2017 LAA winners, Gary O'Neal and Kent Mathes.

Harold, JoAnn and Gary O'Neal with his sister, Teresa.

Glen Gobel, Gary O'Neal and Pat Gobel.

Dan Burns, Gary O'Neal and Vernon Bradley.

Gary O'Neal with Kent Mathes.

Kent and Sally Mathes.

LAA winner Gary O'Neal and family.

Mike Morton, Kent Mathes and Bruce Turnbough.

Allan Freeman with Gary O'Neal

Kenneth, Kent and Erma Mathes.

Ron Mitchell celebrates with Gary.

Sandy and Claude Johnson with Gary.

Rick Brown celebrates with Gary.

Kent celebrates with family.

The new look of the Redemptions.

MAGMA girl's night out at the Pasta House. Looks like fun.

Mylon and Jody Rice.

Claude Johnson hams it up with his cousins, the Rices.

Bruce Campbell of the Rices

Jody Rice

Mylon Rice

The Rices from Carterville, IL

Jody and Mylon Rice

Jody Rice

Jody Rice sings Alabaster Box

The Rices perform at the 2014 MAGMA Convention.

Mylon Rice

The Davis Family

Dave Davis, cancer free. PTL.

Becky Short of the Davis Family

Dave Davis

Becky Short of the Davis Family.

Dave Davis visits with Gary O'Neal

Gospel Messengers

Gospel Messengers

Is that a young James Dean?

Daniel Southard works the crowd.

Bart Southard

Danile Southard

The Gospel Messengers

Mt Vernon's own, Gospel Messengers

More of the Gospel Messengers

The always exciting Gospel Messengers

A great Gospel Music family.

Dennis Southard

Multi talented Dennis Southard.

Gospel Messengers

2013 Master of Ceremonies, Duanne Garren

Heartfelt.

Randy Barron and Hannah.

Brad Chapman and Randy Barron 2013

LAA winner, Randy Barron.

Bob Marler always excites the crowd.

Randy Barron and Kathy Marler

Heartfelt

Nick French and Dave Price

Carrie Hines sings with Heartfelt

Heartfelt

Bob Marler

Boone Berry sings with Crimson Gold.

Crimson Gold.

Youth at the MAGMA convention.

Matt Throgmorton of One Voice

Deon Baker and Brian Cowling of One Voice

Karen Carr

One Voice

One of our most valueable workers, Karen Carr

Karen Carr at MAGMA

Wanda Mountain Boys at MAGMA.

Rick Brown makes his debut at MAGMA.

WMB's Rick Brown with his mother Velma and Claude Johnson

A crowd favorite, Carol How

Smooth family harmony

A great family group, The Chosen Ones

Gracen sings

Gracen Lomelino is always a fan favorite

The Chosen Ones from Manchester, IL

The Chosen Ones

Longtime favorites, the Heritage Boys

Mike Morton takes the lead

The Heritage Boys

The Heritage Boys

The Barry Jones Family at the MAGMA convention.

More with the Barry Jones Family.

Bruce and Janice Crow

LAA Presented to Randy Barron

The Berry Brothers perform.

Louise Moody poses with her husband John after he receives his Lifetime Achievement Award.

2013 LAA recipients, Randy Barron and John Moody

MAGMA President Gary O'Neal poses with 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award winner, John Moody

Kathy Atkins poses with Louis Moody.

More with John Moody's LAA presentation.

An impromptu quartet at MAGMA.

A fun moment with John Moody and Claude Johnson.

John Moody sings "Hide Thou Me".

2013 LAA recipient, John Moody

John Moody accepts the 2013 MAGMA Lifetime Achievement Award.

John Moody sings with Claude Johnson, Gary O'Neal and Kent Mathes.

Janice Crow poses with LAA winner, John Moody. Janice's brother sang with John in his first group.

Claude Johnson congratulates John Moody.

