th<\/sup> at Sight & Sound Theatres in Branson, will again be hosted by local Branson celebrity and minister, Bob Hubbard, who has spent his life in the worlds of music and ministry.\u00a0 As CAM chairman Jack Burke said, \u201cThere wasn\u2019t any question about wanting Bob to be our emcee again.\u00a0 Everyone loved him last year, and when a technical problem arose Bob jumped in and filled the time with great stories that had everyone laughing.\u201d<\/p>\nA retired ordained minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Bob also served three years as pastor at Aldrich Christian Church in Aldrich, Missouri and fourteen years as pastor of Ozark Mountain Christian Church in Rockaway Beach.<\/p>\n
Bob is the lead singer for the Foggy River Boys Quartet.\u00a0 Branson\u2019s fourth music show, the Foggy River Boys maintained their own theater and show in Branson for two decades.<\/p>\n
Bob was also the original lead singer for the Jordanaires Quartet, which appeared for several years on the Grand Ole Opry over radio station WSM in Nashville in the late 40s and early 50s.\u00a0 The Jordanaires were the most recorded group in the music industry. At last count in 2006 the Jordanaires were on 2.5 billion recordings. They have recorded as the back-up vocal group with almost every country music star who has recorded in Nashville, including Elvis Presley, Ricky Nelson and Patsy Cline.<\/p>\n
In 1998 the Jordanaires were inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee and in 2003 the Country Music Association inducted the Jordanaires into the Country Music Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n
CAM\u2019s Gospel Sing-Off is 2010\u2019s major fundraiser to support the CAM Food Pantries in Branson and Forsyth, which provided services to over 14,000 individuals in 2009. 12 highly talented finalists will compete before a panel of five celebrity judges for $3,000 in cash prizes from Branson Tourism Center.<\/p>\n
The public is invited to come and support Christian Action Ministries while enjoying some of the best in gospel music. Tickets for the event are available through Sight & Sound Theatres reservations at 1-800-377-1277, at the Sight & Sound Theatres lobby box office, or through the Branson Tourism Center at 1-800-785-1550.\u00a0 Reserved seat tickets are a $12 donation for adults, $6 for children 12 and under.<\/p>\n
The finalist lineup, selected from nearly 50 entries, includes: a quartet assembled by Branson songwriter Lynda Lynn, the Peterson Family Band, ,Jericho, a quartet from DeSoto, Missouri,\u00a0 Connected, a duet from Branson West, The New Joy Quartet from Ash Grove, Missouri,\u00a0 Psalmody, a trio of Branson women,\u00a0 Todd Braschler, an ordained minister from Wichita, Kansas,\u00a0 Sarah Clemmens, a soloist from Chouteau, Oklahoma,\u00a0 One for All, a trio from Harrison, Arkansas,\u00a0 Matt\u2019s Family Jam from Branson, Shelley Luginslad, a singer from Branson West, and Zach Svoboda, a young man who recently moved here from Iowa.<\/p>\n
Branson\u2019s George Dyer, currently performing at the Dutton Theater, will set a high mark for the contestants as he opens the show with a guest performance, before moving on to the judging panel.\u00a0 Last year\u2019s winners, Sons of the Silver Dollar, will be on hand with a closing performance and announcement of this year\u2019s winners.<\/p>\n
Judges for the event will include George Dyer, Barbara Fairchild, Ronnie Page, Ben Dutton, and John Bartley.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Press Release For Immediate Release Contact: Jack Burke, jack@soundmarketing.com, 1-800-451-8273 Hubbard to Host CAM\u2019s Gospel Sing-Off Branson, Mo\u2026CAM\u2019s 2nd Annual Gospel Sing-Off fundraiser, scheduled for 3 PM Sunday, September 5th at Sight & Sound Theatres in Branson, will again be hosted by local Branson celebrity and minister, Bob Hubbard, who has spent his life in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2573"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2573"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2573\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}