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THE
SOUTHERN PLAINSMEN QUARTET,
organized in May 1978, in the rolling pine-hills of
West-Central Louisiana, and is an outreach of the
SOUTHERN PLAINSMEN MINISTRIES, INC., a non-profit
Christian organization. The ministry, supported by the
contributions of its Christian friends, appears in
Christian churches, regardless of denominational
affiliation, on an expense plus love-offering basis.
The
Lord has richly blessed the SOUTHERN PLAINSMEN since its
meager beginnings; singing primarily in local churches
at that time, the group now travels by private coach to
churches and auditoriums throughout the South and, when
possible, beyond. The group has had the privilege of
appearing from California’s Hollywood Hills, to the
Great Northwest, to the Rockies of Colorado, to the
Alleghenies of Pennsylvania.
In
1998, the twentieth year in the ministry, THE SOUTHERN
PLAINSMEN were appointed “Louisiana’s Ambassadors
of Goodwill” by Governor Mike Foster. This is
an honor not taken lightly by THE SOUTHERN PLAINSMEN.
They are proud of their Christian heritage, proud to be
American and proud of the State and Communities from
which they hail.
THE SOUTHERN PLAINSMEN are
not entertainers in the true sense of the word. Their
primary goal is to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ,
via the medium of gospel music and Christian witness.
THE SOUTHERN PLAINSMEN are not restricted by the
boundaries of denomination. It is their strong belief
that all Bible-Believing, Christian people must love one
another, and work toward the common goal of reaching the
lost, rather than criticizing each other’s personal
convictions. This policy has allowed THE SOUTHERN
PLAINSMEN to appear in churches of almost every faith.
THE SOUTHERN PLAINSMEN are
as follows: Marcelle Slaughter,
tenor/manager/executive producer/bus driver;
Jordan Mothershed, lead singer;
Allen Doyle, baritone; Mike Burkhalter,
bass singer;
Aaron Allen, soundman/office assistant;
Tracy Brown, equipment/sound
consultant/producer/co-manager; and Terry W.
Foster, webmaster.
THE SOUTHERN PLAINSMEN have
eighteen albums to their credit. In 1984 the
group's first single, “Headed Home”, received extensive
air-play from radio stations across the country.
Chronologically, the albums are: ON THE
BATTLEFIELD (1979), EVEN WINDS WHISPER HIS NAME (1980),
LOOKING UP (1980), BACK TO THE BASICS (1982), HEADED
HOME (1984), ONE DAY AT A TIME (1985), NEXT TIME (1986),
DECADE (1988), GOD MADE A WAY (1991), I KNOW A MAN WHO
CAN (1992), CELEBRATION OF MEMORIES (1993), A BRIDGE IN
TIME (1994), SIGN ME UP (1995), THE NARROW PATH OF LIFE
(1997), REFLECTIONS (1999), HOLD ON! (2000)--produced by
Mark Trammell, SILVER ANNIVERSARY (2003), BY REQUEST
(2005), CLASSICS (2007)
and our latest
Simply…Faith! (2008)
For
ten years, THE SOUTHERN PLAINSMEN hosted a weekly,
forty-five minute radio program on Central Louisiana’s
KWDF Radio 840 AM. The show, “Southern Gospel with The
Southern Plainsmen," featured group news, as well as,
area gospel news, interviews with local gospel groups
and professional groups appearing in Central Louisiana.
Area merchants sponsored the show which was discontinued
in January, 2000, when the station was lost to fire.
THE
SOUTHERN PLAINSMEN are members of The Southern Gospel
Music Association (SGMA), The Bay Area Gospel
Music Association (BAGMA), The South Texas Gospel
Music Association (STGMA) and The Southern &
Country Gospel Music Association. Marcelle represents
The Southern Plainsmen as 2nd Vice President
of The Southern Gospel Promoters Association (SGPA)
and the group hosts several concerts each year in the
West-Central Louisiana area. Marcelle also co-hosts,
with Rich Dupree, SOUTHERN GOSPEL SHOWCASE, a 30
minute Southern Gospel video show each Sunday morning on
Central Louisiana's ABC affiliate, KLAX.
THE SOUTHERN PLAINSMEN
have made several television appearances, including KNOE-TV’s
“JUBILETTE’S GOSPEL SING”, in Monroe, Louisiana, Dan
Diamond’s SUNDAY MORNING DOWN SOUTH, and WGGS-TV’s “NITELINE”,
in Greenville, South Carolina, and many local cable
stations throughout the South. The group has shared the
stage with such groups as THE SOUTHERN ENVOYS, THE
MID-SOUTH BOYS, THE CATHEDRAL QUARTET, THE SINGING
AMERICANS, THE FLORIDA BOYS, REX NELON SINGERS, THE LE
FEVRES, THE DIXIE ECHOES, THE NATIONS, WENDY BAGWELL &
THE SUNLIGHTERS, THE ORIGINAL HINSONS, BO HINSON &
PURPOSE, THE MC KAMEYS, THE MC GRUDERS, CHARLES JOHNSON
and THE REVIVERS, THE PFEIFERS, PERFECT HEART, TERRY &
SUSAN DAVIS, JEFF & SHERI EASTER, THE STEELES, THE
KINGSMEN, GOLD CITY, JAMES BLACKWOOD & THE BLACKWOOD
QUARTET, J. D. SUMNER & THE STAMPS, THE MARTINS, THE
INSPIRATIONS, THE CECIL BLACKWOOD QUARTET, GREATER
VISION, PHIL CROSS & POET VOICES, THE SQUIRE PARSON’S
TRIO, HOVIE LISTER & THE STATESMEN, ED ENOCH & GOLDEN
COVENANT, NAOMI & THE SEGOS, BRIAN FREE & ASSURANCE,
THE PERRYS, THE SOUTHMEN & THE GREENS. The group can be found at Booths 535 &
537 at THE NATIONAL QUARTET CONVENTION each September in
Louisville, Kentucky.
THE
SOUTHERN PLAINSMEN have recorded with SWORD & SHIELD
STUDIOS, Arlington, Texas, MARK FIVE STUDIOS,
Greenville, South Carolina, SUMET-BURNET STUDIOS,
Dallas, Texas, PRAET STUDIOS of Alexandria, Louisiana,
and GOLD MINE STUDIOS of Gadsden, Alabama.
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