Joe Ligon Talks with Roy Gray of RoyGray.com and Charity Music Inc

Tupelo, MS (PRWEB) April 14, 2008 -- The singing group has been to The White House more than Monica Lewinski. Still packing concert venues around the world, "The Mighty Clouds of Joy" introduced a new sound to Gospel music in the 1960's when lead singer Joe Ligon, who was pressed by Peacock Records to make the song "Steal Away To Jesus" a little longer, adopted the preaching style of Aretha Franklin's dad (Reverend C.L. Franklin) and created a Clouds brand that the proverbial huddled masses have enjoyed for nearly five decades.

Popular weekend radio personality Roy Gray "Konnected" with Ligon, whose singing voice is described by Gray as, "a voice almost as beautiful as my wife Brenda's speaking voice," at the Clouds' 47th anniversary concert in Los Angeles.

"It's good to see you and it's good to be here," Ligon told Gray, adding, "This is home for the Clouds."

Gray, whose claim to fame is choosing dymanic roads less travelled, like his unique full-time pursuit of corporate (marketing) success when many broadcasting peers consider Gray one of America's finest radio personalities, reminded Ligon that one of the great things about the fame of The Mighty Clouds of Joy is the strong support from other famous disc jockeys around the world, like Ollie Collins Jr.

"I would like to say hello to Ollie, who has also been a friend of the Clouds for many, many years. We've worked with him and hope that God will continue to bless and keep him...And we know and believe that He will."

Gray is giving away 97 inspirational music Cd's to the first 97 WSEL "Inspiration 97" FM listeners in Tupelo, Mississippi who correctly name the first 97 words Gray says during any recent Koncert Konnection report by calling Konnection at area code 949-677-8599.

One great Clouds story that made headlines when the innovative quartet burst on the scene decades ago involves music critics in the United States, who said the group's crowd-drawing lead singer, Ligon, would not last very long in the recording business.

"That's right," said Ligon, his eyes lighting up, acknowledging that Gray's reputation for doing thorough pre-interview news gathering was in full effect. "When we started, they looked at me as a singer who sang too hard...And they said, well, (Ligon) won't last long.

"But I'm still here!" continued Ligon, "It's 47 years later and God is still blessing me! (God) has allowed me to keep the same voice that I had when I started, and I give Him all the praises and glory for that!"

Ligon recalled the glory-to-God life of the late Jewel Rowe, of "Jewel With Love" and Barry Manilow fame. "We do miss Jewel. Jewel was a wonderful person, and everybody loved her. I met her years ago in Phoenix, Arizona; and everybody I know--I've never heard anybody say anything bad about her. She will be missed."

Gray also had a recent conversation with singer Karen Marie, who revealed how husband Ronald Clark, bassist for the Clouds found a unique way to get to know the pretty singer.

"It was a great meeting," said Marie. "My dad, my brother and I sang together as a family group; and my husband, his dad and three brothers sang as a family group as well. And we all happened to be on the same concert one night. It's a really funny story. I was having problems with my keyboard and my husband, who was really just being flirtatious with me at the time, asked if I needed help, but, in a way he was really asking if I needed his phone number!"

Gray will soon debut a bound-to-be-a-hit Mothers' Day tune from Endurance entitled, "Thank You, Lord, For My Mother."

The group's gifted spokesperson Claude Cummings told Gray, "When we were recording this song, one of two young interns assisting the engineer, who himself had trouble fighting back the (mother-memory) sobs, shouted, with tears in his eyes, 'I'm going to go call my mother right now!'"

Gray is making plans to roll out a Spanish version of Roy's Koncert Konnection.

###

Related Articles:

Topman.com Launches Topman Music Downloads
Topman, a British based leader in cutting edge men's fashion, are offering online shoppers the chance to download free music albums from Topman.com.

IndigiTunes.com Debutes Native American Music Podcast
IndigiTunes.com is a new Native American music podcast. The podcast will feature all types of Native music such as Pow Wow, Flute, Jazz, Hip Hop and more. The show will also feature interviews with artists.