Randy Barron poses with daughter Hannah and MAGMA Vice President Kevin Womble

The board cogratulates Randy Barron

Gary O'Neal presents the MAGMA Lifetime Achievement Award to Randy Barron

Randy Barron accepts the Lifetime Achievement Award 2013

The Heritage Boys pose with Robyn Mackey of the Redemptions

Robyn Mackey, Anita Gamblin and Sally Mathes

The Wallen girls pose with Robyn Mackey

The ladies of MAGMA

The Lesters with John and Louise Moody at the 2013 MAGMA Convention.

Duane Garren talks with Eva Barrow.

The Lesters with Robyn Mackey of the Redemptions

Bruce Campbell of the Rices.

Layne and Lauren Lercher.

Robyn Mackey of the Redemptions visits with Teresa Chapman

Robyn Mackey with our 2013 emcee, Duane Garren.

Gary O'Neal plays keyboard at the MAGMA luncheon

Calvin Jones and David Parrett jam at the MAGMA luncheon.

Dave and Becky Williford

The Lercher's enjoy the MAGMA luncheon.

Past Lifetime Achievement Award winner Eva Barrow sings Suppertime at the luncheon.

A good group gather for fellowship.

A large group of singers and fans gather for lunch during the convention.

The Rices ham it up for the camera at the MAGMA luncheon.

Another shot from the luncheon at Charboneaus.

More fun at Charboneaus.

93 year old Eva Barrow sings at the MAGMA luncheon.

Troy Dickinson, Gary O'Neal and Brad Chapman.

John Moody, Gary O'Neal and Claude Johnson.

Claude Johnson shares some memories about John Moody.

John, Gary and Claude.

John Moody sings "Hide Thou Me".

A MAGMA quartet. Alan Berry, Kent Mathes, Randy Barron and Gary O'Neal.

Close Harmony at the MAGMA luncheon.

Becky Lercher fills in for Melinda at the MAGMA luncheon.

Greg Gabel, Becky Lercher and Marty Moreland sing "What a Meeting In the Air".

Duane Garren introduces the Singing Disciples.

The girls of MAGMA sing.

Boone Berry blesses those in attendance.

More with Boone Berry.

Fellowship among artists. What MAGMA is all about.

Randy Barron with his pride and joy.

Wanda Mountain Boys 2013

Gospel Messengers

The Gospel Messengers

The Gospel Messengers

Fan favorites the Gospel Messengers

The Lesters

2012 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Carroll McGruder with MAGMA president Gary O'Neal

The Lerchers.

A very special Lifetime Achievement presentation to Carroll McGruder.

The New Look of the Lesters 2013

Becky Lercher

The Nehrkorns with special guest James Rainey.

Kathy Parrett, Kevin Beckett and Melinda Seaton.

Kent and Sally Mathes.

Jenny Pitchers-Revelle with Becky lercher.

Kent and Sally Mathes with Karen Carr.

Karen Carr and Kathy Atkins.

Alan and Boone Berry.

A MAGMA favorite, Ralph Green.

Harold Mills accepts the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Alan Berry accepts the Lifetime Achievement Award.

P.D. Murdich presents Brian Lester with the LAA

A classic moment with Slim and Zella Mae as they accept the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Ginger (Lester) Pitchers accepts the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Jack Campbell accepts the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Gary O'Neal presents the LAA to Claude Johnson

Barry Jones accepts the LAA

The New Horizons are emotional as they accept their Lifetime Achievement Award.

The Dysarts.

Kent Mathes congratulates Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, Glendell 'Booge' Twidwell.

An impromptu jam session.

The Alan Berry family.

Marty Moreland introduces Randy Barron.

Fan favorites, the Redemptions.

Golden Street.

The Redemptions.

Andy Russell.

Andy Russell.

Wanda Mountain Boys

Wanda Mountain Boys 2012

The talented Barry Jones Family.

New addition to MAGMA, City on a Hill Qt.

New Horizons.

David Hartwell and Gary O'Neal fill in with Jericho.

The Chosen Ones.

The Singing Disciples.

Bluegrass at the convention with the Barry Jones Family.

The Wanda Mountain Boys.

Kathy Atkins.

4HisLove.

One Voice.

Illinois soloist DeeAnn Schnautz.

Andy Russell performs at the MAGMA convention.

