Hear country gospel Nashville quartet

Published 5:17 am Monday, April 7, 2014

<p>Hear the Blackwood Legacy Quartet in concert in Ocean Park, Wash., Thursday, April 10.</p>

OCEAN PARK, Wash. The Blackwood Legacy Quartet, direct from Nashville, Tenn., will be in concert at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 10, at the Family Worship Center, 26310 Ridge Ave., Ocean Park, Wash. Boasting an unbroken lineage to the Dove and Grammy-award winning Blackwood Brothers, the Mansion Records artists link the best of Southern gospels traditional sound with todays newer country gospel and worship music. Admission is free, and an offering will be received.

The Blackwood Legacy Quartet has an all-star line-up. Group owner and bass singer Rick Price was originally a protégée of the late Cecil Blackwood. He began his 35-year career singing with the Blackwood Brothers in 1977 and was eventually inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. Spokane, Wash., native Luke Yates sings baritone with the group, and is also an award-winning pianist and Nashville recording artist. Tenor Paul Secord, formerly a featured singer for Disney World, is one of the most talented in gospel music today. Newest member and lead singer Hunter Sparkman is a talented Christian recording artist.

For more information, call the church at 360-665-6340.

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