Monthly Archives: December 2011
YouTube Gem #26: Ryan Seaton & Kids
Ryan Seaton got a chance to sing a song with his daughter’s (Ella’s) preschool class for their Christmas program. They sang Changed By A Baby Boy, and it is adorable! (The video is viewable for non-Facebookers too)
Wildcard Wednesday: Birthday Buddies
Well today is my birthday…I’m not going to tell you how old I am, but I’m halfway to 50. For this post, I was initially going to find a birthday song sung by a SG artist. But I decided it was a lame idea because there aren’t many of those songs out there. Then I remembered that I share my birthday with Mr. Ryan Seaton. So I decided that I will dedicate this blog posting to my “birthday buddy.”
Here are two recent videos from Ryan. The first is a mini-interview with Hannah about his new “Love Songs” CD:
The second video was shot at a recent concert, with Ryan singing “Please Forgive Me”:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US!
Mark Trammell Quartet hires Eric Phillips
Looks like I made Friday’s post a bit too soon! Here’s the release from MTQ:
After three months of searching, praying, and auditioning. Mark Trammell Quartet is happy to announce that former Mark Trammell TRIO tenor Eric Phillips will rejoin the group at the end of the year. Eric has faithfully served the city of Gadsden, Alabama as a law enforcement officer for the last 2 years and has earned highest honors in his service to them. Eric states “When music is in your blood, its hard to get it out. I’m looking forward to getting back on the road with Mark and the guys, seeing friends I haven’t seen in two and a half years and most importantly encouraging people with the gospel message thru song!” Mark states “I couldn’t be happier with Eric’s decision to return. He loved being a police officer and I admired him for his work. The first song we sang together when he asked to be considered again confirmed what God was trying to tell everyone in the room. All I can say is welcome home Eric, good to have you back!” Mark continues “We would like to thank 28 men and two ladies that showed interest in filling the position. It was a very difficult decision and we are honored that you would trust this ministry that much. Also, we MUST thank our friend Jim Cox from Cumming, Ga for his excellent job of filling in at the tenor position over the last two months. Jim has been a true joy to our fans and friends across the country.”
Here’s a tribute video that was made in 2009 when Eric decided to come off the road with MTT:
And here’s a little taste of what MTQ will sound like:
Add to that the best bass singer on the road, and you’ve got yourself a pretty good quartet!
11 Biggest Personnel Changes of ’11
Here are, in my mind, the 11 biggest personnel changes of 2011:
11. Blackwood Quartet and Toney Brothers merge
10. Anthony Davis replaces Dennis Dugger as Tribute bass
9. Dan Gilbert leaves, rejoins, and leaves Liberty Quartet
8. Legacy Five switches pianists
7. Joel Wood leaves Mark Trammell Quartet
6. No more Talley Trio
5. Tim Duncan joins Canton Junction
4. Burman Porter rejoins Dove Brothers
3. Signature Sound switches basses: Duncan leaves, Owens joins
2. Dixie Echoes get two new Mikes
1. Craig West leaves, Jerry Pelfrey joins Gold City
I Forgot How Good They Were
Has this ever happened to you? A group changes personnel and its sound changes, sometimes for the worse. But you get so accustomed to hearing the current lineup that you forgot how good they used to be before the personnel change.
That happened to me. I realized it after watching some old-school EHSS clips. Here’s a sample.
Man, they were electric! Nothing against the current EHSS lineup, I still love listening to them. But I think I’m finally realizing that this lineup was on a whole ‘nother level.
(Its interesting that some are saying RSQ has the same type of electricity.)
Posted by joshvanklomp on December 9, 2011 in Commentary