L5's New Project "A Wonderful Life" Now Available!
We're so excited to share this new Daywind release with you! You will be delighted to find that there are twelve song selections on this new project. The title song, A Wonderful Life, was written by Jim Brady and focuses on the many blessings we enjoy as we walk each day with Jesus by our side. On this project you will find selections that will encourage and uplift you today and for many years to come!
For a list of song titles and to purchase your copy click here
Good Bye, Gary
It's never too late to to accept change. The only constant in life is change. In nature, in society, in relationships, at work, things change. And they change constantly. See it as the larger picture, as normal. Don't fight it. Adapt to it.
So, today we will try and embrace change. Often we don't like the process of change, but like it or loath it, we better expect it. Change will come.
After nearly six years as the driver for Legacy Five, Gary Buckner has left to pursue an opportunity to drive for a coach leasing company out of Nashville.
Gary drove faithfully for us and logged several hundred thousand miles with Legacy Five. We love Gary and will miss him, but we wish nothing for him but the best.
We must also take this opportunity to thank Gary's wife, Sharon. Sharon kept a lot of the driving records, logs and paperwork and once a quarter would file that mountain of information with the various state agencies in order to comply with state and federal regulations. Sharon was a tireless worker and we don't even know the extent of work she did on our behalf.
Thank you Gary and Sharon. We love you and will miss you.
Our bus drivers become an extended part of the Legacy Five family. Please join us in prayer that God will send the next family member along soon. Driving the bus is no small task and we need just the right person. So, please pray and we will trust God to send just the right person our way.
2011 Singing News Top 5 Fan Award Nominations
The Singing News has released the Top 5 Fan Award Nominations for 2011!
Legacy Five has received 6 nominations for the following categories . . .
Traditional Quartet: Legacy Five
Lead: Scott Fowler
Bass: Glenn Dustin
Musician: Tim Parton
Album: Jubilee - with the Booth Brothers and Greater Vision
Song of the Year:Just Stand
Thank you to all of you who took the time to nominate us in all these categories and for your confidence in us. We do not take it for granted.
Subscribers to the Singing News Magazine can vote for their favorites in these categories in upcoming issues of the magazine or online.
If you do not currently subscribe to the Singing News but would like to, click here.
2011 Singing News Top 10 Fan Award Nominations
Earlier this week, the Singing News Magazine announced the Top Ten Nominees for this year's Singing News Fan Awards.
Legacy Five has received ten nominations for the following categories . . .
Traditional Quartet: Legacy Five
Artist of the Year: Legacy Five
Tenor: Gus Gaches
Baritone: Scott Howard
Lead: Scott Fowler
Bass: Glenn Dustin
Musician: Tim Parton
Male Singer: Scott Fowler
Album: Jubilee - with the Booth Brothers and Greater Vision
Song of the Year:Just Stand
Trey Ivey to join Legacy Five.
Legacy Five is pleased to announce that 21 year old Trey Ivey will be
joining Legacy Five as their new pianist. Trey is from Cleveland, Georgia
but will soon make Nashville, Tennessee his new home.
Trey played the piano for The Mike Lefevre Quartet from November 2006
until March 2010 and most recently was the pianist for The Old Paths. Scott
Fowler of Legacy Five states, "I first heard Trey a couple of years ago at
the National Quartet Convention in Louisville, Kentucky. I remember
thinking then that this young man was a great player and I made a mental
note to myself to keep an eye on him. When Tim Parton announced he would be
leaving, I contacted Trey and arranged for an audition...the rest as they
say, is history. All of the Legacy Five guys are excited to have Trey a
part of our team."
Trey states, "I am so thankful that God allows me to do what I love to do.
I am very excited about joining Legacy Five and look forward to seeing what
the future holds. It is a real honor to follow in the footsteps of two of my
heroes, Roger Bennett and Tim Parton.
Trey will begin Traveling with Legacy Five on February 12, but will not
officially assume the role of pianist until Tim's departure on February 28.
Tim Parton to leave Legacy Five.
