Southern Gospel News- McRaes,First Love

Southern Gospel News....This came from Chuck Peter's Southern Gospel Reporter (www.southerngospelreporter.com)....
The merger of two top Southern Gospel groups was announced today in Nashville. Troy and Katy Peach, of First Love, are teaming up with Annie McRae and Amanda Till, of The McRaes,.. to form one new super group. The new group's moniker will be: TK & McRAES.

This reporter spoke earlier today with representatives of BSA World Music, The Beckie Simmons Agency and Big 10 Entertainment.. as they gathered with group members for a meeting of the minds. The new "quartet".. even treated us to a little telephone a cappella singing. Beckie Simmons says: "I have known about this for a little while.. and just couldn't wait to share the good news!.. We are all very excited!"

Troy Peach told us that JP Miller,.. the third voice in First Love.. has decided to come off the road, for now, and focus his attention on family and other projects. Morgann McClanahan is also leaving her full time position with The McRaes.

TK & McRaes is expected to make a debut, on stage,.. Friday night (02/23) at the Columbia Exhibition Center in Columbia, Mississippi. A new project is in the works.. and should release in May. A single release is being recorded now and will ship to radio in very soon. The new single, produced by Mike Bowling, is an Annie McRae penned song called "When He Said Live"

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Ivan Parker - First Soloist To Make Main Stage at NQC
During the annual NQC Board Meeting in Louisville , Kentucky , this week,.. board voted to invite Ivan Parker to perform on the Friday evening featured concerts. According to info from the NQC.. this is the first time in the history of the NQC that a soloist has been invited to perform on the main stage of the National Quartet Convention.

“It is fitting that on the 50th anniversary of the NQC that this sort of history can be made.” states NQC Executive Vice President, Clarke Beasley. “Ivan Parker has distinguished himself as one of the most popular artists in all of Southern Gospel Music and he is certainly worthy of the distinction of the being the first soloist to be featured on the NQC main stage.”

Parker was introduced to the world of gospel music as the lead singer for the
Singing Americans in 1982. In 1983, he joined Gold City where he became one of the most popular vocalists in all of Gospel Music. In 1994, Ivan launched a solo career and also joined the Bill Gaither Trio and later began touring with the popular Gaither Homecoming Tour.

In addition to Ivan’s performance on Friday night,.. the NQC is producing a segment which will commemorate the 50 year heritage of the National Quartet Convention. More details about this special presentation are forthcoming.

Other talent additions to the evening concert lineup include the Freemans on Thursday and the Skyline Boys on Saturday. Complete schedule information is available at www.natqc.com and question about the NQC can be answered by the NQC office at 800-846-8499.


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