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The Hoppers, Oct. 17, 2019 at Sand Spring Baptist Church
The Hoppers perform at Sand Spring Baptist Church on Oct. 17.
Connie Hopper.
Dean Hopper talks with John Herndon of KentuckySings.com before the concert.
Dean Hopper.
Claude Hopper.
Dean Hopper
Dean, Claude and Mike Hopper.
Kim Hopper, voted Favorite Soprano in The Singing News Fan Awards for 2019.
Karley, Kim and Connie Hopper.
Dean Hopper.
Alonzo Gaines is moved by The Hoppers music.
Connie Hopper.
The Hoppers.
Packed house at Sand Spring Baptist on Oct. 17.
Mike Hopper sings at Sand Spring.
Connie Hopper, recipient of The Singing News Fan Award for Favorite Alto in 2019.
Connie and Claude Hopper.
Claude Hopper, who used The Speer Family as an inspiration to form The Hopper Brothers group in 1957. (All photos by John Herndon)
Karlye Hopper, Favorite Young Artist for 2019.
Marie Wright, of Shelbyville, Ky., sings along during ‘Shoutin’ Time.’
Dean Hopper, left, and Larry Briscoe announce The Hoppers’ return to Sand Spring for New Year’s Eve, 2020.
National Quartet Convention, Sept. 22-28, 2019. We attended Sept. 23-25. Some random photos from those days.
Wednesday, Sept. 25
Tuesday, Sept. 24
Monday, Sept. 23
I had to fist bump Clayton Inman, of Triumphant Quartet, when I saw him on Monday. It’s a gesture tracing back to a Facebook post in which he was giving a virtural fist bump.
Joseph Habedank gets ready for an initerview with WJBZ-FM radio of Knoxville, Tenn.
Tanya Goodman Sykes and Michael Sykes of The Goodman Revival.
Johnny Minick of The Goodman Revival.
The Goodman Revival sings on the main stage.
The Goodman Revival.
The Goodman Revival.
Josh Townsend, of Legacy Five, Katie Erwin and Kody Erwin and his family take in the Goodman Revival.
The Goodman Revival.
Johnny Minick of The Goodman Revival.
Johnny Minick of The Goodman Revival.
Keith Erwin snaps a photo during the Monday night concert.
From left, Emma Carter and Sharona Carter of the Jay Stone Singers, and Stephanie Herndon. We had met the Carters in the past at a concert and stay in touch with this exceptional family.
The Dixie Melody Boys.
The Dixie Melody Boys.
The Dixie Melody Boys.
The Dixie Melody Boys.
The Dixie Melody Boys.
The Dixie Melody Boys.
Joseph Habedank gets ready for an initerview with WJBZ-FM radio of Knoxville, Tenn.
Tanya Goodman Sykes and Michael Sykes of The Goodman Revival.
Johnny Minick of The Goodman Revival.
The Goodman Revival sings on the main stage.
The Goodman Revival.
The Goodman Revival.
Josh Townsend, of Legacy Five, Katie Erwin and Kody Erwin and his family take in the Goodman Revival.
The Goodman Revival.
Johnny Minick of The Goodman Revival.
Johnny Minick of The Goodman Revival.
Keith Erwin snaps a photo during the Monday night concert.
Jeff and Sheri Easter.
Jeff and Sheri Easter.
Lauren Talley.
Triumphant Quartet.
Karen Peck Gooch talks with fans.
Nick Trammell talks with a fan.
Trevor Conkle of The Mark Trammell Quartet talks with a fan.
Chris Jenkins, of The Kingsmen, talks with some fans.
David Sutton, of Triumphant Quartet faces one direction but the big screen shows him looking in our direciton.
Clayton Inman and Triumphant sing “Old White Flag.”
Eric Bennett of Triumphant.
Clayton Inman sings “Old White Flag.”
Triumphant Quartet.
The Noblemen and The New Speer Family, Christiansburg Baptist Church, Sept. 19, 2019
The New Speer Family and The Noblemen.
