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Sandy Patty Falls ForwardPosted on Apr 04, 2007 - 03:41 PM
 "Among contemporary gospel singers, Sandi Patty has established herself as a mainstay of the genre. Part of the groundbreaking eighties when contemporary Christian music began to finally take hold, breaking out of the Southern Gospel mode that songs had to sound like in order for the rigidly faithful to accept as godly, Patty has stayed solidly in the mainstream of the movement. And, to be truthful, any attempts on behalf of the artist to venture into other avenues of Christian music just wouldn't be genuine; she's carved her own niche, and it fits her perfectly." I find the line, "breaking out of the Southern Gospel mode that songs had to sound like in order for the rigidly faithful to accept as godly" somewhat sanctimonious, but maybe truthful as southern gospel fand can be quite rigid in their belief that southern gospel is the only godly music. Don't believe me, read the comments on this article. Read more of the review. Page 1 of 1 pages CommentsPage 1 of 1 Comment Pages  I think she was definitely a trend setter in the 80's. Every female gospel singer wanted to be her. If you have thousands of people emulating you, you are definitely setting a trend. Now, was she innovative in breaking new trends? Maybe not to that extent, but she definitley set the trend for female singers in the 80's much like Michael English did for male singers.My comment was more about the "rigidly faithful to accept as godly." SGBlogNews
 You're correct. I should have said she wasn't an innovator. She definitely had a following of fans who not only wanted to hear her, but also emulated her.On the flip side of the coin, though, how many Sandi Patty wannabes actually ever caught on in the industry? Allison Durham Speer maybe, but who else? I can name a string of male singers from the 1990s who followed the trail blazed by Michael English (who was following the trends of mainstream pop music himself), and I know I heard dozens of college girls try to sing "Upon This Rock" and other Patty songs, but I can't think of any who really made it. Kathy Troccoli had her own style as did CeCe Winans and Crystal Lewis. Twila Paris went for an Amy Grant sound for a while, before settling back into Inspo. There was Janet Paschal, but she incorporated a Southern Gospel friendly sound along with her Inspo stuff. --Making hay while the sun shines--
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Patty was hardly a major trend setter in the 1980s. She was extremely popular. I'm not trying to take that away from her, but her music didn't really carve out any new boundaries...certainly not to the degree that Amy Grant did.
Patty (Patti in those days) was what Evie or Debbie Boone would have sounded like if they'd had operatic, classically trained voices.
_Find It On The Wings_ was one exception. It is Patty's largely forgotten CD. Had it not been for Patty's unfortunate divorce and remarriage prior the release of the CD, it could have been a truly trend-setting project.
--Making hay while the sun shines--
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