Hey, everybody! Great to be back in the blogosphere after a nice break. Let's look at a rundown of things I missed:
1. Brian Free & Assurance Hires New Baritone - The second in a string of personnel changes to be completed,
BF&A hired Randy Crawford (h/t, Singing News) to fill the position left by Derrick Selph.
You may remember Randy from his days with The Kingsmen/Carolina Boys, and most recently, The Toney Brothers. He also had an earlier stint with BF&A in the 90s as lead singer, singing hits such as "Who Is This King" and "What A Difference A Day Makes." It has been observed that such a hiring is similar to what The Kingsmen did with Bryan Hutson. It will be very interesting to hear how the group's harmony rounds out now, with a lead singer as baritone, a tenor as lead, and a sky-high singer singing tenor!
2. Frank Seamans Rumors Settled - There have been rumors flying for some time now that Frank Seamans was leaving Legacy Five. Thanks to
L5girl-N-TX over at SN Forums, the truth to the situation is finally out:
"...Ok, I got to talk to Frank Friday night. I just told him that I'd heard some rumors going around about him leaving the group and I wanted to hear from him if he was.
He said that in several weeks Frank Jr is going to have to be in the hospital for a month. He said that him staying depends on how Frank Jr is after that. He said if he is gets good results and he's doing alright he'll stay, but if something happens his son needs to be his #1 priority. As much as I don't want him to leave, I completely understand. He told me that he just felt like he had to be honest with Scott about it, because if something happened with his son and he was still with the group he didn't want to have be in the position where L5 needed him and he also needed to be with Frank Jr. He said that they had checked in to some possibilities of either a temporary or replacement tenor.
So as of right now he's not leaving. They just have to keep in mind the possibility of needing another tenor. He said they're just praying and waiting on what God leads them to do. But he did tell me that unless something happens where he has to leave or unless God leads him to do something else, he would NEVER leave! He said he loves what he does and really believes this is what God has lead him to do.
He just asked that we please pray for his son. And we all REALLY need to keep Frank and Frank Jr in our prayers regularly. I know I'm definitely gonna be spending alot more time on my knees on their behalf. The whole family needs to be in our prayers. I know it's got to be trying on Frank's faith and not always easy to put up a strong front.
I just want him to know that we love him and are praying for him. I'm really believing God will work a miracle for him..."
Speaking of Legacy Five, they have several new projects coming out in the next couple of months, one being their next Daywind release. It is entitled Just Stand, and is being produced by Lari Goss. That said, it should be one of the best projects they've ever done.
They are also coming out with a new DVD called Legacy Five: Live At Oak Tree which will be studio footage capturing songs from their Decades project. Another project, entitled Jubilee, is a joint effort between L5, Greater Vision, and The Booth Brothers, and it will feature the three groups singing SG classics.