
Worship Leader, Singer Share
How COVID-19 Has Impacted Church Worship
By Maina Mwaura – 5-5-20
Photo courtesy: Priscilla du Preez/
The sprawling Dunwoody Baptist Church campus is usually brimming with activity, from their childcare center to the many daytime activities that usually take place on their …
Hal Ketchum, Country Hitmaker Known for ‘Small Town Saturday Night,’ Dies at 67
By Chris Willman – 11-25-20
©PBS/Courtesy Everett Collection
Hal Ketchum, a mainstay of the country music chart in the 1990s and a Grand Ole Opry member, died Monday at age 67.
“With great …
Charley Pride, Country Music’s First Black Superstar, Dies At 86 Of COVID-19 Complications
By Matthew Leimkuehler, Dave Paulson, The Nashville Tennessean
Charley Pride — a sharecropper’s son who rose from rural Mississippi to become the first Black superstar in country music — died Saturday at …
The Talleys Announce Retirement/Lauren Talley to Continue Solo Career
Arden, NC (November 16, 2020)
After more than 35 years of recording Southern Gospel music hits and taking their ministry to audiences world-wide through acclaimed live performances, The Talleys announced they would be bringing …
Singer/Songwriter Jerry Jeff Walker Dies At 78
By Ken Miller – 10-25-20
The Associated Press
Singer Jerry Jeff Walker is seen at a campaign fundraiser at Willie Nelson’s ranch outside Austin, Texas, in 2005. AP Photo/Jack Plunkett
Jerry Jeff Walker, a Texas country …
GENE FRANK BRUNO – October 3, 1942 – December 1, 2020
Gene F. Bruno, 78, of Chattanooga passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020. He was of the Catholic Faith and a graduate of Norte Dame High School.
Gene played bass …
Appreciation: The Irreplaceable Alex Trebek Made ‘Jeopardy!’ A Sane Place In A Mad World
By Robert Lloyd – Television Critic – 11-8-20
Alex Trebek died Sunday, 11/8/20
Alex Trebek, the host of “Jeopardy!” for more than 35 years, died Sunday, 11/18/20 at age 80 from pancreatic cancer. That …
Iconic Singer-Songwriter K.T. Oslin Passes
December 21, 2020 – by Robert K Oermann
K.T. Oslin
Triple Grammy-winner K.T. Oslin, a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, has died at age 78.
She made music history by becoming the first middle-aged woman to rise to …
National Top 40 Radio Station Launched
By Barry Courter, Staff Writer
The late Tommy Jett promotes the Winter WFLI Spectacular in November 1967 in Chattanooga. Jett was a popular DJ on the station, which is now also home to the National Top …
Alex Trebek – A ‘Jeopardy!’ Icon
Alex Trebek died Sunday, 11/8/20
Alex Trebek began hosting “Jeopardy!” in 1984, sporting a thick mustache and a pale pink pocket square on his first episode. He got the job partly because Lucille Ball, of “I …