It was announced recently that Roy Webb, former keys for Ernie Haase and Signature Sound, has been hired to the keys position for Gold City Quartet. Now I don't know about you but I think Roy is one of, if not the best, pianist in Southern Gospel. Why would his hiring be of any concern me? Short answer, it shouldn't. Long answer: a long time ago and a galaxy.....couldn't resist. I've known Roy for at least 30 years. I've watched him play and transform from a teenager to a young man, married with a family. I remember how he started and what he sounded like when no one but his church family heard him. He has matured into, what I feel and believe, an artist with no peer. No one can match his ability to perform and minister through the ivory keys of his instrument. I do not feel that a talent should be wasted. It remains to be seen if Gold City can boot-strap themselves to again become a musical force that no other quartet can surpass, let alone equal. The halcyon days of, "We're here, move over!" are long gone. That's not to say that southern gospel as a genre is over, just the attitude, thank you!
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