Philip Foster

“Making recordings and performing on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry was special, but our number one priority in each of our lives, is to uplift the name of…

As I watch and listen to artists perform, I have often wondered about the stories and the memories they must have tucked away. We won’t know until Heaven the number…

As a Southern Gospel music enthusiast, there have been many artists I have enjoyed listening to, and several artists I have enjoyed talking with, in the industry. In the last…

I sat in the audience at Praisefest, Niagara Falls 2015, listening to Canada’s own Torchmen perform. My eyes locked on Mike Moran. I have seen and heard this talented baritone…

Two or three years back, my wife Judy and I went on a Gospel cruise to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary.  The cruise was to the Bahamas.  It…

“Being a singer is a natural gift. It means I’m using to the highest degree possible the gift that God gave me to use. I’m happy with that.” –Aretha Franklin…

The Blackwood name is probably one of the most recognizable in Gospel Music. Names like James Blackwood, Roy Blackwood, R.W. Blackwood, Cecil Blackwood, Billy Blackwood and more, are all part…

If I were to say the name Roy Tremble, just about everyone associated with Southern Gospel Music would think of the Cathedral Quartet. Roy joined the Cathedral Quartet in 1971…

Anyone who has been associated with Southern Gospel Music for any length of time will know the name “Big John Hall”.  This great baritone/bass singer has been around the…

By Phil Foster If there ever was a question that has been asked of every Gospel artist at one time or another, it has been: “Why do you do what…