New Web Series Puts Spotlight on Youth in Today's Music Scene
Coming this spring, the new web series "Let it Be Heard-The Story of the Collective Sound" follows a group of 50 young musicians from around the world as they embark on the adventure of a lifetime during The Collective Sound (TCS) Summer Music Academy, the world's first ever touring music academy. Independently produced by a group of friends from the music and film industry, the 18 raw, uplifting webisodes premiere Saturday, April 5th, from 8-11 pm at the Downtown Chico Plaza, Chico, CA., and begin airing one per day over four weeks at http://www.thecollectivesound.tv, YouTube, MySpace, Google, Blip.tv, and Veoh.com.

New York Indie Mainstay DJ Mojo Joins BreakThru Radio With "Maximum Music" - Bringing Community Back To A Local Scene
BreakThru Radio (BTR), the Internet's voice of the World's Best Independent Music, announced today that DJ Mojo will join the staff with his weekly show "Maximum Music." A force in the independent music scene for over four decades, BTR is thrilled to have his exquisite taste and expertise on air for its 5 million + listeners.

2nd Annual Musical Family Tree Festival October 20-21st in Indianapolis, Indiana--Two-day Event to Feature the Best in Midwestern Music
This year the festival will feature up and coming bands who transcend traditional genres in favor of developing a unique sound and identity in music. The showcases will span the musical paradigm fusing different parts rock, pop, country, soul, and a compelling sort of quiet approach virtually invisible to mainstream music. Musical Family Tree is proud to have a role in establishing new forms of music and to bring them into the mainstream.

Music & Intelligence: Will Listening to Music Make You Smarter?
Will listening to music make you smarter? Will learning to play a musical instrument make your brain grow larger than normal?Questions like these ones have been popping up all over the place in the past few years, and not just in scientific journals either.In recent times the media has been fascinated by the research surrounding brain development and music, eagerly reporting on the latest studies to the delight of the music-loving parents of young children.

Music and Moto Fans from Across the Country to Converge at Inaugural California Bike Week
Moto Fest highlighted by world's largest one-day motorcycle charity event -- the love ride.

Four Guest Soloists Set For Music City Community Chorus Performance
Four guest soloists have been selected for the Music City Community Chorus's Operalooza! concert at First Baptist Church, Seventh and Broadway on Tuesday evening, June 5 at 7:30. Accompanied by world-renowned concert organist Wilma Jensen and directed by Renee Grant-Williams, the MCCC will perform Chorus Music by the Great Opera Composers.

Rod Burton Music and iPodJuice Reach Sponsorship Agreement
Rod Burton Music announces tour sponsorship will be supported by iPodJuice for 2008.

Gregg Karukas Heatwave Smooth Jazz Music CD Review
Heatwave is the latest release from Smooth Jazz Star Gregg Karukas, and is another winner from this talented musician.

Great Free Solutions To Make Your Music Heard!
I read an article in a well known magazine the other day and found that they were advising musicians to spend out hundreds in advertising costs to get themselves known. True.

What You Need To Know Before Buying A Reuge Music Box
The founder of Reuge music boxes, by his name Charles Reuge, settled for the first time in Switzerland, in a small town, Sainte-Croix, where, in 1865 began manufacturing small watches that included small musical box movements. The business went just fine, so his older son, Albert opened the first Reuge workshop. He continued his father work and made musical movements. Incredible as it may seem, the Reuge factory can be found at the same address in Sainte-Croix Switzerland, making an astonishing range of movements, from simple ones to multi tune of up to 144 notes.

The Art of Music
Music is the art of arranging sounds in periodic time so as to produce a continuous, unified, and evocative composition, as through melody, harmony, rhythm, and timbre.It is also the vocal or instrumental sounds possessing a degree of melody, harmony, or rhythm.

MarchingTVChannel.com to Broadcast Streaming Video of Youth in Music Final Live from the Metrodome in Minneapolis
Live Coverage Begins October 27th at 11:00 am as 20 Bands from Six States Compete in Rapidly Expanding Marching Event. Free Broadcast.

Rob Wallace Creates Experimental Music for CD Release When Performing at Planet Earth Gallery
Rob Wallace creates Experimental Music for CD release when performing at the Planet Earth Gallery simultaneously at 4Directions Gallery® in Grand Junction, Colorado.