In a day when customer service is rarely in the service of the customer, XM/Sirius has listened to those who called and emailed asking them to keep Enlighten, the Southern Gospel station, on the air.

Kudos to XM/Sirius.  Thanks for listening to your customers.

This is the official statement from Enlighten:

enLighten Channel to Continue
on SiriusXM Satellite Radio

Southern Gospel channel to be heard on SiriusXM Limited Engagements, channel 18

enLighten also on SiriusXM Internet Radio

NEW YORK – May 3, 2011 – Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) said that starting May 4, enLighten will be heard on SiriusXM Limited Engagements, channel 18.

Beyond satellite radio, enLighten continues to be available on SiriusXM Internet Radio, and available through the SiriusXM App for the Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, and several BlackBerry and Android-powered smartphones.

enLighten is the home to great Southern Gospel music from artists like Gaither Vocal Band, Gold City, and The Inspirations.

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Why Don’t More Groups Sing A Cappella?

The answer is simple. Most groups don’t sing a cappella for the same reason most people don’t go naked in public.

via MusicScribe BLOG » Blog Archive » Why Don’t More Groups Sing A Cappella?.

HT Doug

I love the guys I work with. I love Dollywood and am very grateful for allowing the Kingdom Heirs to sing the gospel to so many people each year.

via An Interview with Billy Hodges | SouthernGospelBlog.com.

Billy Hodges is the tenor for my favorite SGM group, The Kingdom Heirs.  Check out Daniel Mount’s excellent interview at  his Southern Gospel Blog.

Southern Gospel blogger Daniel Mount has a survey that seeks to determine the answer to that question.

Click here to take it.

We all know that Southern Gospel artists and record companies are very slowly getting onto the digital train.

I’ll not even ask “why?”

What I do wonder about is why those who are don’t offer something similar to the following:

Digital downloads immediately upon release of the CD, a physical CD sent in the mail, and a special that would sell the two for $20-25.

I’m thinking that there would be quite a few who would like to have the digital files.  After all, it saves the time of ripping the CD.  One can also get them quicker than they get the CD in the mail when ordering online.   Many of these same folks would still enjoy having the CD.

My experience is limited.  Perhaps there are some who are doing this.

It seems counter-intuitive to not do it.

Read the story here.

It is very interesting to see how everything has played out.

I cannot help but feel that, as time has gone on, Talley has worked hard to prove himself.

I trust that his career will be blessed by God and that he will be kept from falling by the grace of God.

Kyle Boreing has in interesting post on tracks and how that it is difficult to recover from a mistake when using them.

I am not too fond of tracks. I like orchestration, but I like spontaneity better. I remember fondly the days of the 70′s and 80′s when practically everyone had a full band. I know that economic factors figure in largely with this issue. No doubt that is why many do not have bands.

My question is this: Is it possible to see this change? Is there a widespread desire to see this change? If the answer to these two question is “yes”, what can be done to make the change feasible and attractive to the groups that depend on tracks?

Just musing…….

Daniel Mount has an interesting post about Southern Gospel musicians and the fact that they do not receive as much income as many would think.

I post this close on the heels of an article about pastoral income.

This saddens me.  Why should Christians not support their own……especially those who minister to them?

We have been given so much and give back so little, yet the Lord said,  “freely ye have received, freely give.”  (Matthew 10:8) KJV

Surely the grace of God would motivate us to gladly do better than we do.

Just musing…….

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