Merry Christmas from Crossroads Music!
We will be closed from Friday, December 23 through Sunday, January 1, reopening on January 2. We will fill all physical orders placed through noon on Thursday, December 22. Orders placed after noon will be filled when the office re-opens on January 3.
Digital items will, of course, remain instantly accessible through the break.
The Kingsmen just announced that, following Bryan Hutson’s departure, they have hired Bob Sellers:
The Kingsmen are pleased to welcome Bob Sellers to the quartet, filling the vacancy created by the departure of Bryan Hutson. “I am so excited to become a member of the legendary Kingsmen Quartet family,” says Bob. “I’m thankful for this opportunity that Ray and Brandon Reese have given me, and I look forward to meeting every single Kingsmen fan.
“The first song I recall singing with my mom and sister in our little country church was ‘A Place Where The Hungry Are Fed,’ so it is a dream come true to now stand on stage with the group that introduced that song and so many other great songs to Gospel music. I will work with all that is within me to continue the proud tradition that is The Kingsmen Quartet and, most importantly, to present the Gospel of Jesus Christ in song effectively. I cannot wait to see what God has in store!
Bob’s first concert will be in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada on December 31, 2011.
One of gospel music’s most beloved families, the Talley Trio, announces an exciting new chapter in their lives and ministry. Brian Alvey joins Roger, Debra and Lauren on stage in September 2011, making his debut at the Gatlinburg Gathering. Brian and Lauren were married in June 2011 and with this change the group will officially be known as The Talleys.
“Brian not only brings an impressive vocal ability to the group, but will add a new excitement to the stage with his proficiency on bass guitar, piano, electric and acoustic guitar and steel guitar. We look forward to showcasing his many talents on stage, but what we love most is his testimony, his heart for ministry and the impact he will have on listeners,” says Roger Talley.
Brian is an Indiana native and was raised in a pastor’s home. He has previously played piano and sung with Southern Sound, Beyond the Ashes and Tribute Quartet. Brian co-wrote Tribute’s first top 10 single, “That’s Why I Love Him So,” and was a 2009 Top 10 nominee for Horizon Individual of the Year.
More information can be found at www.talleytrio.com.
Crossroads would like to congratulate our Mountain Home recording artists on picking up seventeen nominations in the final round of this year’s IBMA Awards.
The Boxcars
Balsam Range
Crowe, Lawson, Williams
Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver
Darin and Brooke Aldridge
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver’s latest CD, Drive Time, hit #1 on the Alternate Roots Bluegrass Chart this week!
Alternate Roots launched its online magazine in 2007. Earlier this year, it added Bluegrass to the genres for which it offers a weekly radio chart.
New Grace Trio, a family group from Athens, Texas, was recently welcomed to the Pinnacle label, a division of Crossroads Entertainment and Marketing. Their first release is due out later this year.
The trio, started in 1993, consists of Fulton family members Frances (mother), Sonja (daughter), and Brad (son). In 1996, they were led to build and open the Texas Music Hall in Athens. Throughout the years, they have hosted countless concerts for Southern Gospel fans.
The group regularly performs at the hall and across the country using their talents as a ministry tool to bring people to Christ. Pinnacle is delighted to have this group joining its other artists making a mark in the industry.
New Grace Trio’s Brad Fulton adds, “We are excited about signing the Pinnacle contract with Crossroads. Through the promotion of our music, we pray that God’s Son will be exalted and God’s people will be edified.”
Look for the release due this summer.
Front Row L to R: Brad Fulton, Jeff Collins. Back Row L to R: Sonja Fulton, Frances Fulton.
ARDEN, N.C., April 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Mountain Home Music, a division of Crossroads Entertainment & Marketing, Inc., celebrates the very rare occurrence of garnering two #1 Bluegrass chart toppers in the same month.
Bluegrass Unlimited magazine, which publishes the definitive radio airplay charts for Bluegrass music, has announced their May 2011 charts.
Trains I Missed by Balsam Range tops the BU Singles Airplay Chart for the month, while The Boxcars’ self-titled CD takes the #1 slot on the Album Airplay Chart.
Live video performances of each band plus a supergroup performance of both bands together are available for streaming and download here.
Balsam Range and The Boxcars are distributed by Crossroads Distribution, Select-O Hits and Syntax Distribution. The albums are available in CD and digital formats.
Media Contact:
Ty Gilpin
Crossroads
828-684-3066 x320
ty.gilpin@crossroadsmusic.com
http://crossroadsmusic.com
About Balsam Range:
Balsam Range is a five-member bluegrass group from Haywood County, North Carolina. Their members are fiddler and tenor singer Buddy Melton, veteran mandolin player Darren Nicholson, acclaimed guitarist Caleb Smith, bassist and Southern Gospel Hall of Fame member Tim Surrett, and banjo player and Grammy® Award-winner Marc Pruett. Balsam Range burst onto the bluegrass scene in 2007 and has steadily compiled an impressive list of radio hits and appearances at prestigious venues.
