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Homecoming 2010 Photos

We want to thank everyone who was apart of our 2010 Homecoming and thank all who attended. This was a great line up of our talented friends and we can't wait to do it again next year! View the Dove brothers Homecoming 2010 Photo's here.

James D. Vaughn Quartet Festival

Join us at the th James D. Vaughan Quartet Festival!
We are celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Southern Gospel Music!
You are not going to want to miss this spectacular event. The concert will be held at the Crockett Theater in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, the birthplace of Southern Gospel Music. The concert will start on July 30th and end July 31st. The groups that are to appear Friday night at 7pm will be: The Dixie Melody Boys, Triumphant Quartet, the Inspirations and your host the Kellys. Saturday there will be a special matinée concert featuring the Diplomats and the Melody Boys Quartet at 1pm. Saturday evening at 6pm will be appearing: the Blackwood Brothers Quartet, the Florida Boys, the Dove Brothers and your host the Kellys. There will be a surprise guest as well attending this historic event and a Special Presentation celebrating the 100th Year of Southern Gospel Music! This is a concert that you will not want to miss. So make your plans now to attend! The doors will open one hour before the concert starts. For ticket information you can call: 1-800-547-6500 We hope to see you there!

Brumley Contest Ticket Give-A-Way

Brumley Contest Ticket Give-A-Way! The Brumley MusicFest team -- along with our friends at SGM Radio & SGN Scoops and the Clarion Hotel are giving away two 2-night general admission tickets and 2-night hotel accommodations to the winner of the “What I’ll Fly Away Means to Me “ essay contest. Click here to enter the contest!

42nd Annual Brumley Concert

Dove Brothers’ Hold On Named One of 2009’s Best!

Dove Brothers’ Hold On Named One of 2009’s Best by SoGospelNews.com
Recording Lands On 4 Out of 5 “Staff Picks” Lists

BLADENBORO, N.C. – Multi-award winning quartet the Dove Brothers started 2010 with a bang with news that last year’s release – Hold On – was named one of the best recordings of 2009 according to the staff of SoGospelNews.com.

Hold On – the Dove Brothers’ 14th studio release – landed on four out of five “Staff Picks” lists – a yearly feature on the popular e-zine that highlight’s the writing staff’s choices for the best releases of the previous year.

Several of the writers had great things to say:

“The Dove Brothers Quartet CD is as good of quartet singing as quartet singing gets,” said Deon Unthank, site administrator and reviewer.

James Hales, longtime reviewer and respected critic stated, “This isn’t the Dove Brothers from 5 years ago, or 10 years ago…this is the Dove Brothers of today. They continue to refresh themselves musically and give listeners something new and exciting with each release.”

“Every time you think you have these guys figured out, they come up with a fresh way to present and brand themselves,” remarked Southern Gospel historian John Scheideman. “This countryesque turn seems to fit them very nicely.”

In addition, the critics praised lead vocalist and group owner/manager McCray Dove’s newfound vocal interpretation as something of which to take note:

Reviewer Chris Unthank said, “The Oak Ridge Boys meet the Statesmen with this release - and McCray Dove has poured out some of his strongest and most personal vocals to date.”

Deon Unthank continued in regards to Dove’s vocal performances, “I thought on the first song that George Jones was being used as a guest artist, but it was McCray Dove doing some low down country singing.”

Hold On’s debut single – “A Little Good News” – also landed the group a Top 20 hit of the year – as the song ended up at #15 on the SoGospelNews.com Top 40 Weekly Chart’s year-end tally. The second single, the McCray Dove penned “Hold On,” is already making waves at radio – breaking into the Top 5 of the SoGospelNews.com Top 40 Weekly Chart after only three weeks on the radio airplay chart.

McCray Dove responded, “Words can not express how blessed we feel at this moment. Hold On is an album where we really feel like we hit our stride. To see it recognized in such a way is a really nice bonus!”

Be listening for the group’s current single – “Hold On” – at Southern Gospel radio all across the country.

SGN Music Awards!

SoGospelNews.com Announces Nominees for 2010 SGN Music Awards

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Deon and Susan Unthank, administrators of SoGospelNews.com, are proud to announce the nominees for the 2010 SGN Music Awards. As in year’s past, the nominees were chosen by the staff of SoGospelNews.com and select media representatives. Starting on February 1, 2010, the fans will get a chance to vote for their favorites in each category.

“We are so excited about this year’s SGN Music Awards,” responded Deon Unthank, administrator of SoGospelNews.com, the Southern Gospel industry’s largest e-zine. “This is our ninth year to hand out our awards, and we believe the staff has once again outdone themselves in choosing this year’s nominees!”

2008’s Pacesetter the Dove Brothers earned eight nods – including Song of the Year (Hold On), Album of the Year (Hold On), and Special Event Project of the Year for their 10-year anniversary project Decennial. Also they received nominations in Country Album of the Year (Hold On) ,Country Song of the Year - (A Little Good News), Male Group of the Year, Best Live Performers and Fan Favorite Artists of the Year!

We are truley honored to be nominated in all these catagories and blessed by the fans for all your ongoing support in what we do. Thank you!

To cast your vote click here!

Dove Brothers D'vine Relationship!

The Dove Brothers Announce a D’vine Relationship!

The Dove Brothers, one of Southern Gospel’s most acclaimed quartets, have teamed up with lifelong friend Ron Taylor, one of North Carolina’s most acclaimed manufacturers, to create an exciting new product known as Dove Brothers “Spreading the Word” Muscadine Grape Jelly, straight from the vineyards of Bladen County.
“It’s made just down the road from where we were born,” McCray Dove notes. “That’s one of the reasons we’re so excited about this. We’ve known Ron all of our lives, and we’re all proud to be Bladen County boys.”
Taylor, whose company, D’vine Foods, produces a prominent line of jams, jellies, toppings and ciders, has delighted in watching the Doves sing their way to prominence, even as they’ve enjoyed watching the success he has attained.
“We’re just hometown boys who delight in the Lord and are grateful to Him for granting us the desires of our hearts,” McCray explained. “It’s been a long time since this kind of partnership took place in our industry, but we feel it’s the right time and the right product.”
Muscadine grapes are more than delicious; high in antioxidants, they are also widely regarded as excellent sources of good health.
“These don’t arrive on a boat from China,” McCray points out. “They’re grown right in our backyard, which makes them seem like home cookin’ to us. But what’s even more important is that the fans who buy our jelly are also going to know they’ll be supporting the American farmer.”
The Doves plan to make “Spreading the Word” jelly available at their product table at the end of every concert, and each jar will be emblazoned with a reference to Proverbs 16:24, just as a constant reminder to them and their fans that it’s the Lord who deserves the glory for the creation of this joint venture.
“You need harmony in business, just as you need it in song,” McCray said. “And that’s what we have with Ron. This is an association we feel very good about. In addition to offering the sweetest music this side of heaven, we’re now going to be able to offer the sweetest taste, too.”