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PHOTO SHOOT! OH WHAT FUN!
For Release (05/11/2008)

Friends and fans of The Melody Boys Quartet know what fun it can be to load up the family car and head to your local Wal-Mart, K-Mart or local dime store (do they still have dime stores where you are at, or with inflation, are there only dollar stores?). Imagine what fun it can be when all four "family" members sing in a quartet and you are trying to get pictures suitable for the web, pictures for the product table, and to promote the group online , in newspapers and on the web.

On April 30th, TMBQ went to Wharton Photography in Mt. Juliet, TN to have pictures taken with new tenor Tim Williams. You may have noticed the new group shot and singles on the front of the web. Click on the photograph on the left to see some of the one's that did not get "posted" or used. Can you figure out it wasn't the photographer's fault?

SPRING CONCERT FRIDAY MAY 9 IN LITTLE ROCK
For Immediate Release (05/06/2008)

For fans and friends of The Melody Boys Quartet this time of year means one of our favorite events is quickly approaching, the annual Spring Concert! This year TMBQ’s special guests will be Southern Sound Quartet from Nashville, TN. Southern Sound is one of the few other Quartets in Southern Gospel Music today that is preserving traditional, quality Quartet singing.  

The Spring Concert will be Friday, May 9 at 7:00PM at the beautiful First Baptist Geyer Springs, 12400 Interstate 30, Little Rock, AR 72210. Like the past several years, this will not be a ticketed event. However, we each need to come ready to give generously to help cover the many expenses of an event such as this. Of course, former Melody Boys, Jonathan Sawrie, Mike Franklin and Jeremy Raines are planning to be a part of this special evening. There are usually several surprises that seem to happen each year. Make your plans now to join many friends as we enjoy some of the best Quartet singing available anywhere at The Melody Boys Quartet annual Spring Concert.

TMBQ NAMES TIM WILLIAMS TO FILL TENOR POSITION
For Immediate Release (04/17/2008)

Little Rock, AR - Gerald Williams is excited to announce the tenor position for The Melody Boys Quartet has  been very capably filled with the man and the voice of Tim Williams. Tim is the former tenor and co-owner of The Golden State Quartet of the west coast area. Tim also served as President of The Western States Gospel Music Association for two full terms.

Gerald, Caleb and Terry are very pleased to welcome Tim and his wife Kathy into The Melody Boys Quartet family.

CALEB, GERALD INTERVIEWS ON YOUTUBE
For Immediate Release (03/10/2008)

Rob Patz of sgmradio.com recently did interviews with Gerald and Caleb. The are available on youtube.com or by clicking the links below:

    Gerald's sgmradio.com interview                        Caleb's sgmradio.com interview

SILVER EAGLE BUS FOR SALE
For Immediate Release (02/03/2008)

The Melody Boys Quartet recently had the opportunity to lease a larger, newer bus. This was quite a necessity due to the extended trips that they take throughout the year. Therefore, the Silver Eagle that served them so well for 12 years is now for sale. The Eagle is in excellent condition, dependable, and would be ideal for a family to use for travel as a motor home or for a traveling singing group. It would take a great deal of space to list all of the amenities that the Eagle possesses; therefore, we will simply provide a “laundry list” of some of the most important and useful characteristics. We will soon have pictures on the website, so that you can see the bus. You can also e mail Gerald Williams at tmbqbass@aol.com or call him at 501-247-6846 if you are interested in learning more about the bus. TMBQ is asking $40,000 for the Sliver Eagle. Please help us provide this information to individuals who are interested in buying a bus.

The following is a listing of some of the most important features. The bus is a 40 foot Silver Eagle 1969 model with the conversion in 1989 (1969/1989); 30,000 miles on a rebuilt engine; a new professional paint job that is approximately a year old; central heat / air; side aisle with 4 bedrooms for individual privacy; air assist steering; 15KW Kubota power plant; new steering tires on front; 2/3 tread on all tires; shower & commode; front lounge equipped with microwave, TV, VCR, DVD / CD player. Due to space constraints this is simply an overview of the Silver Eagle. Please contact Gerald Williams for more information.

TMBQ OFFERS OVER 10,000 ITEMS IN NEW ONLINE STORE
For Immediate Release (09/10/2007)

Gerald is pleased to announce an affiliation with My Gospel Store.Com, an online service which offers
over 10,000 quality Christian entertainment products including music from some of gospels biggest
artists. Now you can shop for CD's & DVD's from from The Gaither Gospel Series, books and soundtracks from contemporary and southern gospel artists, and Veggie Tales products just to name a few.

This is in addition to The Melody Boys Quartet's original online store where you can purchase the most recent releases by the quartet along with Gerald's autobiography, A Mighty Lot of Singin", and solo projects by the quartet.

Ordering is easy. Once you are ready to checkout, just click on the Checkout button in the upper-right hand corner. Next, select Returning Customer or I Am A New Customer. Enter the requested information and follow the instructions on the screen. Payment options are Mastercard, VISA and PayPal. Click on the picture above to begin shopping right now.

 

TMBQ ON YAHOO GROUPS (ADDED 3/14/2006)
The Melody Boys Quartet, in an effort to control the Guest Book content, has created a page on Yahoo Groups. Yahoo Groups is e-mail based and requires you to join in order to receive e-mails. This takes the place of the Guest Book, which in the past has been plagued with malicious spam.

Currently, membership is set to "Open." This means membership is open to anyone and does not have to be invited or approved. Messages are also sent without being approved. However, in the event of content which is not appropriate being sent via this list, those settings will be changed. You can click on the link (above left)  to join. You may be prompted to create a profile if you have not done so already.

The actions of a few malicious spammers have caused us to take this action. We regret any inconvenience this may cause you, the fan.  However, the benefits will make it worth the effort. There are several options which we plan to utilize in the future including chat, and the opportunity to conduct online polling of the membership. If you have questions, feel free to contact the web master. His address is below. This will also allow your web master (or designated Moderators) to log in from any computer and remove messages which are not appropriate.

JOE ROPER INDUCTED INTO SGMA HALL OF FAME (ADDED 11/15/2005)

The Melody Boys Quartet was honored to take part in the 2005 Southern Gospel Music Association
Hall of Fame Ceremony on October 13th, 2005. In addition to Roper, nine other "legends" of gospel music
including Jack Toney of the Statesmen Quartet, Bill Shaw of the Blackwood Brothers Quartet and Elmo
Fagg of the Blur Ridge Quartet. Songwriter Robert S. Arnold, writer of "No Tears In Heaven," was also
a member of the 2005 class of inductees. To see the SGMA's biography page  for Roper,  click the
following link: www.sgma.org/inductees_bios/joe_roper.htm

WAYS TO SUPPORT THE MBQ
For ways to support the Melody Boys Quartet, click here.
 

WANTED: PHOTOS OF THE MBQ (old & new)
Do you have old pictures of the Melody Boys Quartet or
the Stamps Melody Boys? From the 1940's? The 1950's"?
The 1960's? We would love to hear from you. If you have any
old pictures and access to a scanner, e-mail us at
tim.fooks @ verizon.net (remove spaces) and tell us what you have. We are looking for 
old photos of the group to include on the Photo Album page.
Also, if you have seen the quartet in concert and have recent pictures, we are looking for these also. Again, please do not send them to us without e-mailing first.
(E-MAIL PICTURES ONLY: PLEASE DO NOT SEND
ORIGINAL PICTURES)

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