Thursday morning I woke up and checked my email as I do every morning and recieved an email that Anthony Burger had passed away while on the Gaither's Homecoming Cruise. He was playing the piano for the trio of Bill & Gloria Gaither and Guy Penrod at the time. It couldn't imagine seeing a 44 year old man die right on stage. My prayers are with his family. Of course, the Homecoming videos, are what introduced me to classic southern gospel music. Yet, I first remember singing Anthony with the Kingsmen Quartet. He was a ball of excitement. He could play anything. He had the distinct pleasure of winning the favorite instrumentalist award for 10 years from the Singing News Fan Awards. Southern Gospel music will never be the same. For more infor on Anthony Burger goto marklowry.com
Also Friday, Don Knotts passed away. He played Barney Fife on the Andy Griffith Show. The classic comedy from Andy, Barney, and Otis is legendary. I wish they made TV like this. He will definitely be missed.
Steve
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