April 3, 2005

By: Gospel Correspondent Loretta Coleman

April 3, 2005, 5:00 p.m., The Gospel Legends presented their CD release at Gunters Chapel Baptist Church in Columbia, SC.  Attending was about 300 people. 

The program begin with the Oak Grove Baptist Church Mass Choir.  After the choir performed, The Gospel Legends took the stage dressed is their beautiful light blue and white. 

As always, The Gospel Legends gave the people something that they had been longing for.  The Legends had all the time to honor everyone's request for their favorite son.  The Legends sang for about an hour and 30 minutes.  Every-time they got ready to go off of stage, the people wanted more.  The Legends was presented an award from L.C. Ministries and from SC Gospel Quartets congratulating them on their new CD release.

We say hats off to The Gospel Legends for such an outstanding project and for making a difference in the Quartet Industry.

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April 20, 2005

On Saturday, April 23, 2005, Keith “Wonderboy” Johnson and the Spiritual Voices are scheduled to perform at the 3 Rivers Musical Festival, Columbia, South Carolina.  Keith is scheduled to take the stage at 8:00 PM. 

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April 24, 2005

The Spiritual Wonders of Summerville has broken up.  However, several members of the group continues to minister in song and has formed the group The New Soul Revivers of North Charleston.  The new group is in rehearsal and is preparing to participate in the Showcase scheduled for June 25, 2005 at Sterret Hall, Sterret Street, Old Navy Base, Charleston, S.C.

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April 27, 2005

The Gospel Quartet Community and South Carolina has lost one of the last radio stations that focused on local gospel quartet groups, WLGO.  WLGO, 1170 AM, was a small station of about 10,000 watts located in Lexington, South Carolina.  On yesterday it went off the air as a gospel music format station.  Though small, it was a big voice in the gospel music community in South Carolina.  The general manager of the station for the past thirteen (13) years was Ms. Blanche Goodson.

There remain at least four  (4) radio stations in the midlands of South Carolina  that play gospel music.  However, these stations do not begin to pay attention to the local gospel artists as did WLGO. 

No longer will there be a radio station in the Columbia market that will keep you up to date on what is going on in the gospel quartet community, local or national.  To say that the lost of WLGO will be felt by the community is putting it lightly.  There will be a huge void in local gospel quartet music radio airplay.

It is certain that Ms. Goodson and her staff will move on the bigger and better things.  For, they were dedicated to the local gospel quartet community and we do believe they will be rewarded for allowing the local gospel quartet groups to share daily their praise and worship of our Lord and Savior in song.