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(In one year from 5-29-07 my web address will change to BlackshearBGGospel.com.) See new album on page 5!!!
Welcome
When someone hears the term “bluegrass,” he naturally thinks of the beautiful blue-green grass of Kentucky with its picturesque mountain ranges and deep valleys. Bluegrass also brings to mind thoughts of toe tapping music played on acoustic instruments, such as a hollow bodied guitar, five stringed banjo, upright bass, fiddle, resonator guitar, mandolin, and a singer or two. The type of sound that proceeds from this style of music is described as “music from the heart through the nose.”
Though bluegrass music began in the eastern U.S.A., in its popularity it has drifted as far as the west coast and around the world. Bluegrass has stayed pure in its original form for the most part, but it has also mixed well with other genres of music, such as country/western, to form a new Texas hill country sound—Country/ Bluegrass.
My latest CD, “Hill Country Gospel,” is played in this new Country/Bluegrass style with all the familiar acoustic instruments. The Texas hill country feel is wedded to the heart of old Kentucky. I hope that you are not only entertained, but more importantly, moved, edified, challenged, and encouraged in the Christian faith by these twelve original songs meant for the glory of God.
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Photo of Bob Blackshear by Kyle Humphries
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photo by Kyle Humphries
Hill Country Gospel Songs:
1. Watch for the Bridegroom 'Til He Comes
2. If You Will
3. That Redemption Hope that Has No End
4. In God's Time
5. Heaven's Bluegrass Band
6. Matters of the Heart
7. Don't Take It Out on Jesus
8. Others May When You Cannot
9. I Miss You, Lord
10.There's a Crown up in Heaven Just for You
11.Stay in the Field
12.Keep on for Jesus
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Dedication: This labor of love is dedicated to my Lord Jesus Christ, without whose grace and provision this work could never have been produced. The Lord is my all, and spreading His Good News is my passion. * * * * * * * * In the days when John Wesley spent his time as a circuit riding preacher in the United States, some said he preached around one hundred thousand sermons. During his years as a hymn writer, John’s brother Charles composed about five thousand hymns. The question quite naturally arises: whose theology is more remembered today? Of course, it is that of Charles Wesley. While a special speech, like Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, may be remembered by millions of school children who were compelled to memorize and recite it, in general it is the sung word which is more memorable because it is catchy and sung often. This is not to say that words in music supplant the spoken message. No, rather music complements and enhances the message. In our culture music’s rhythms, melodies, and harmonies are a more effective medium to convey the Word of Hope than just the spoken Word by itself. Because of this I have chosen to share great segments of my theology through the medium of Country/Bluegrass music, all the while realizing that THE MESSAGE is the medium. May God’s richest blessings come to all those who listen to and share this humble work of love and faith with others. His and Yours, Bob Blackshear bob@blackshearbggospel.com To hear these and other songs done in Nashville, go to http://www.soundclick.com/blackshearbluegrassgospel">
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