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The Greatest Voices Project: #15-#11
[To read an introduction to The Great Voices Project, click here.] [To read previous portions of the list, click the following links: #50-#46 … #45-#41 … #40-#36 … #35-#31 … #30-#26 … #25-#21 … #20-#16.] —————————– #15: Roy Orbison Honesty time: Roy Orbison is my favorite pop/rock singer of all time. Charting 22 songs in Billboard’s Top 40, Orbison is one of the most popular singers of all time. Able to sing crooning ballads (“Crying”) or pop classics (“Oh, Pretty Woman”), Orbison’s emotional voice has been idolized by nearly every male pop singer since. Don Was, a producer who worked with Orbison on occasion, stated that Roy’s voice was as…
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Thursday Hymn Reflection: “Where Could I Go?”
[NOTE: Each Thursday, we reflect on a hymn. Most are suggested by our readers. If you would like us to reflect on your favorite songs of worship, leave a comment with up to three suggestions. By the way, we have only 10 suggestions left “in queue” from our readers, so we need more of your favorites!] ———————————- One of the most widely-recorded hymns of the last 100 years, “Where Could I Go?” is a favorite to many. Written just 70 years ago by James Coats, the song is one that has a very simple melody line, but has stood the test of time due to its statement of complete trust…
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Thursday Hymn Reflection: “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross”
[Each Thursday, we “reflect” on a hymn suggested by our readers. Please add your favorites in the comments and we’ll put them on our upcoming list.] ——————————— One of the most well-respected hymns of all time, Isaac Watts’ “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” was first published in 1707, and continues to be sung around the world. In fact, it is reported that Charles Wesley once stated that he would have given up all his other hymns to have written this one. (cyberhymal.org) “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” was one of the earliest songs in English hymn history to break from simply singing Scripture or paraphrases of Scripture. While…
