http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/blognroll/26447 Happy Mothers Day!&nbsp; Faith of our Fathers is one of my favorite hymns, but it's hard to find a hymn that honors our mothers, unless it's about the mother of Jesus himself.&nbsp; The deeper you dig into the Bakersfield Sound, and the deeper you dig into country music, the more you'll discover the ineffably powerful influence of gospel music.&nbsp; Most stars and great artists who never become stars that are generally associated with the Bakersfield Sound played hard, but also prayed hard.&nbsp; They all had favorite hymns, and they all drew their strength from their faith.&nbsp; They have their mothers to thank for that.&nbsp; If you want to know exactly what I mean by that, visit http://www.bakersfieldsoundunderground.com where you'll find an expanded edition of this thread, and where you can also sample, Jesus is my Rock, a newly composed gospel song I've just added to the Altar'd Hymns CD to be officially released in August.&nbsp; Once again, HAPPY MOTHERS DAY! &nbsp; &nbsp; Happy Mothers Day!&nbsp; Faith of our Fathers is one of my favorite hymns, but it's hard to find a hymn that honors our mothers, unless it's about the mother of Jesus himself.&nbsp; The deeper you dig into the Bakersfield Sound, and the deeper you dig into country music, the more you'll discover the ineffably powerful influence of gospel music.&nbsp; Most stars and great artists who never become stars that are generally associated with the Bakersfield Sound played hard, but also prayed hard.&nbsp; They all had favorite hymns, and they all drew their strength from their faith.&nbsp; They have their mothers to thank for that.&nbsp; If you want to know exactly what I mean by that, visit http://www.bakersfieldsoundunderground.com where you'll find an expanded edition of this thread, and where you can also sample, Jesus is my Rock, a newly composed gospel song I've just added to the Altar'd Hymns CD to be officially released in August.&nbsp; Once again, HAPPY MOTHERS DAY! &nbsp; &nbsp; en-us <p>There was one singer a few years ago&nbsp;who was so unknown, even his own mother had never heard of him. I can't seem to recall his name...</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/blognroll/26447/#c_236659 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/blognroll/26447/#c_236659 <p>There was one singer a few years ago&nbsp;who was so unknown, even his own mother had never heard of him. I can't seem to recall his name...</p> <p>I'm jealous. &nbsp; I'd do anything to have earned those kind of underdog credentials.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/blognroll/26447/#c_236722 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/blognroll/26447/#c_236722 <p>I'm jealous. &nbsp; I'd do anything to have earned those kind of underdog credentials.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>