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Dave's Top Eight
1. Jerry Reed...Revisited by Darrell Toney (reviewed 6/07) (5 Stars) Click title to purchase at CBD.com...click artist name to read Dave's Review. A CD will automatically fall out of the Top Eight after twelve months if no CD surpasses it before then.
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CD Review: Greg Bentley (Journal Of Grace)
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-----------December 25, 2006The term "Southern Gospel"Click HERE to hear Ed Sullivan use the term "Southern Gospel" on May 1, 1966. Of course, I realize he means "gospel music from the south," not Southern Gospel from the white quartet traditions that we use the term to describe today. After all, Sullivan is introducing James Brown (who died today at the age of 73). Still, it's interesting to hear how the term was used in an era before its definition was restricted to its current focus...at that time, the "Southern" in "Southern Gospel" meant a section of the United States, not a particular style, even though the term overall is being used to define Brown's style. And of course, before that, the "south" part of the USA was defined due to the division created during the Civil War. "The South" is really southeast on a map of the modern USA. It's funny how some labels originate from a simple, logical combination of terms, but then persist based on traditional usage even as the underlying reality that caused the terms to combine shifts away. Labels: Observations, Video Clips
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