Grounded Grid made recordings available in Dec,2012 on the old forum of an old HAC album featuring Gail Graves, Brad Lomax and Cindy Lord.
Gail went to heaven not too long ago and yesterday,one of Jerry and Gail Vargo's children just replied on the old forum and thought you'd all like to see it. I'm not sure how many of you go back to the old forum so I will "copy and paste" it below:
"So, I stumbled onto this page tonight while doing a random search to see what the internet remembers of my mother. My mother (Gayle Vargo) was the one pictured on the left. One song on the record she sings a solo: http://www.noncomradio.net/hylander-...1975bp3175.mp3 I was going to find somewhere to upload my copy I had transferred from the record I have, but thank you "grounded grid" for having it already posted.
This was recorded the same year she got married (right in the middle of pastors school with about 3,000 in attendance) It has been somewhat of an anthem in our family.
Jerry, her husband (my father obviously) was the first to be accepted to Hyles Anderson, and folklore has it that Mom was the first to graduate. The story goes, her dad Melvin Graves (who was a long time deacon, and made the initial motion to start Hyles Anderson College after Bro. Hyles made the proposal to the deacon board.) he was also the church photographer, and while doing a photo-op of Bro. Hyles signing diplomas, Bro. Hyles suggested he sign mom's first while taking the picture. During the ceremony, she walked in alphabetical order, but her diploma was signed first.
Mom lived a very principled life, and was very disciplined when it came to being a testimony. Often when singing for church services, she would spend several weeks pouring over books and books of music trying to find the right message for the audience. She always felt that anything done for the Lord should always be done to the best of one's ability.
She is terribly missed, but at the same time, I can feel a strong presence at times, as I know she is in a wonderful place. The record style is very dated, but the message in every song honors Christ. I am biased, I know, but besides my mother singing on the record, it is also somewhat of a spiritual barometer for me. The times I am closer to the Lord, the songs are so much sweeter, than the times I am a bit absorbed in my own interests."
Gail went to heaven not too long ago and yesterday,one of Jerry and Gail Vargo's children just replied on the old forum and thought you'd all like to see it. I'm not sure how many of you go back to the old forum so I will "copy and paste" it below:
"So, I stumbled onto this page tonight while doing a random search to see what the internet remembers of my mother. My mother (Gayle Vargo) was the one pictured on the left. One song on the record she sings a solo: http://www.noncomradio.net/hylander-...1975bp3175.mp3 I was going to find somewhere to upload my copy I had transferred from the record I have, but thank you "grounded grid" for having it already posted.
This was recorded the same year she got married (right in the middle of pastors school with about 3,000 in attendance) It has been somewhat of an anthem in our family.
Jerry, her husband (my father obviously) was the first to be accepted to Hyles Anderson, and folklore has it that Mom was the first to graduate. The story goes, her dad Melvin Graves (who was a long time deacon, and made the initial motion to start Hyles Anderson College after Bro. Hyles made the proposal to the deacon board.) he was also the church photographer, and while doing a photo-op of Bro. Hyles signing diplomas, Bro. Hyles suggested he sign mom's first while taking the picture. During the ceremony, she walked in alphabetical order, but her diploma was signed first.
Mom lived a very principled life, and was very disciplined when it came to being a testimony. Often when singing for church services, she would spend several weeks pouring over books and books of music trying to find the right message for the audience. She always felt that anything done for the Lord should always be done to the best of one's ability.
She is terribly missed, but at the same time, I can feel a strong presence at times, as I know she is in a wonderful place. The record style is very dated, but the message in every song honors Christ. I am biased, I know, but besides my mother singing on the record, it is also somewhat of a spiritual barometer for me. The times I am closer to the Lord, the songs are so much sweeter, than the times I am a bit absorbed in my own interests."
