Bay City Tribune

One of Gospel music's best-loved groups, The Hemphills, will appear in concert with Jerry Bennet and Bay City's own Spare Change at Keye Ingram Auditorium at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27.

The performance will feature several styles of Gospel music including swelling inspirational ballads, Christian country and traditional quartet-style numbers.

Joel and LaBreeska Hemphill toured extensively throughout their career in music and today you can find them featured on the Bill Gaither Homecoming videos.

The Hemphills became famous for their vocal talent and for the quality of the music and lyrics they performed, most of it written by Joel.

They received six Dove Awards for their efforts and Joel was nominated ten times by the Gospel Music Association as songwriter of the year.

During his career he has penned over 350 songs including Gospel hits "He's Still Workin' On Me," Every Need Supplied," "Master of the Wind," Consider the Lilies," "I Claim the Blood" and "Let's Have a Revival."

Jerry Bennett will offer Gospel music with a country flair.

Bennett is a singer, songwriter and evangelist who has registered numerous hit songs on the National Top 80 chart.

Bennet was nominated for song of the year for the Kingsmen hit "My God Forgets."

He recorded a tribute project to the Hemphills, "Diggin," with two singles - "Sing the Glory Down" and "I'll Soon be Gone."

The Hemphills participated in the full project production, which has led to them joining forces on stage.

The event will get started with a crowd pleasing set from local favorites Spare Change quartet.

Several local groups are selling tickets and keeping a portion of the proceeds to benefit their organizations.

Tickets are $12. To purchase tickets and support one of the following groups, contact:

Danny Lee at 979-240-8719 or Sharon Lee at 979-323-9868 with the Matagorda County Cavalry;

Andrea Brown at 979-429-1029 or Regina Densmore at 979-245-4215 with First Baptist Church of Bay City's Global Expeditions Mission Trip;

Betty Lewis at 979-863-7869 with Matagorda First Baptist Church youth group;

Royce Quave at 979-245-8158 with Bay City Baptist Church youth group;

or Turning Point Church youth group at 979-244-4535.

Tickets can also be purchased by calling 979-557-1355 or email anette(at)heirplaypromotions.com.