The New Speer Family. From left are Brian Speer, Allison Speer, Ben Waites and Mike Allen.
The Noblemen. From left are Chris Daniel (tenor), Garry Polston (lead), Tracy Bertram (baritone) and David Martin (bass).
A full house at Christiansburg.
Tracy Bertram.
Garry Polston takes a lead.
Garry Polston.
Tenor Chris Daniel.
David Martin hitting some low notes.
Garry Polston doing his best imitation of an opera singer.
Garry Polston showing his best Elvis moves.
Allison Speer and Ben Waites.
The New Speer Family.
The New Speer Family.
Bass Mike Allen is a veteran f gospel music.
Bass Mike Allen.
The New Speer Family sings “The King is Coming.”
The Noblemen and Ben Waites.
Allison Speer led the congregation in singing “In the Sweet, By and By.”
The New Speer Family.
Old Time Preachers Quartet, Sand Spring Baptist Church, Sept. 12, 2019
The Old Time Preachers Quartet, which appeared at Sand Spring in Sept. 2019, returns to kick off the 2020 concert series on March 5.
The Old Time Preachers Quartet with some local talent at Sand Spring Baptist Church in September, 2019. From left are George Frederic, Bob Sellers of the OTPQ, Chris Daniel of The Noblemen, Chris Woodyard of The Capital City Boys, and Adam Borden and Mike Holcomb of the OTPQ.
Marlana VanHoose, Jay Stone Singers and Greater Vision, Sand Spring Baptist Church, July 25, 2019
The Nelons and The Noblemen Quartet, David’s Fork Baptist Church, July 11, 2019
Lead Charles Hampton sings at David’s Fork. (All photos by John Herndon.)
The Noblemen, from left: Charles Hampton, Joe Hampton, Rob Wagoner and Dan Clark.
The Noblemen Quartet, from left, Charles Hampton, Rob Wagoner, Joe Hampton and Dan Clark.
Jason Clark, left, invites The Noblemen tenor Rob Wagoner to join The Nelons onstage for “I’ll Fly Away.”
Dan Clark sings at David’s Fork Baptist Church. His son, Jason, says he is a new man after a serious health scare.
Baritone Joe Hampton sings during The Noblemen Quartet’s concert at David’s Fork Baptist Church.
Dan Clark delivers a smooth bass solo. He sang with The Nelons four years.
Tenor Rob Wagoner pours his heart into a song at David’s Fork.
Triumphant Quartet and His Heart Quartet, Sand Spring Baptist Church, June 14, 2019
His Heart sings at Sand Spring Baptist Church, opening for Triumphant Quartet on June 14. From left are Kyle Harris, Jeremy Dickerson, Bill Sowder and Bob Abbott.
His Heart lead singer Jeremy Dickerson.
Tenor Kyle Harris sings at Sand Spring.
Alonzo Gaines reacts to ‘Ragged Old Flag.’
His Heart baritone Bill Sowder, the group’s founder, sings at Sand Spring Baptist.
Bob Abbott delivers a heart-felt version of Johnny Cash’s ‘Ragged Old Flag.’
The Kingsmen and The Noblemen, Christiansburg Baptist Church, May 30 2019
The Noblemen. They are, from left, David Martin, Tracy Bertram, Garry Polston and Chris Daniel.
Bass singer David Martin.
Tracy Bertram, left, and Garry Polston, share a light moment during a concert.
Tracy Bertram takes the lead during a concert with The Kingsmen in 2019.
The Kingsmen in concert at Christiansburg Baptist Church, May 30, 2019. From left are Chris Jenkins, Chris Bryant, Alan Kendall and Ray Dean Reese.
Southern Gospel Music Hall of Famer Ray Dean Reese says people are craving the message of encouragement found in gospel music. That keeps his group and the genre vibrant today.
The Kingsmen invited The Noblemen, a local group, to join them onstage for a while Thursday, May 30, at Christiansburg, Baptist Church.
