Sunday night I made the trip all the way down to Danville, VA. For me that is about an hour and a half drive one way. The concert was Russ Taff to benefit God’s Pit Crew. God’s Pit Crew is a really neat ministry. They deliver relief help all over the United States to people who have experienced a natural disaster. They also help in the building of houses and churches that have been devastated from natural disasters. The last project that they completed was building and totally furnishing a house in Mississippi in 10 days. In a couple weeks, they will be headed to Texas to rebuild a church building. This church was being really effective in the community and needs to get up and going again as soon as possible.
The night started out with music from the churches musicians. It was very good quality. They did everything from choir numbers to a quartet doing Gold City’s I Think I’ll Read It Again. One of the highlights of the night was a group of 2 girls called The Church Sisters from Ringgold, VA. They didn’t say how old they were but my guess would be 8 and 11. They were very good and sang more bluegrass style. I think they have a bright future ahead of them if they keep working. Their harmony was practically perfect. Be looking later because I will probably be reviewing their CD.
The feature of the night was Russ Taff. He did mostly classics and standards from his long history of hits from his solo career as well as his time with the Imperials. If you go to his website you can find a list of records and awards he has earned over the years. His song list included: Heartbreak ridge, Jesus is the best thing that ever happened to me, Trumpet of Jesus, Praise the Lord, Somebodys comin, and Bethlehem. Another highlight of the evening came with the second to last song. The quartet got back up and sang I Believe in a Hill Called Mt. Calvary w Russ. Russ sang the first verse and the groups tenor took Guy Penrod’s normal part. The night closed out Russ singing Aint No Grave. You would have never been able to tell he wasn’t feeling well with all that movin that was going on, or as we Baptist like to call it … foot fellowship.
Go on over to the site http://www.vasoutherngospel.com and you can see a few pictures from the night.
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