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| From the program
aired the weekend of Aug. 22nd & 23rd, 2009: |
 The Ball Brothers (Andrew, Daniel,
Stephen and Josh) were our Featured Artists on this edition. Yes,
they really are brothers, and have been getting an excellent response from
audiences everywhere they travel. 2006 is when they went fulltime, and their
high-flying career got quite a boost right off the launch pad when they toured
with the Martins and then with Ernie Haase & Signature Sound — and
that sure can't hurt. The Ball Brothers have spent a long time getting ready
for their new "Breakthrough" CD, four songs from which were included
on this broadcast. "Glimpse Of Your Glory" is their new radio single,
so you'll undoubtedly be hearing a lot of that song. I always enjoy "I
Wouldn't Miss Heaven For The World." I've loved it since the Singing
Americans (as Andrew mentioned) put it out back in the 80s, and I like what
the Ball Brothers did with it. The variety on this CD was illustrated by
the other two songs, "Forgiven" and "I'll Do Anything," both
of which are very different from those previous songs. Their e-mail is
contact@theballbrothers.com.
 The Ball Brothers' CD featured on this program,
"Breakthrough," 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.)
By the way, the Ball Brothers' website says the guys have three younger
sisters who, yes, sing! So perhaps someday we'll hear another group from
that same family — the Ball Sisters.
 Our Artist Spotlight segment on this program featured a visit
with, and music from, Dale & Cheryl Golden from Tyler, Texas.
Dale has a remarkable testimony, especially relative to his bout with pancreatic
cancer in 2000. Survival for nine years from such a condition is extremely
rare. But to be totally cancer-free at this point is, literally, a miracle.
The song Dale wrote, "Summer In My Soul," heard on this program, seemed
especially appropriate. "Everywhere we go, I try to encourage people to
embrace God's will for their life," Dale says. "God's plan is a perfect
plan for you. Sometimes it doesn't seem like it. Sometimes He will have you
go through things that you don't udnerstand and that you don't like. I've
been in many of those situations with my cancer battles, my physical battles...
But once I was through them I could see that God had a plan the whole time
and that His plan was perfect for me. And I embrace His will." Well said.
Their booking number is 903-539-5321. Website:
www.daleandcherylgolden.com.
Our "Yesterday's Voices" feature on this progrem was with the late
Jack Toney, one of the kindest men you'd ever want to meet. I always
enjoyed interviewing him. He was an outstanding singer, too, and I loved
his distinctive, quality voice. Jack Toney passed away April 15, 2004.
You heard on the Headline Update that Gold City is looking
for a new bass singer. If you're interested, send all relevant information
to them at
goldcityauditions@me.com.
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