17999, "The Best For Less" (502)384-4949 or 378-6821 Nashville, Tenn., 37217. All entries 932-3625 or 786-2586 must be submitted by March 31,1984. PAGE 6 GOSPEL REACHING OUT, FEBRUARY 1984 Jubilations record with Jay-Cross The Jubilations from Westmoreland, Discovery Release Tennessee, returned to Hilltop Studio in iNashville, Tennessee, for the 1st time since 1979 and recorded 10 brand new songs, written by Darrell Meadows. It's going to be released in Cassette Form only at this time and, of course, on the Jay-Cross Label. See ad on page 3 for more information. Gospel Singing at Gallatin There will be a Gospel Singing at the old high school in Gallatin, Tennessee, on Sunday afternoon, February 19th, beginning at 1:30 p.m. There will not be any charge for admission, however, a free-will offering will be received to help with the expenses. The groups that will be singing include: THE BEACONS, THE NEW SUNSHINE BOYS, and many others. Everyone is invited to attend. WLCK plays Gospel WLCK Radio in Scottsville, Ken tucky, now has Gospel Programming on it's AM station 6 hours a day Mon day - Friday and all day on Saturday and Sunday. David Holder has been named Gospel Program Director for the Station and is doing a fine job. He" is also the DJ from 6:00 a.m. until 12:00 Discovery Records is proud to announce the new release by Danny & The noon Monday - Saturday. Tune him in Ambassadors. The single off this album, "The Greatest Day", is a song we at 1250 on your AM Dial and enjoy are very excited about and we know it will be one of your favorites. some good Gospel Music.

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The Story about Darwin Hawkins1... J T andhnvphis record collection_ groups in Kentucky, and I Ion t have (continued Uom January issue) alarge number of albums ol Kentucky .XSlO BODV Rfft, Afew years back, 1got the weird Ssfromeroipri buytheirall albumsvery firstfromalbumgospelup idea to type up all the songs my gospel albums on file cards, so that I to their 100th album, if they have would know how many songs Ihave on recorded that many. And some hay^ albums, and who smgs them Up until believe it or not. Ihave 105 different LP ••YOU BEND THEMAWE WEN^) this time I have hardly scratched the "s of the Blackwood urothe^^^ 24 HR WRECKER SERVICE surface on this project but plug away and nearly that many diffei entalbums FREE ESTIK^ATES of Jimmy Swaggart ™ all work goapantbed at it whenever Ican find the time The So as you can see, 1collect 'htm all, in LftRRY'S BODY SHOP song that Ihave listed the most at this eluding all the re-issues. So, please, Zlis "How Great Thou Art. have especially all you Kentucky gospel 524-2049 this song listed from 26 diftereni groups, and groups from all otter albums If Ican complete this project, Itates that read 'his arUcle, let me fwiU be able to tell on how many hear from you, so I can add your albums I have a certain song, and all albums to my collection also the groups and soloists 1would like to conclude this article Lpposenarticularanyonesong. elseWeird,wouiahuh.comeI donupt by thanking the McCubbins for their kindness in asking me ELLIOTT'S with such acrazy idea, would they -My tide for Gospel Reaching tes wife says I should have asecretary. I been a new experience for nie, as i FURMITURE &ftPPUftNCE sure could use one, to try to keep after have not before written an article for '^^fhav^e been asked if Iever made the any publication. I have had some ar BONNIEVILLE, KENTUCKY mistake ofbuying the ticles written about my wife and second time. As many albums as 1 myself in other gospel P"bhcatio^, but have, itseems I can remember aimos this is my first attempt at writing an Speed Queen all of the record jackets. But said something that sometimes the record companies Firgldaire change the record jackets, and this might have been helpful to someone, and that through my Robert &Larry Srygler. Owners throws me off. Isee ajacket that looks good the Lord has been t^o me through Phone 531-1900 different to me, so I buy the alhum^ the oast five decades, that some soul After I get ithome, I discover itis an may have been blessed by my feeble album 1already have, only ma dif- efforts at writing this article. ^^Some fo^s^liave wondered what will I will close by saying that I do love COMPLIMENTS OF the Lord, and am looking for His s^n become of my album collections when return God bless each of you, and k^p I oass away. Some have even made looking up, for surely our redemption ART COUNTY BANK some suggestions as to what I should draweth nigh. ^e comes, do with my albums. I am g'vng TRUST COMPANY some serious consideration, asIam not Darwin Hawkins 131 N. Main St. n"h®auL^.rth1{uturer'youask.lf Manchaster, Pennsylvania 17345 Munfordville, Kentucky the Lord tarries yet ^hat long, 1am hoping to retire from work in the next Phone (717) 266-1513 c/i depositor insured to $100,000 decade At this time I still have the dSfre to keep on collecting gospel Hoppers seeking pianist albums just as long asI possibly can. FDi€ I know I will continue to like gospel The Hopper Brothers and Conme are music as long as I live. looking for a piano Icould go on and on about my album Talley is leaving to join Kirk with The collection But the McCubbins Family Talley's. ^ asked me to write an article about my WUNFORDVILLE NAPA record collection, and not a book, so 1 STOCK YARD FARM AUTOMOTIVE had better finish this articlerea sooa 1would like to also say that I have & SUPPLY several hundreds of duplicate albums in addition to my 9000 album collection. dairy supply inc. Iwould be interested in trading or sell Stalls, and Feed Equipment. Headquarters for ing these albums to other collectors Chore-Boy & Dari Kool Coolers, reading this article. If you would be m Starline Silo Unloaders and Automofive Parts and terested in these albums, ^ Feediny Systems, &Madison Silos tact me at my home address listed at Supplies the end of this article. Phone 583-0204 W. D. & BONNIE MARTIN, Managers Also all gospel groups reading this PHONE 5244 535 article, I would appreciate it very 124 S. Johnson {Across from much if you would write to me, and tell Bourbon Stockyards) MUNFORDVILLE, KY. me what albums you have recorde^ Another • in Glasjjow. Ky. know there are many good gospel