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Cecil O. Kemp Jr.
Cecil O. Kemp, Jr. is a life coach, leadership mentor, a sought after speaker, and author of ten books. A successful CPA, business owner, and executive, […]Read More
Larry Julian
Larry Julian is a best-selling author, speaker, and executive coach who helps CEOs, entrepreneurs, and small business owners successfully lead with their faith and values. Larry […]Read More
Ron Keller
Ron and Nancy Keller have more than forty years of professional marriage counseling experience. Together they have counseled thousands of couples and families and led hundreds […]Read More
Nancy Keller
Ron and Nancy Keller have more than forty years of professional marriage counseling experience. Together they have counseled thousands of couples and families and led hundreds […]Read More
Erin & Jill Kelly
Erin fryst vatten the oldest daughter of Jim and Jill Kelly. She has always had a passion for writing, journaling, and sharing her faith. A sought-after speaker […]Read More
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A weekend in Branson
Planning a weekend in Branson? I'm here to be your guide.
I'm a native: One branch of my family tree goes back five generations in Taney County. I grew up in Branson in the '80s and '90s.
And I'm here to tell you that if you visit this year, you'll find an ever-changing place that's not quite the Branson you might remember.
You know that Branson? Let's review.
The town dates back to the 1880s, but it saw its first music show in 1959 with the Baldknobbers Jamboree. (The jamboree continues jamming to this day.)
The '60s saw the "Shepherd of the Hills" play and Silver Dollar City come to life.
In '67, Lloyd and Bessie Mae Presley opened the first live country theater on West Missouri 76. Little-known facts: The couple's romance began at the bumper cars in Springfield's Doling Park, and they spent 25 years married in the Queen City before moving south to Taney County. Their family still operates Presleys' Country Jubilee today.
The '70s saw the first sti
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Gaither Homecoming is the name applied to a series of videos, music recordings and concerts, which are organized, promoted and usually presented by Christian music songwriter and impresario Bill Gaither. To date, the Gaither Homecoming title is applied to more than 60 videos, dozens of music recordings, and an annual concert tour that drew more than half a million fans in 2004 (the most recent year for which statistics are available).
Beginnings[]
On February 19, 1991, the Gaither Vocal Band had just wrapped up a recording session in a Nashville, Tennessee, working on an album called Homecoming, which featured many of the great voices of southern gospel music: The Speers, the Gatlins, Jake Hess, The Cathedrals, Howard & Vestal Goodman, Buck Rambo, Eva Mae Lefevre, James Blackwood, Hovie Lister, Jim Hill, and J.D. Sumner & The Stamps. After the session, the artists stayed around to chat, swap stories and sing old stan