Month January 2020

Give God the Glory In All Things

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Oaks Christmas

The Oak Ridge Boys, during their Christmas concert at Renfro Valley in 2019. The concert was heavy on songs about the birth of Christ and their hits portion of the show included “Did I Make A Difference,” a powerful song written by Bill Anderson and Rob Crosby.

By John Herndon, KentuckySings.com

It was kind of on a whim, but Wednesday morning I made the 75-mile drive to Renfro Valley to get the best possible tickets to The Oak Ridge Boys’ concert, set for April 25.

That I planned to get tickets is really not much of a surprise, since I have already seen The Oaks 38 times (that I can remember) dating back to the summer of 1973. I already had it on my calendar and I had planned to order online later that morning. But since walkup sales commenced an hour before tickets were available online and I had no concrete plans for the rest of the day, I made the trip. Continue reading “Give God the Glory In All Things” →

Life is good for Steve Ladd

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Steve Ladd is all smiles as he sings with The Old Paths Quartet at Sand Spring Baptist Church on Dec. 31.

First year with The Old Paths Quartet has been a time of recharging

By John Herndon, KentuckySings.com

When we last talked with Steve Ladd, he was taking a definitive step in his career path. It was back on Dec. 31, 2018, following what had become somewhat of a traditional solo concert at Sand Spring Baptist Church, near Lawrenceburg, Ky. He’d appeared at Sand Spring several times for the church’s New Year’s Eve celebration of bringing in the new year with gospel music.

In 2018, Ladd had shared the stage with Jim and Melissa Brady, but that night marked a major shift for Ladd. After 10 years as a traveling soloist, Ladd was shifting to full-time travel with The Old Paths quartet.

We caught up with Ladd again on New Year’s Eve for the same event a year later. Continue reading “Life is good for Steve Ladd” →