After serving as Legacy Five’s pianist for 5 years, Tim Parton is getting off the road and has accepted a position at 3ABN (3 Angels Broadcasting Network) in West Frankfurt, Illinois. Tim’s new role at 3 ABN has already begun, but Tim has committed to “juggle his schedule” and remain with Legacy Five until his replacement can be found. Scott Fowler of Legacy Five states, “Scott, Glenn, Gus and I will certainly miss Tim. His professional contribution to Legacy Five has been extraordinary, but mostly we will miss him personally. Tim is one of my favorite people and I wish him and his family all the best.”
Tim Parton officially joined Legacy Five as their permanent full time pianist in March of 2007 following the death of Legacy Five co-founder and pianist, Roger Bennett. Tim filled in for Legacy Five for about a year prior to that when Roger could not travel due to his illness.
Jubilee Wins Album of the Year!
The 2010 Singing News Fan Awards were held on September 29, 2010 at the Celebrity Theater - Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, TN. Among the winners this year, Jubilee was voted by the fans to be the favorite Album of the Year!
We would like to thank all the fans who voted this unique project Album of the Year!
Bailey Born Again!
Well, when I got off the bus Sunday around 11:30 AM, My wife and two boys met me at the front door. Taryn said, “Bailey…you wanna tell Daddy what happened today at Church?” Bailey looked up into my eyes and as they became moist with sweet little baby tears, he said, “I am a Christian….I asked Jesus into my heart today.” Man….I fell hard to my knees and grabbed him and hugged him and bragged on him….and almost suffocated him. All day he kept mentioning that he was a “good Christian”. I asked him why he was so happy today, to which he replied “because I’m a Christian.” So…we all rejoiced with the angels in Heaven. Sunday we had his spiritual party and tonight (Wednesday) we had Bailey’s 5 physical birthday party. It’s been a good week for celebrations in the Fowler’s home.
Monday morning, Bailey had an appointment with his pediatrician. After she examined him she asked him “So what the best thing you did all summer? Bailey replied, “I became a Christian!” Oh the newborn Feeling! The zeal…the tender heart…the kind words. It’s a marvelous thing to watch and experience. Phase one of our parenthood is done. Phase two begins now.
I think each phase gets more challenging and I know God prepares the parents and the children alike. Lord….let us learn. Help us not to mess up what you are trying to do in and thru us with regard to our children.
Please pray for the Fowler's, Parton’s, Dustin’s, Gaches’ and the Howard’s, that God will equip us to be the parents we need to be to our precious children who are loaned to us by the Creator of all.
Must see video - Freedom Singers
These three young men, Simon, Wesley and Steven fled Romania when they were only teenagers, in search of religious freedom. Simon and Wesley were locked and sealed in a container and placed aboard a container vessel where they spent two weeks in total darkness as they journeyed to a destination unknown. They ran out of food, water, air and hope. Just when despair filled that container and death was all but certain, God provided another of many miracles in this incredible real life story of faith and perseverance.
Listen as Simon and Wesley share their testimony of God's miraculous deliverance from communism to freedom! Watch Now - Click Here!
Franklin, TN Artist Paints Water Color of Preston Fowler…
Some time ago, I met a local (Franklin, Tennessee) artist named Randy Elrod. Randy Elrod is described by his friends as a Renaissance man. A dreamer,
artist, writer, speaker and mentor. I’m not sure what all that means, but I
do know this: the dude is a gifted artist. Last week, Randy presented me
with a fabulous watercolor of my son Preston looking at the American Flag.
His painting was inspired by a photo I took of Preston four years ago when
he was helping display a flag on the side of our house. Randy has named his
latest piece of art “American Son” and I wanted you all to see it.
I love it for so many reasons. Number one, it is one of my favorite
pictures I have ever taken of Preston. I just love the way his eyes are
looking at that flag. That was no doubt one of those quick expressions that
was gone in less than a second. But that flag had his attention for a
beautiful moment in time. Notice the reflection of the flag in Preston’s
eyes.
But I love it for another reason. It serves as a constant reminder that
Preston and his brother Bailey were born in America where they are free.
Free to pursue happiness. Free to dream. Free to roam from sea to shining
sea. Free to worship. FREE. I love America and I thank God that he has
blessed this land.
My father-law, Ken Davis sums the flag up this way:
If we forget the price of freedom we will loose it.
If we forget our history we will forfeit our future.
