Back home again
It's been too long since I've posted here, and during this latest "lull", I've been getting beaten up in the cold, cruel world of commercial radio.
Four years ago, I would have had no "safety net" to cushion me from such blows from an industry I've always loved, but know it doesn't always care about things that I do. But since then, I've been able to share my love of gospel music with all of you, and doing that has given me pleasure that even I find hard to describe precisely.
And what got me through today and kept me from going stir crazy is that same gospel music...today we recorded our Sunday morning gospel music show on KMJ...the longest running gospel radio show in the nation(a fact I'm proud to brag about a bit). The music we played helped soothe my soul, and brightened my spirits.
One feature in particular I'm proud of is something we just started doing in recent weeks...our "Flashback" feature. The last song we play each week on our show is some classic gospel performance from yesteryear. In recent weeks we've played classic songs by the Harmoneers, the Rebels, the Sunshine Boys, and the Blackwood Brothers...all from the private collections of Earline Starnes(the principal host and the younger daughter of former Blackwood Brothers bass Don Smith)and yours truly.
We never made a big to-do that we were going to start doing that(unlike SOME radio shows who grind out ceaseless self-promotion). To coin a phrase of my good friend Neil Enloe(formerly of the Couriers), we just sort of "fell into it". At first it began with old recordings of Don's quartet, the Gospelaires...and when I realized Earline was going to make it a regular feature, I jumped in with all the energy I had...and decided that I would lend my own experience and recordings into the mix to make it a memorable part of the show for our audience.
And that it has become...people have responded quite well to it...I knew they would. A good gospel song performed by a dedicated and talented artist will always be well received...despite the favorite genre of any given listener.
I've already planned to unveil further classics in the weeks ahead.
The real blessing about this feature is that it allows me the privilege of combining two of the things I love most...gospel music and radio...and gives me a chance to share some gifts I've been given with the world...just as this blog does.
It's good to be home.
Posted on Apr 17, 2008 - 09:45 PM | [0]
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