New Reason performs at MAGMA.

More of the Redemptions.

A big finale.

The always exciting Jericho.

Fan favorites, One Voice from Marion, IL.

Mr. Gospel Saxophone, Danny Rhoades.

Congratulations to Brady and Mallory Rueter

Carroll How sings for the fans.

Dave Davis of the Davis Family'

The country sounds of Kevin Kappler.

The smooth sounds of the Berry Brothers.

Harold Mills with Kent Mathes and Gary O'Neal

The Southern Brothers perform.

The Sunday Edition.

The New Horizons of the 1970's

Early New Horizons

The New Horizons circa 1982

The New Horizons

The Redemptions April 7, 2012

The Redemptions

The Heritage Boys sing out of the red book.

Final Authority

Randy Barron performs at the MAGMA convention.

The Chosen Ones

Ginger Pitchers with Janice Crow

City on a Hill 2012

Gary O'Neal (Age 10) with Marion Holt.

Harold Mills with Kent Mathes

Becky Lercher

Marilyn Berry

MAGMA Board Members Kevin Beckett and Martha Warren visit with Roy Warren.

The Barry Jones Family

Scott Mills of the Southern Brothers with Kevin Womble of The Redemptions

Carroll Sanguinette-How

The Wallen Family

Crimson Gold 2012

Gene Warren and the Glorylanders

Crimson Gold 2002

CG at NQC Showcase September 2011

Crimson Gold 2007

Crimson Gold

The Berry Brothers

Heartfelt

Karen Carr

Solid Gospel, 1994

Cornerstone 33AD 1981

Cornerstone 33 A.D. featuring Glen Gobel, Gary O'Neal and Bob Sullivan.

Safe Harbor, 1997.

The soundboard at the Centene Center

Crown of Joy

Kathy Atkins

The Lester Family

The Gateway Boys and Ginger

Brian Lester's first solo recording

The Gateway Boys and Donna

The Lester Family

Donna, Brian and Ginger

Kevin Kappler

Sunday Edition

The Berry Bros. with a live band.

A shot of the Gospel 4 Qt. from the early '60s.

The original Gospel 4 Qt.

Claude Johnson of the Wanda Mountain Boys at age 8.

The original Wanda Mountain Boys.

The Wanda Mountain Boys early 2000s.

The always smooth, One Voice

A classic photo of the Gospel Four Qt.

Crimson Gold

Crimson River

Deanne Schnautz

Heartfelt

Carroll How

Freedom

Karen Carr

Golden Street

Always exciting, Carol How

Heartbeat

Sunday Edition

Gene Warren and the Glorylanders

The Redemptions

The young folks of MAGMA

The Singing Disciples

The Heritage Boys

Kathy Atkins

Janice Crow

The Rivermen Qt.

Master's Edition

Wendell Johnson

Master's Touch

Kevin Kappler

Marilyn Berry at the MAGMA convention.

Andy Russell

Linda and Barry Jones.

Terry Reynolds, Ralph Green and Jerry Tomlinson, Southern Tradition.

The Wallens

Randy Barron accepts the LAA

Big finale by the Chosen Ones

Duanne Garren with Brady Reuter

The country gospel sound of Kevin Kappler

The Rices thrill the crowd

Kevin Kappler

Randy Barron visits with Calvin Jones.

The Davis Family

Harold O'Neal visits with Matt Throgmorton and Mike Reuter.

Bruce Crow and Gary O'Neal relax during the convention.

The Singing Disciples

Greg Gabel fills in with the Singing Disciples.

Kevin Beckett and David Parrett.

The Singing Disciples

More of the Singing Disciples

Marty Moreland

Greg Gabel

Duanne Garren

The Singing Disciples feature Greg.

Kevin Beckett, David Parrett and Brad Chapman.

Our 2013 emcee, Duanne Garren

The Davis Family returns to MAGMA

Fan favorites, the Barry Jones Family

The Barry Jones Family

Bluegrass with the Barry Jones Family

Hannah and Randy Barron

Keystone Voices

Kent Mathes with the Fox Bros.

Roy Warren with Gary.