Family United Bowling Family Benefit

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (7/21/10) Friends and family will come together on Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at the Trinity Music City Auditorium in Hendersonville, TN at 6:00 pm for the Family United: Bowling Family Benefit Concert. The concert will include performances by Ricky Skaggs, the Whites, Gaither Vocal Band, Ernie Haase and Signature Sound, Jason Crabb, Dailey and Vincent, Jeff & Sheri Easter, Crabb Revival, Gordon Mote, the Perrys, the Isaacs, Karen Peck & New River, Ivan Parker, the Booth Brothers, Legacy Five, Charlotte Ritchie, Tribute Quartet and more. Three hours of the event will be broadcast LIVE by Solid Gospel Radio Network at www.solidgospel.com. If seats are still available, general admission seating will be available that night for a donation at the door. A love offering will also be taken for the Bowling Family during the night. "The Gospel music community is a family," stated Sheri Easter. "When one of our own falls, we all want to come together to lift them up. Jeff and I know they would do the same for us and we are honored to be a part of this special night."

Jason Crabb continued, "Everyone knows that Mike, Kelly and Terah are my family, but this is a ministry that needs our help. We want everyone to come and lift up their needs with us. We will pray, sing and watch the Heavens open up."

On July 1st, the Bowling Family was involved in a horrible bus accident just outside of Charlotte, NC. Everyone was taken to a nearby hospital, with Mike being life flighted from the scene. Although there are many broken bones, bumps and bruises, everyone on the bus is expected to make a full recovery. Doctors have explained to them that the road to recovery is long. Mike has a fractured skull and multiple injuries to his face, along with a broken wrist. Kelly has a broken vertebrae and foot. She is confined to a hospital bed and body brace for several months and surgery is still questionable. Terah has an injured arm and is in pain, but overall is well. Katelanne, Mike and Kelly's six-year-old daughter, has a broken collar bone. She has already had plastic surgery to repair a deep laceration on her face. The entire Bowling Family feels extremely blessed to be alive. They will not be released from doctors care to resume their road schedule for several months depending on their progress. Proceeds from the concert will provide relief for the family during this time.

Riley Harrison Clark

Nashville, TN - Crossroads recording artist, Tribute Quartet, is pleased to announce the addition of eighteen-year-old Riley Harrison Clark as its new tenor. Riley is originally from Fairland, Okla., and is a graduate of the Steve Hurst School of Music. Riley replaces Brian Alvey, who left the group to accept a position in marketing and promotions.

Group manager Gary Casto says, "We are absolutely thrilled to have found a wonderful Christian young man to join Tribute Quartet. He brings to the group a strong and natural tenor voice that we know our fans are going to love. In the short time I've known him, Riley has shown maturity and spiritual character, as well as a love for people. We believe his passion fits perfectly with the mission and message of our group, as well as all of southern gospel music. Josh Singletary, Dennis Dugger, and I cannot wait to introduce Riley to our fans across the country."

Brian Alvey leaves Tribute Quartet with the blessing of Gary as well as the other group members. "For the past two years our tenor vocalist has done an outstanding job not only as a singer, but also as a musician and song writer," Gary says. "He leaves us with a spotless record of service and our best wishes for much success in his future career. The Bible says to everything there is a season, and during Brian's season with Tribute, he managed to make many fans and friends who I know join us in our support of Brian and his future endeavors."

Riley joins Tribute Quartet just as it is gearing up for a busy summer and fall tour. Make your plans to find Tribute in concert soon and welcome Riley to the wonderful world of Southern Gospel Music.

Latest recording by Tribute, FOR THIS TIME

TRIBUTE QUARTET, HIGHEST CHARTING SONG TO DATE
Nashville, TN – Tribute Quartet is excited to learn that their latest single, That's Why I Love Him So, written by group members Brian Alvey and Gary Casto, has charted at #10 for the month of May on the Singing News Top 80 chart. This is the quartets highest charting song to date and is off of their latest CD release, For This Time.

Tribute Quartet may be scheduled by contacting the Harper Agency at 615-851-4500 or via e-mail at info@harperagency.com.

A complete list of artists scheduled by the Harper Agency is available at www.harperagency.com.

Visit The Official Tribute Quartet Website at www.tributequartet.com.

Tribute Quartet TV is the latest installment to TributeQuartet.com. You can now watch frequent videos, live and recorded, from Tribute's News section on their website.

Click on the link above their news labeled "Tribute Quartet TV" and watch current and past videos.

As a matter of fact, Tribute will be posting during the week of Singing At Sea (Feb 15-20).

SO KEEP WATCHING!!

- Crossroads Entertainment & Marketing

Arden, NC - Crossroads Entertainment & Marketing has recently signed the Singing News Fan Awards 2008 Horizon Group of the Year winner, Tribute Quartet, to its roster. In their appearance, warmth and style, this gifted group, based in Nashville Tenn., has done exactly what it set out to do. That vision is to "preserve the heritage and promote the future", of southern gospel music."

