This past Saturday evening my radio show "Rock N Soul Gospel" celebrated 33&1/3 years on the air at WCWP radio, the station connected with LIU Post. We held a free concert featuring the music of Jesse Tomsko at the facilities of Beacon Church in East Williston on Long Island. Much thanks needs to go out to Chris Coats, the pastor of creative arts, for his invaluable assistance in putting this gig together. As I look back on the 33 plus years that I have done this particular show it has been a long sometimes frustrating road. I chose not to concentrate on playing what was at the time and is now the typical contemporary Christian artists otherwise the show would have sounded like every other Christian rock show out there. I chose rather to feature only what I considered the best music being played by artists who held to a biblical worldview, at least in my opinion. Over the years I have been rewarded by coming in contact with some of the best music that has ever been recorded, again in my opinion. Artists and bands such as Mark Heard, Jeff Johnson, Terry Scott Taylor, Iona, Glass Hammer, Jim Trick, Rachel Taylor, Courtney Reid and oh so many more have provided me and my listeners with some absolutely amazing music over the years. Starting about fifteen years ago I was introduced to a number of New York City based artists thanks to the members of two bands, Stickman Jones & Mother Kirk and the trickle down effect continues on to this day. Dusty Brown, The Gregory Brothers, Monica Allison, Phoebe Lyng, Melanie Penn, Jesse Tomsko and others are putting out some of the best music I have ever heard. I recently turned 65 years old and I find the older I get the more of an artistic and media snob I am becoming. I have this apparently strange idea that artists, whether they be in the field of music, film, literature, poetry, painting or whatever, who claim to be in a unique relationship with the Master Creator should be providing the world with the most impressive art imaginable. Yet I find far too many Christians are more than willing to accept subpar art simply because someone connects the name Jesus to it. It my firm commitment as long as I am doing this radio show to only play top quality music for my listeners to enjoy. The videos accompanying this blog are but two examples of the amazing music that is out there. By the way "Rock N Soul Gospel" can be heard every Friday at 9pm and Sunday at 5pm NY time at 88.1fm & WCWP.org, check it out!!!