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Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR® Gospel Reaching Out Kentucky Library - Serials 7-1981 Gospel Reaching Out Volume 9, Number 7 Department of Library Special Collections Western Kentucky University, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/gospel_ro Part of the Christianity Commons, Cultural History Commons, Music Performance Commons, Other Music Commons, Public History Commons, Social History Commons, and the United States History Commons Recommended Citation Department of Library Special Collections, "Gospel Reaching Out Volume 9, Number 7" (1981). Gospel Reaching Out. Paper 133. https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/gospel_ro/133 This Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR®. It has been accepted for inclusion in Gospel Reaching Out by an authorized administrator of TopSCHOLAR®. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 7-/ Non-Profit Organization Q Third Class Mail U.S. Postage Paid GOSPEL Permit No. 13 Q Munfordville, Ky. 42765 Reaching Out OQ ''GOSPEL MUSICNEWS FROM THE 'HART OFKENTUCKY'' Vol. 9. No. 7 MUNFORDVILLE. KENTUCKY 42765 JULY 1981 Statesmen to be in Green Counfy, Ky. The Statesmen Quartet will be singing at The Bethlehem Baptist Church on July 12th at 7:00. Gary Ervin is the pastor. The Joymakers will be singing also. Everyone welcome. k Ik Gospel Music featured at Hart County Fair There will be Gospel Music at the Hart The Masters County Fair on July 18 featuring The Cavelanders and the McCubbins Family. The MASTERS is just what the name im- It will be in the Library since the floral hall McCubbins Family ;jlies. Webster's definition is. "An expert burned. Come out and bring your friends in some work, as a skilled craftsman or a and enjoy some Gospel Singing. It begins in Texas area great artist." Each member of the around 7:30PM. MASTERS is the master of his part that The McCubbins Family will be leaving makes the four-part harmony of a male for the Texas area to sing on June 26 and quartet. In reality, each name in the will be in different areas until after July 4. MASTERS is bigger than the name State Singing We will have a complete report in our MASTERS itself. next issue. The names J.D. SUMNER. JAMES at Scottsville BLACKWOOD. HOVIE LISTER. JAKE HESS and ROZIE ROZELL are better I would like to remind you to be sure and Hart County Singing known than any name of any major make your plans to be at the Kentucky The Hart County Singingwill be held quartet or personality in gospel music. State Gospel Singing, September 26and 27 at the Three Forks Bacon Creek Baptist The Statesmen and Blackwood Brothers at the Allen County - Scottsville High Church on the 4th of July. The Church down through the years have been and still School auditorium, in Scottsville, Ken is located about 6 miles east of Munford are the best known and most popular tucky. ville, Ky groups in gospel music. These two major We would appreciate every group's at Courtney Spradlin is the President. groups worked as a team for many years tendance. If you have any questions con He invites everyone to attend. creating an image for the two groups in cerning this ;mnual event, call 237-4963 or popularity. 237-4370 or write, Ronnie Williams, 215',2 In the Blackwood Brothers, as in any West Main Street, Scottsville. Ky. 42164. group, there were two stars - J.D. We arc looking forward to seeing your Grace Union Sing SUMNER and JAMES BLACKWODD. group in Scoll.sville. Later, J.D. SUMNER started the STAMPS Sincerely, The regular monthly Singing at the and of course was the leader and star of Ronnie Williams Grace Union Church in Metcalfe County (continued on page 8) President of Ky, State Singing Convention will be held on July 4 at 7:00PM. PAGE 2 • GOSPEL REACHING OUT,, JULY 1981 Whafs Happening Word Record Group has anmiuticed the Gospel signing of Joni Eareckson to a multiple It was produced by veteran producer, album contract. Joni's first album, "Joni's Kurt Kaiser. Kaiser felt very close to the REACHING OUT Song." on the Word label will hr released project, "Joni is a special person.Sheis an August 1. excellent singer, as well as a writer and Official Publication of the Joni. who is a quadrapelegic. will donate singer. These talents have been heighten Hart County all royalties from the sales of the album to ed toa sharper focus becauseshe is confin Gospel Music Association Joni & Friends, a ministry set up to train, ed to the chair. If she had the freedom to equip, and inform churches of the needs of walk I'm not sure she could give the The sole purpose of the Hart the severely disabled. talents she has as much time to develop. Joni is a bestselling