Ivan Parker and Josh Parker, Sand Spring Baptist Church, April 11, 2019
Josh Parker jams on ‘Days of Elijah’ during a concert at Sand Spring Baptist Church.
The Infinite Realm, Graefenburg Christian Church, March 24, 2019
The Perrys, Sand Spring Baptist Church, March 7, 2019
Libbi Perry Stuffle is one of the favorite singers in gospel music.
Bass singer Jared Stuffle.
Baritone Troy Peach sees big things for The Perrys in 2019.
Photos of Tracy Stuffle were part of a moving tribute to the longtime Perrys bass singer, who died in Feb. 2018.
Lead singer Andrew Goldman.
The Perrys perform at Sand Spring Baptist Church. From left are Andrew Goldman, Troy Peach, Libbi Stuffle and Jared Stuffle.
Hilltop Trio and Victory Road at First Baptist Church, Taylorsville, Feb. 24, 2019
Legacy Five at Sand Spring Baptist Church, Jan. 24, 2019
New Year’s Eve at Sand Spring Baptist Church, Steve Ladd and the Jim Brady Trio, Dec. 31, 2018
Jim and Melissa Brady and Steve Ladd sing “Through It All” near the end of the annual New Year’s Eve concert at Sand Spring Baptist Church.
Steve Ladd in concert at Sand Spring Baptist Church Monday night. It was his final solo concert before going on the road full-time with Old Paths Quartett.
Jim and Melissa Brady perform their first full gospel concert as a duet at Sand Spring Baptist Church Monday night.
Steve Ladd sings at Sand Spring Baptist.
Jim & Melissa Brady will be at Sand Spring on Aug. 6.
Jim and Melissa Brady. (All photos by John Herndon, KentuckySings.com)
Jim and Melissa Brady.
Victory Road at Graefenburg Christian Church, Dec. 30, 2018
The Primitive Quartet, Sand Spring Baptist Church, Sept. 21
Brian Free and Assurance at Sand Spring Baptist Church, Aug. 30, 2018
Brian Free and Assurance in concert at Sand Spring Baptist Church, Lawrenceburg, Ky., Aug. 30, 2018. From left art Brian Free, Mike Rogers and Bill Shivers.
Lead singer Bill Shivers.
Brian Free solos on “Sheltered in The Arms of God.” (Photos by John Herndon)
Baritone Mike Rogers.
Photos from the Gospel Music Showcase at the Kentucky State Fair, Aug. 23, 2018
Highest Praise Quartet, of Muhlenberg County, took the Best Quartet award.
Waylon Bayes, of Johnson County, took the Best of Show and Best Soloist Awards at the Gospel Music Showcase at the Kentucky State Fair.
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Michael Combs and Jason Crabb at Renfro Valley, Aug. 4, 2018.
Jason Crabb at Renfro Valley.
The Resurrection of Faith Tour — The Erwins and Joseph Haberdank at Sand Spring Baptist Church, July 27
From left: Keith, Kody, Kris and Katie Erwin and Joseph Habedank.
Joseph Habedank solos during the Resurrection of Faith Tour at Sand Spring.
Katie Erwin is just 17 but has a powerful voice.
Triumphant Quartet and His Heart at Sand Spring Baptist Church, June 21. WOW!!!!
Triumphant Quartet, shown during its 2018 appearance, returns to Sand Spring Baptist on June 14.
The Nelons and Jeff Stice, Sand Spring Baptist Church, June 7, 2018. A great night of Southern Gospel and Americana!
Chris Golden in Concert at Renfro Valley, June 1, 2018
Photos from the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Renfro Valley, May 11, 2018
The Tribute Quartet at Sand Spring Baptist Church, May 10, 2018. It was my first time hearing this fine group. A great night of gospel music.
Keith Barkley and Family Tradition at Graefenburg Christian Church, April 29, 2018
His Heart Quartet at the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame, Renfro Valley, Ky., March 31, 2018
Ivan Parker at Sand Spring Baptist Church, Lawrenceburg, Ky., April 5, 2018.
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