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(April 27, 2008)
With recent rains, Lake Taneycomo is again up as the floodgates on Tablerock Dam are running.
However, except for localized flooding in lower areas near downtown Branson and Rockaway Beach, the high water is not affecting business in Branson, on the Strip or out at Silver Dollar City.
Below, photo credit: Josh Heston
(May 4, 2008)
The Plummer Family show reunited for a single, exceptionally well-produced, show on Saturday, May 3.
Hosted by the Hamner-Barber Theater, many Branson greats were in the audience, including Miss Norma Jean of the Grand Ole Opry, Paul and Ann Bluto of the IMAX Complex, and Jeff Brandt of RFD-TV fame.
The family's warmth, talent, and ability to surround themselves with great-quality musicians and vocalists shown through.
Josh Driskill, grandson to Rosie and Darrell and nephew to Randy, wowed the audience with his renditions of songs such as Long Black Train and Ring of Fire.
Harley Clements was in attendance and performed several songs.
Longtime member of the Plummer Family Show, Colleen Kay Moore performed a number of top songs, allowing her exceptional vocal range and power to shine through.
Randy Plummer received a standing ovation to his performance of Angel Wings, a self-penned composition that recently went number one on RadioActiveAirplay (.com).
The Plummer Family has already scheduled a third reunion show for spring of 2009.
Above, photo credit: Terrie Collins.
Grand Country Radio Night To Remember
(May 4, 2008)
Branson Country USA, the radio show broadcast at the Grand Country Square and hosted by Mike Patrick and Jamie Haage, produced a night to remember.
Called "founder's night" by Haage, the evening's top guests were the venerable Foggy River Boys and the Plummer Family.
Both groups were instrumental in creating the show-business boom that developed Branson.
Bluegrass Comin' To Branson
(April 27, 2008)
A new show is coming to the IMAX Complex and this time it's all bluegrass-gospel.
Jim Glaspy, flat-top guitar champion of Texas, has teamed with wife Karina and other family members to create a unique bluegrass-gospel show.
The show, which is produced by James Garrett, will open in mid-May in the Little Opry Theater located within the IMAX Complex (on Shepherd of the Hills Expressway).
Louis Darby Working On New Release
(April 20, 2008)
Louis Darby, two-time Louisiana fiddle champion, is hard at work developing a new album due for release this spring.
Darby, who performed many years with Cedric Benoit's Cajun Connection, may be found playing with the Horn family (Circle B Chuckwagon near the Branson Variety Theater just off Highway 76).
Darby is working closely with fellow performer and Sons of the Pioneers history buff, John Fullerton.
(April 27, 2008)
Back in January of 2007, a new sort of show started in Branson.
Located in the intimate, 210-seat Little Opry Theater in the IMAX Complex, A Tribute To John Denver and Country Music Legends began.
Headed up by former bandmember and lead vocalist of The Kendalls, James Garrett, the show was a step back in time to the earlier entertainment days of Branson.
Flashy, expensive production was out. Top-notch acoustical performances and excellent stage presence were in.
Garrett, strongly supported by Paul and Ann Bluto, owners of the IMAX Complex, gathered around him an experienced team of great Branson talent.
His lineup included Randy Plummer, Rick Quincey, C.J. Newsome, Casey Means, Randy Rudd, and Lori Locke.
The show began slowly in January of '07, but through word of mouth gained extraordinary momentum, winning the Branson Critic Morning Show of the Year Award.
Garrett continues to push forward, having now begun a second show based on the same formula: Strait Country, A Tribute to George Strait.
Current showtimes at the Little Opry Theater are 10AM for the John Denver Tribute while Strait Country plays at 5PM, Monday through Saturday.
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An Evening With Dottie Rambo
(April 20, 2008)
Miss Dottie Rambo, often referred to as the queen of gospel music, thrilled Branson natives and visitors alike with an intimate Sunday night performance at the Stonehenge Room at the Settle Inn on Green Mountain Drive in Branson, Missouri.
Rambo, who has written over 2,500 songs, was invited to perform by D.K. and Sherrie Brewster of Best Is Yet To Come Ministries.
Despite recent health issues, Miss Dottie was in excellent form, as her signature vocal abilities, faith, and sense of humor captivated many in attendance.
Inducted not once but twice into the Nashville Gospel Music Hall of Fame, Miss Dottie is a legend in this genre.
(April 20, 2008)
Randy Plummer's self-penned compositions, Angel Wings and This Is Your Land go number one and number two, respectively, this week on RadioActiveAirplay(.com).
Plummer, a five-year member of Yet To Come Publishing (which is administered by Gaither Copyright Management), submitted songs less than two weeks ago.
Both compositions quickly entered the top 10.
RadioActiveAirplay is an online source for disc jockeys to download artists' music for airplay around the world. The site receives over six million hits per month.
Randy Plummer has been a major contributor to the Branson music industry for the past 35 years.
A member of a founding Branson music family, Plummer has written over 400 songs and currently performs in four Branson shows (A Tribute to John Denver; Strait Country - A Tribute to George Strait; Sunday Gospel Jubilee; and Ozark Mountain Jubilee.).
Above, photo courtesy of Randy Plummer.
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