Last month, I had the privilege of introducing you to Legacy’s band. This month, I am going to focus on two of the vocalists which I have the opportunity to share the stage with each weekend. It’s amazing how the Lord, in his own time, will give His children opportunities and blessings, if we only continually pray and put our trust in Him. I am reminded of the bible verse “Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass” (Psalm 37: 4-5). When I was in my early teenage years, I learned to love southern gospel music through attending concerts and listening to many of the great local groups of that era. My favorite groups were “The Watchman Quartet”, “The Sentinels” and “The Kings Messengers”. I looked at those fellows with such admiration and respect and had a dream to sing with such a group when I got older. What is wonderfully unique about “Legacy” is that my three vocal partners were the founding members/managers of my three favorite groups when I was young; (James Kirby of The Watchman Quartet, Walter Bass of The Sentinels and Mike Aycock of The Kings Messengers). This month I’ll introduce you to Walter and James.
Walter
Bass is the manager of Legacy and one of the smoothest tenors you’ll
ever meet. His sweet and
humble spirit is evident everywhere he goes. Not only can he hit all those
high notes, but he sings with such feeling and conviction that you know
every word comes straight from the heart.
Walter was originally born in Fremont, NC and currently lives in
Garner, NC. Walter has been
in Gospel music for 28 years and, as stated earlier, sang with and was a
founding member of The Sentinels. Walter
states his favorite bible verse is John 3:16 and his favorite song is
“Forgiven”.
Singing
lead is one of the most vocally talented men I’ve had the opportunity to
sing with, James Kirby. I had
the opportunity to sing with James in the late 1980’s in the group which
he founded and managed, The Watchman Quartet.
James’s vocal range extends from the bass to the tenor range, but
that is not what makes James stand out most in my mind. James has a passion for ministry and typically gives the
invitation at the end of each of our services.
You can see the desire to see souls saved every time James speaks
or sings, and that’s what it’s all about!!
James was born and raised in Lucama, NC and currently lives outside
of Kenly, NC. James has been
singing gospel music for 28 years, a large majority of that time with The
Watchman Quartet. James
states his favorite singer is Glen Payne, his favorite bible verse is
Romans 10: 9-10 and his favorite song is “My Name is Lazarus”.
Next
month, we’ll close the group introductions with my favorite baritone
singer , Mike Aycock and myself. Please
check our schedule and/or our website for opportunities to come and
worship with us. We love to
sing and have a great time and look forward to seeing you at a singing
soon!!!!
In
Christian Love,
Tim Perry for Legacy