About The Boxcars:
The Boxcars launched in 2010, making waves with IBMA award-winning instrumentalists, accomplished vocalists, and a quickly filled schedule, including dates at many of the largest Bluegrass festivals. Their members — Adam Steffey, Ron Stewart, John R. Bowman, Keith Garrett, and Harold Nixon — created the band after stints in several prestigious groups, including Alison Krauss and Union Station, Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, the Isaacs, and J.D. Crowe and the New South.
About Mountain Home:
Mountain Home, a division of Crossroads Entertainment & Marketing, Inc., is one of the top Bluegrass labels in the business, representing such artists as Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, The Boxcars, Balsam Range, and Darin and Brooke Aldridge. Established in 1993, Crossroads is a market leader in the Bluegrass, Southern Gospel, and Performance Track fields.
Sirius XM management has made the decision to remove enLighten from the satellite service of both XM and Sirius, as well as Dish TV, effective Wednesday, May 4th, in the mistaken belief that’s its listenership is miniscule. (However, enLighten will continue to be offered via the Sirius XM OnLine Internet service (Channel 805) and via the Sirius XM SmartPhone App.)
For your information, this action has been taken because – as part of the merger agreement – the Federal Communications Commission is requiring Sirius XM to make a group of channels available for “community-service” programming produced by minority and special-interest groups, which requires the removal of other channels due to limited bandwidth.
The only opportunity to reverse this decision requires immediate action by everyone who will be impacted by this action. Make a telephone call, send an E-mail … or, by far the most effective means … write and mail a letter … or use all routes.
If you wish to voice your displeasure, here is contact information:
Telephone calls – If a Sirius subscriber, call Sirius Customer Care at 1-888-539-7474
In either case, comment on fact that enLighten is to be removed from the satellite service and, if it’s removed and not restored, you wish to cancel your subscriptions (if you do). (Do not be deceived by a rep telling you “it’s only moving to a new channel.)
You can send E-mails to customercare@siriusxm.com.
By mail — send a letter or postcard (now 29 cents) to one or both of these gentlemen:
Mr. Scott A. Greenstein
President & Chief Content Officer CEO
Sirius XM Radio
1221 Avenue of the Americas, 36th Floor 1221 Avenue of the Americas, 36th Floor
New York, New York 10020
ALSO – you might send a copy of your letter to:
Federal Communications Commission
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau
Consumer Complaints
445 12th Street, SW
Washington, D.C. 20554
Remember … while you can be firm in your statements, always be Christ-like in what you say and write. And … pray, pray, pray!
Again: to cause this action to be rescinded, a rapid and massive outcry is necessary!
Crossroads wants to congratulate our artists on receiving 56 nominations in the top 10 nomination ballot of the 2011 Singing News Fan Awards!
Traditional Quartet
Mixed Group
Trio
Soloist
Favorite Male Singer
Favorite Female Singer
Young Artist
Horizon Individual
Horizon Group
Tenor
Lead
Baritone
Bass
Soprano
Alto
Musician
Band
Songwriter
Song
The Gospel Music Association (GMA) has honored Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver with a Dove® Awards nomination. The nomination was in the Bluegrass Album of the Year category, honoring the Horizon / Crossroads release Light on my Feet, Ready to Fly.
Doyle Lawson, winner of The National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship, has garnered no less than 14 International Bluegrass Music Awards, 4 Grammy nominations, and 4 previous Dove Award Nominations. “We, at Crossroads, certainly believe that this is the year Doyle will win his first Dove®”, says Mickey Gamble, President of Crossroads Entertainment.
Doyle Lawson comments: “I am honored to be nominated in the Bluegrass Gospel Category of the prestigious Dove® Awards.” The nomination was announced in a February 16th press conference at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia.
The 42nd Annual GMA Dove® Awards Ceremony will be at the same venue, on April 20th. GMC will televise the show at 8:00 P.M. EST on April 24th, Resurrection Sunday.
Watch the show on GMC (www.watchgmctv.com). GMC can be seen in over 47 million homes on various cable systems around the country, on DIRECTV on channel 338 and on Verizon FiOS on channel 224.
Jeff Collins and the rest of the Crossroads studio team records a song for Soul’d Out Quartet’s February 2012 release, “What the World Doesn’t Know,” available here.
Crossroads extends our deepest sympathy and send condolences to our radio partners at WJBZ in Knoxville, TN for the loss of Mrs. Mull, wife of the station’s founder Rev. J. Bazzel Mull. Longtime WJBZ employee Jamie Lewis sent this announcement: It is with great sadness that The Mull Family announces that the Mull Family Matriarch, [...]
Once again Louisville was host to some of Southern Gospels favorite talent this year. Crossroads has once again showcased those talents just for the true Southern Gospel fan! This years line up includes: 1 Kingdom Heirs “No Bones About It” 2 Ivan Parker “Twenty-Four Hours A Day” 3 Collingsworth Family “Resurrection Morn” 4 Kingsmen [...]
Darin and Brooke, along with sponsors Choice USA, distributor of Sun Drop, held a mini music festival at the Cleaveland County Fairgrounds in Shelby, NC to celebrate the new Mountain Home Music release, So Much In Between, which finds its official street date August 16, 2011. The event also included multiple vendors and an emerging [...]
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