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X////Z,Thursday, Jan. 23, 1975Page-2CARTHAGE PRESSALBUM RELEASEDiver“I^ead singer Bob Hubbard, who also serves as master of ceremonies, is former lead vocalist of the Jordanaires and has wide experience as both announcer and performer on television, radio, stage and recordings.“The clear, penetrating first tenor sound riding high above the unique chord structure comes from the vigorous voice of Dale Sullens, music educator, expertinstrumentalist, composer and arranger.Baritone John Shepherd, handsome and articulate, provides a smooth flowing sound which contributes toward the group’s harmonic strength and a posed personality which reaches tO the heart of every audience.“The firm foundation upon which every arrangement is constructed is the deep,n of creating atingle along the spine of every enthralled listener.“Also a trained music educator and an experienced gospel quartet pianist, Bob Moskop brings to the keyboard flashing, accurate fingers and a soul-deep touch. His rhythmic performance becomes one with the four superb voices to produce a sense of color and drama unsurpassed in the entertainment world.“Wyan Sims, an ordained minister whose very presence is an inspiration, so thoroughly commands his guitar that it becomes an extension of his own body and soul.“Give your attention to the sound of the Foggy River Boys and your life, like their’s, will be filled to overflowing with music, hope, faith, optimism, patriotism, enthusiasm, drama, color and pure poetic pleasure.“Hear them sing and you, too, will believe forever in music — especially the unforgettable music of the Foggy River Boys.”Since the album was completed, the group has been enlarged to a membership of eight. Added were drummer Joe Bean and vocalist John Mitchell.Mitchell is vocal music instructor at Carthage Senior High School and choir director at First Presbyterian Church.Pictured on todays WEEKender cover are, from left, back — Moskop, a former Carthaginian, Koontz, La Russell resident, and Shepherd, native of Sarcoxie; front — Sims, who hails from Pierce City; Sullens, a Jasper native and director of instrumental music at CSHS; Hubbard, who resides in Joplin; inset — Mitchell.By MARVIN L. VanGILDER Press Staff WriterThe fame of the Foggy River Boys, Carthage and area musical entertainers, continues its dramatic growth with increasing appearances on television and before live audiences throughout the region.Record sales also are on the upswing.latest recording, an International Artists stereophonic album, is entitled “I Believe In Music.”A high quality product, the album may be purchased by addressing: The Foggy River Boys, P. 0. Box 111, La Russell, Mo. 64848.Tunes included in addition to the title song are “Bo Jangles”, “Candy Man”, “Impossible Dream”, “Class of ‘57”, “For the Good Times”, “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree”, “Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine”, “Delta Dawn”, “I Love”, “Five Hundred Miles” and “Loves Me Like a Rock.”This writer was privileged to prepare the album cover text, as follows:“I Believe in Music’ with the Foggy River Boys is an exhilarating, one-of-a-kind experience. Music is their life, their love, their total being. In their hands every aspect of the ancient art becomes a bubbling, beautiful expression of faith in God, respect for the highest ideals of man, admiration for America and its ideals and understanding of the dignity of wholesome humor.“When America’s most versaltile entertainers burst into lilting song, the result is excitement, enthusiasm and a musical mode to please every palate.“In fluid motion from one mode to another across the entire scope of musical art, they become in rapid succession a gospel quartet, a barbershop quartet, a country-western team, a musical comedy ensemble, a folk group, an Old South spiritual troupe, a jazz combo and a rousing source of the best of rock.“Winners of the 1970 Mid-Ccnanent Quarter Contest, the Boys appeal to every age group but are noted especially for providing pleasant family entertainment.“lineal descendants of the Matthews Brothers Quartet of the 1940s and the original Jordanaires of the 1950s, the Boys have expanded the repertoires of both groups to embrace virtually every type of vocal music known to modern man.“All six men are expert soloists and simutaneously precise team members.
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Carthage Press
Carthage, Missouri, US
Thu, Jan 23, 1975
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