Gary Casto with Crossroads Executive, Chris White

Lead singer and group manager Gary Casto states, "We consider it a blessing and a privilege to be involved with a company such as Crossroads. Being an industry leader as they are, we believe it gives us the best opportunity to undergird our efforts with some of the best professionals in the business. We look forward to a long lasting relationship with the company and are excited to share the talents that God has given us with everyone we can."

Crossroads executive Chris White added, "There are few groups that I know of in our industry that will outwork Tribute Quartet. At the end of the day, that's what it takes to be successful. Their talent speaks for itself. Their tireless energy to succeed is unbelievable and their commitment to their ministry is matched by few. When you put all those factors together, you have a winning combination and we're excited to add whatever help we can to their success."

For more information, visit www.crossroadsmusic.com.

(l/r) Jeff Harper, Gary Casto & Ed Harper

Goodlettsville, TN - One of Christian music’s leading booking agencies, The Harper Agency has announced the addition of talented Christian recording artist, The Tribute Quartet, to an exclusive scheduling agreement. This popular quartet has enjoyed much success in recent years since their formation in 2006, including the 2008 Fan Award for Horizon Group of the Year by subscribers of The Singing News Magazine, as well as the 2008 SoGospel News.com Breakthrough Artist of the Year honor.

According to Ed Harper of the Harper Agency, The Tribute Quartet is dedicated to preserving the heritage of Southern Gospel Music, as well as promoting its future. “We are very excited about Gary Casto and The Tribute Quartet becoming a part of our agency,” Harper states. “They are a first-class quartet, dedicated to preserving the musical stylings Southern Gospel Music was founded on, with a fresh approach. We are excited about their future and are thrilled to be a part of that future."

Likewise, Gary Casto, lead vocalist and group manager, says The Tribute Quartet is thrilled to be a part of the Harper Agency. “We are very excited about this new beginning with the Harper Agency,” Casto shares. “They are one of the premier agencies in the business, and we are excited about our future with Ed Harper and his team.”

The Tribute Quartet may be scheduled by contacting the Harper Agency at 615-851-4500 or via e-mail at info@harperagency.com. A complete list of artists scheduled by the Harper Agency is available at www.harperagency.com.

FOR THIS TIME

IT’S HERE!!!  For This Time is now available in our online store! 

This is the BRAND NEW CD that’s been 2 years in the making for Tribute Quartet.  Tribute used the writings of Ronnie Hinson, Kyla Rowland, Marty Funderburk, Rodney Griffin, Barbara Huffman, John Darin Rowsey, Sheri Forbes, Shaun Weeks, Gary Casto, Brian Alvey and many others along with Producer, Roger Talley, in collaboration to present to you they’re latest recording effort!

YOU CAN GET YOUR COPY NOW!

September 2009 issue of the Singing News

Tribute Quartet was featured on the cover of the September 2009 issuse of the Singing News Magazine.  The article highlighted the last year for this fast moving quartet and what is instore for the future.

Gary Casto, group manager, speaks for Tribute in collective agreement, "We are very excited and overwhelmingly appreciative of this honor.  For a two and a half year old group, we have been blessed to have the support and encouragement from many places in ways we could have never asked or paid for.  This cover came as a surprise and we will never be able to show enough appreciation for it!"

The Singing News Magazine is the premiere voice of Southern Gospel Music.  You can subscribe for a year by following this link.

Gary Casto ©2009 Tribute Quartet, Inc.

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Gary Casto, manger and lead vocalist of Tribute Quartet, will undergo surgery on Thursday to remove a kidney stone that is embedded in his kidney. Gary experienced some problems on the road last weekend, prompting a visit to the emergency room at Lebanon, Mo., while the group was there to perform on the Brumley Sing. He was able to finish the weekend, but after returning home was admitted to the hospital for more extensive tests which showed the kidney stone had become impacted in the kidney, causing the kidney to cease function.

On Tuesday, doctors performed a surgical procedure to correct part of the problem, and on Thursday, they will do a second procedure that will hopefully completely resolve the issue.

Tribute Quartet requests your prayers for Gary as he undergoes the second procedure tomorrow morning. He plans to miss no tour dates.

Get-well cards or notes can be sent to: Tribute Quartet, P. O. Box 454, Hendersonville, TN, 37077 or office@tributequartet.com.

We are SO excited about the September release of "For This Time!" Roger Talley truly is a wonderful producer! ...He worked us to DEATH!... (I'm glad he did but, boy howdy!)

We are excited to share 12 new songs with you! For This Time has variety and such a message!

Be watching www.TributeQuartet.com for more information and the release date! DON'T MISS YOUR COPY!!