The flag reminds us of the history and cost of the freedoms we enjoy today.
We must be sure that this young generation can still SEE the significance of
the flag and know its rich history. That knowledge will help guarantee that
long after we are gone, old glory will still have a land of the free and
home of the brave over which it can wave.
Oh, say can you see?
To read other Ken Davis thoughts, go to www.kendavis.com
To see other original works of art by Randy Elrod, visit www.randyelrod.com
Celebration - New Year's Eve 2010
Join Us! December 31,2010 - January 1 & 2, 2011
What’s
Different?
So what will be different this time at Gaylord Opryland?
As part of their restoration, they are redesigning the Cascades Lobby, Cascades American Cafe’ Restaurant, and the Cascades Terrace Bar, as well as Volare and Jack Daniels Restaurants. They’re also excited to be introducing a new Mexican restaurant concept as well as redesigned Magnolia guest rooms, and renovations to the presidential suites. Preliminary renderings have just been released and we wanted to share them with you first. Please not these are directional, and are meant to provide you with a glimpse into the vision of what these new areas may look like. Renderings are not final and are subject to modification. Visit Gaylord Opryland’s restoration update page to check them out, as well as new images of construction to date.
Who’s Performing? Greater Vision, Booth Brothers, Freedom Singers, Triumphant Quartet, Legacy Five, Christian Comedian Ken Davis, and keynote speaker James Ryle.
Additionally, when you come for the New Year’s Celebration, you will get to enjoy the annual Christmas light display ....
.... featuring over 2 Million Christmas lights!
The second round of the 2010 Singing News Fan Awards ballots have been tabulated, andLegacy Five has 7 top five nominations. The categories are for:
Traditional Quartet: Legacy Five
Album:
Jubilee
Horizon Individual: Gus Gaches
with the Booth Brothers and Greater Vision
Lead: Scott Fowler
Song of the Year:
Bass: Glenn Dustin
When They Found Nothing
Musician: Tim Parton (and he’s never had a piano lesson in his life!)
If you would like to see the full list of nominees or if you would like to participate in the Singing News Fan Awards voting process,
please go to www.singingnews.com.
The Legacy Five Foundation Established!
On March 25, 2010, Scott Fowler received notice from the IRS of the tax-exempt status for the newly formed Legacy Five Foundation. Fowler explains, "We continually meet people who are not necessarily in a position to commit to a long term monthly sponsorship of a child, but they want to send in a donation from time to time. That is exactly what the Legacy Five Foundation can facilitate." In response to the Great Commission, the Legacy Five Foundation exists as an advocate for children, to release them from ...... read more
Celebrate Your Patriotism!
On February 7, 1954, Dr. George MacPherson Docherty, pastor of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington D.C., delivered a sermon based on the Gettysburg Address titled "A New Birth of Freedom." He argued that the nation's might lay not in arms but its spirit and higher purpose. He noted that the sentiment's of the Pledge of Alegiance could be those of any nation, that "there was something missing in the pledge, and that which was missing was the characteristic and definitive factor in the American way of life." He cited Lincoln's words "under God" as defining words that set the United States apart from other nations.
It's amazing that only 56 years ago our leaders felt strongly enough to add those two words to our nation's pledge of allegiance.
You can show that you support that decision by ordering this great new t-shirt and cap available now from the Legacy Five e-store
2010 Singing News Top 10 Fan Award Nominations
Legacy Five is delighted and honored to be nominated for the following 2010 Singing News Top 10 Fan Award Nominations!
Favorite Artist: Legacy Five
Album: Just Stand
Traditional Quartet: Legacy Five
Favorite Male Singer: Scott Fowler
Song of the Year:
Horizon Individual: Gus Gaches
When They Found Nothing
Tenor: Gus Gaches
Lead: Scott Fowler
Baritone: Scott Howard
Bass: Glenn Dustin
Musician: Tim Parton
Thank you to each and every one of you who took the time to vote for the Singing News Fan Awards. Legacy Five is humbled to have such amazing fans, and so very blessed to be able to call them friends!
Remember to vote in May for the 2010 Singing News Top 5 Fan Award Nominations!
In the Studio . . .
