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aired the weekend of July 11th & 12th, 2009: |
 Our Featured Artists on this program were Squire
Parsons and his Squire Parsons Trio. Squire has always been a
favorite of Southern Gospel fans, ever since his days with the Kingsmen back
in the late 1970s. It's hard to believe he's been on his own for about three
decades. He's often considered a solo artist, but he also has his trio, the
Squire Parsons Trio. Their latest recording, as featured on this broadcast,
is of the trio. It's called "Glorious Gospel Story," the title song
of which is one of Squire's newer compositions. As you heard, Squire also
dug back in his huge repertoire for a few of his other long-ago favorites.
It was interesting to hear Squire, as an extremely prolific songwriter, say
that his songwriting has become much more deliberate in recent years with
the Gospel message becoming more important than ever.
 The Squire Parsons Trio's CD featured on this program,
"Glorious Gospel Story," is available from our mailorder service,
Springside. Just call 1-800-38-MUSIC to order. You can order easily from
our webstore by
using
this link to go directly to this item. (Orders over $40 in the USA
qualify for free shipping.)
Long ago Squire Parsons was given the nickname "the Gentle
Giant." He's a tall man. I remember many years ago Shelia and I purchased
a small truck-body camper to use to do interviews when necessary at outdoor
summer events. I'll never forget how Squire practically had to crawl into
that thing. Of course, I couldn't stand up straight either. That camper didn't
last long. And it's a lot more fun remembering the experience than it was
at the time.
 Last summer I started a "Yesterday's Voices" feature on
the program and so many of you told me you wanted more that I decided to
bring it back this summer. These features include songs and brief clips from
our extensive interview archives with Southern Gospel legends who have passed
away. Featured on this program was Rosie Rozell, the legendary tenor
with the Statesmen back in the 1960s. We'll include a few more of these as
the summer goes on.
If you called our Listener Favorites line on Sunday, July 12th, thank
you! We'll have an all-Listener Favorites program soon, probably during August.
On the Headline Update you heard about the new Branson Gospel Music
Convention. Here's a link for more information:
www.bransongmc.com.
Roy Webb's "Timeless" hymns recording, two selections from
which were heard on this program, is available through our Springside.com
webstore.
Here's
the link.
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