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Thanksgiving Thank You

Singing News • VOLUME 54 • NO 07

Rachel McCutcheon

See The Harvest

Sue Dodge

Feed His Sheep

Jim Wesson

Jeff Whisnant

Elephants and Mosquitos

Five Questions for Sheri Easter

Noteworthy

Pumpkin Muffins

Gratitude

Pumpkin Muffins

Being Grateful

Darkness Into Light

Celebrating 25 Years!

A Lesson For All Of Us

What's Happening With Jeanette Cooke • In 1962, the first Walmart store opened. The Flintstones debuted on television. John Glenn became the first American to orbit the earth. Spider-Man made his first comic book appearance. And Jeanette Cooke started singing Gospel music with her husband, Hubert. They called themselves The Cooke Duet. Three sons, a name change, and six decades later, Jeanette is still on the road, sharing her talent for the glory of God with her family, The Singing Cookes.

A New Member of the Hall of Fame - Part 2 • God uses common garments to do uncommon things; And God uses common people, to live out His uncommon dreams.

Templeton Tours: Making Music and Memories At Sea • Combining sun, music, food, comedy, and fellowship is definitely the recipe for a great vacation, and that’s exactly what awaits the artists and fans who are looking forward to Singing at Sea in 2023.

Conversation With… Mark Bishop

January 28-February 3, 2023

Faith Country: Jackson Heights • Faith Country is the rebranding of a musical genre formerly known as Christian or Positive Country. It is a specific type of music that appeals to an audience who would be drawn to Country music, but may not expect a message of hope in Jesus Christ found in the lyrics. Who better to give an understanding of this style of music than some of its greatest pioneers, former members of DMB Band and MidSouth, now members of the band known as Jackson Heights.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Fans: Jon Tucker

God Is Real - The Sound • New Day Records

Shoulder to Shoulder - Chitans • Horizon Records

Remembering God's Blessings

Bluegrass Chart

Personal Apperances

1-80

Concert Billboards

The Rex Nelon Singers • As the year 1976 wound down, a beloved family group of Southern Gospel music, The LeFevres, retired from the full-time stage. However, the group’s bass singer, Rex Nelon, felt that the group’s sound and precision-style of singing should not fade into history, so he purchased The LeFevres’ group assets and launched The Rex Nelon Singers the next year. The group’s name would change to The Nelons in 1985, but in the eight years as The Rex Nelon Singers, the group recorded some of Southern Gospel music’s all-time favorite songs. How many of these do you remember…