Tim in studio recording tracks for a new Legacy Five recording. Legacy Five hopes to have the new CD available by Memorial Day. Songs will include some Classics like "I've Read the Back of the Book and We Win" and "We Shall See Jesus" plus 8 other songs.
Legacy Five And Others To Participate In Haiti Relief Benefit Concert
Nashville-based Brent Gambrell Ministries will host a Haiti Relief Benefit Concert at the People's Church in Franklin, TN on Thur. Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. Come hear a first-person account from earthquake survivor Katie Erie, an MTSU student who was working at the New Life Link orphanage when the magnitude 7.0 quake hit on Jan 12. Also hear from Mike Wilson, the Williamson county father who flew into Haiti the morning after to rescue Katie and his daughter Santia (Tia), who resided at the same orphanage, and Brent Gambrell, who accompanied him, and whose ministry has been working in Haiti for almost eight years.
The evening will include performances by Jaci Velasquez, JoDee Messina, Melissa Greene (formerly of Avalon), Nic Gonzales, new country band Thompson Square, Ben Tankard, Legacy Five and others. Praise & Worship leader Jared Anderson will also premiere "Carry Me," the song he wrote for the people of Haiti, and dedicated to Katie.
There is a $10.00 suggested donation at the door, with other opportunities to give during the night.
For more information on the benefit concert or ways to support the Haiti Relief efforts, contact the BGM office at 615-331-4600
Legacy Five welcomes new tenor, Gus Gaches!
Hailing from Santa Rosa, California, Gus and his family moved to Nashville in 1991 for his job. When Tim Parton asked Gus who he had traveled with professionally, he replied, “It started with my wife and sister in a group called Stedfast. After that I spent five years with a Nashville based group called Calvary Construction Company. When I left there I was privileged to be asked by Terry Blackwood to sing with him, Joe Moscheo, and Sherman Andrus in The Imperials. I was with them for almost four years. It was during this time that I was asked to join the Lefevre Quartet. I had a great time singing with them for 3 years and now I am honored to be joining Legacy 5.” Gus is well known and respected in Nashville for his studio work both as an engineer and a studio singer.
Legacy Five is blessed to have so many friends who care about us and pray regularly for our families. So we asked Gus to introduce them to you: “I have a beautiful wife who I have been married to for 20 years. Her name is Tamra. I am blessed with the two greatest kids on the face of the earth, my son Gus, and my beautiful daughter Kylie. She is 12 going on 30! Our other family member in the house is our dog Chewy. He just turned 2.”
Gus is an avid hockey fan with loyalty to the Nashville Predators. “Love the Preds!,” he says. Just what we needed on the bus – another sports nut!
Mike Huckabee performs with Legacy Five
Mike Huckabee was the surprise guest speaker at Legacy Five's Celebration
event in Nashville, Tennessee at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel. At the conclusion
of his speech, Governor Huckabee played bass guitar for Legacy Five as they
sang the classic gospel song, "I'll Fly Away."
Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee is the host of the number one rated
weekend hit "HUCKABEE" on the Fox News Channel, and is heard three times
daily across the nation on the "Huckabee Report" on the ABC Radio Network,
the fast growing new program on the ABC Radio Network in years.
For information on future Celebration events, click here
Nashville, TN – Daywind Records’ artist, Legacy Five, is scheduled to release their first Christmas project, A Little Christmas, to stores nationwide.
Produced by Nashville arranger and producer, Steve W. Mauldin, this recording features twelve great holiday songs from classics like "O Holy Night" and "Angels from the Realms of Glory," as well as brand new Christmas songs like "Winter Memories" and "Christmas with a Capital C." The title track, "We Need a Little Christmas" features the children of the Legacy Five members.
Legacy Five began singing songs from their Christmas release at the Legacy Five Labor Day Celebration event and has since received an excited response from crowds all over the country. Founder of Legacy Five, Scott Fowler, mentions the terribly hot and dry summer he had in Nashville and enjoys "cooling things off" with some Christmas music!
A Little Christmas will be sold to retail through New Day Christian Distribution (800) 251-3633. In addition to Legacy Five, Daywind Records is home to great artists such as Brian Free and Assurance, the Perrys, Greater Vision, and others.
The Legacy Five Foundation Established!
