Cross 4 Crowns Concert Review - Clear Springs Baptist

Since I was ordained at my church yesterday afternoon, we canceled our regular evening worship services. So my family and I were free to attend services elsewhere. We decided to visit Clear Springs Baptist in Mascot, TN because one of my favorite Southern Gospel groups, Cross 4 Crowns, was scheduled to sing there at 6:30 PM.

We have visited Clear Springs several times for different concerts, it's a very nice church and we have a couple of friends that attend there. We arrived around 6:15 and had no problems finding a good seat up close. I've attended numerous C4C concerts in the past and have even hosted them at my church, Highland Baptist. They always do a spectacular job. They were very good again last night, however, their bass singer, Justin Terry, has strained his vocal cords and was not up to his usual barrel scraping, chandelier shaking, hair on the back of your neck raising, bass. Being a bass singer myself, I felt really bad for him. I know it was frustrating for him not to be able to knock the bottom out of the songs. Due to his throat problems they were not able to perform many of the bass-heavy songs that they normally do, such as; Good News From the Graveyard and Under Control. Despite Justin's vocal woes, the group did a fantastic job.

C4C sang for around an hour and a half with the second half of the evening starting out with taking requests from the congregation. They said that this was something new that they had started and it had helped to produce some "keeper" songs for them. I really enjoyed this part of the concert. Allen Leath, the group's founder and baritone, did a fantastic job tickling the ivory's and also playing the guitar.  One of my favorite song's of the evening was actually one that Allen led while playing the piano, The King Is Coming. He has a very powerful voice which sometimes gets lost amidst the other guys, but when he's out there on his own you appreciate just how talented he is.

Overall it was a great time of Southern Gospel music. I thought that the group's lead, Davy McCammon, was probably singing the best I have ever heard him. Tenor, Marcus Faulkner, has been with C4C for a little over a year now and has solidified himself as "THE Tenor." I was disappointed that Justin wasn't up to his usual self but I know that he is one of the finest bass singers in all of the industry. Since the group is on Vacation all next week, hopefully he will get some vocal rest and once again be rocking the sub-woofers.

If you would like to hear one of the finest Southern Gosepel groups in all of the business, check out their schedule and find a place near you to attend. If you live in the Knoxville area, Cross 4 Crowns will be at Liberty Baptist Church in Maryville, TN on July 11 at 6:00 PM.