author with two County Gospel Music There were many tender moments during books that have topped the New York the recording and I came away feeling this Association is to uplift the Times Bestseller lists, she is a painter of is an important album for everyone and Kingdom of God through the renown whose paintings have been especially for those in similar situations." diligent efforts of our members to critically acclaimed, and she also starred The album will be introduced to the promote Gospel Music as a means in a feature film that dramatized her life. public at the Christian Booksellers The album was recorded at Devlin Association convention July 20th in of spreading the gospel as well as studios in North Hollywood and MCA Anaheim, California. a means of gospel entertainment. Whitney in G'^^ndale, California. EDITORIAL STAFF Editor Annette McCubbins Co-Editor Wilma Spradlin Circulation B. R. CARVER CHEVROIET-BUICK, INC. Jane Ann McCubbins Complete Body & Service Shop HART COUNTY Wrecker Service GOSPEL MUSIC ASSOCIATION President Haskelt McCubbins Vice-Pres. Tommy Feiren Sec. and Treas. Annette McCubbins Phone: Cave City • 773-3174 1-65 & Hv»^. 90 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Glasgow • 678-5211 Cave City, Ky. Elmer Dean Short Courtney Spradlin Dwayne Hatcher Eiroy Larimore GOSPEL —— _— ^ V -m.-r FOR Annual Subscription Rate - $3.00 REACHING DEADLINES Ta1.ER^ GOSPEL REACHING OUT Published Monthly •3rd Class Postage COPY JULY 15 ADVERTISING JULY 16 Paid at Munfordville, Ky. 42765 Vol. 9, No. 7 JULY 1981 *Please address all correspondence to P.O. Box 477, Munfordville, Ky. GOSPEL u Q $3 per year COMPLIMENTS OF Send Check or Money Order to: Readiii^ GOSPEL REACHING OUT, "Gospel Music News From The'Hart' Of Kentucky Cawlcr 'Pharmacy P.O. Box 477 Munfordville, Ky. P.O. Box 477 Munfordville, Ky.i Check One DNEW • RENEWAL IF RENEWAL - AFFIX LABEL BELOW PLEASE PRINT: WM. J. LAWLER, R. PH. /( NAME Subscribe* MUNFORDVILLE, KY. ADDRESS. .CITY. Today!! PHONE 524-5231 STATE _ZIF CODE. 1-1, GOSPEL REACHING OUT - JULY 1981 Do You Have News from the Monitor These Issues? The Monitors Quartet from Nashville. Over the past few years some of the Tennessee^ have signed a contract with issues of Gospel Reaching Out have been Zondervan and Stamps Baxter. They will be looking for new release within the next misplaced. If you have any of the follow ing, we would appreciate a copy. We are 30 days. The Monitorsare host group for Summer keeping a publication of each month. The copies we need are April. May,June Music City USA concerts held at the Con and July of 1975, also January and March vention Center in Cave City, Kentucky^ throughout the summer. Gospel music is of 1976. Please send them to Gospel Reaching featured each Sunday. Out,P.O. Box 477, Munfordville, Kentucky In August they will feature the Fox Kenny Roberts of Brothers and the Calverymen from Flint, 42765. Brotherhood Quartet Michigan. Be on the watch for this 57", 150 lb. wrestling champion who answers to the name of KENNY ROBERTS. He's a For Professional Sound..., "Hoosier" from Bargersville, Indiana, and is presently holding the title of "BEST Yamaha Dennis Billingsley, BARITONE SINGER YOU'VE EVER Bose President HEARD - BAR NONK." Every where he Cerwin Vega .CL travels with the BROTHERHOOD Shure KLUUCSLErS QUARTET his consistently - excellent per Audio Technica formances endear him to the hearts of the TUSI^ SALES listening audience. Electro Voice KENNY is multiple-talented, being able "t'ffryihing ForEfery Musician' AND to sing any one of the four parts, play guitar and bass guitar, and can learn the 106 Park Ave. RENTAL words to a song faster than the average Glasgow, Ky. 42141 singer thinks is possible! But his greatest Phone: Business S02/AS1-249S talent of all is the enthusiastic way that he Hours: Monday thru Saturday 9 6 Home S02/6SI 2217 presents gospel music to the thousands of Saturday 9 5 CLOSE D SUNDAY listeners at the BROTHERHOOD con certs. His way of expressing what GOD has done for him is revealed in an overflowing JOY that makes everyone r know the LOVE OF GOD is within him. KENNY ROBERTS, who became a Big 3rd Annual , CHRISTIAN less than 2 years ago, is on the move for the LORD. Come and hear this young man - You'll receive a bless- Elmer Hi'nton Memorial GOSPEL SINGING Singing July 11 Alexandria, Tennessee, will be the sight July 9, 10, and 11 of a big gospel singing on July 11 at 8:00 at the Alexandria fairgrounds. The singing is At Burger Queen Picnic Area, Hodgenville, Ky. a memorial for Elmer Hinton. The featured groups will be Jerry and the Sing ing Goffs, The Fox Brothers, The Encores, Carl Tipton Blue Grass Gospel, and The Thurs., July 9th — The Conquerers Monitors.