What is your association with Calvin Newton, the man behind the legenday 60s Justice Records label?
DD: Calvin was a pioneer of the Southern Gospel Quartet style of singing. He is a Superstar in that arena. He sang with the biggest and best groups of all time like The Oak Ridge Quartet and The Blackwood Brothers, among others, and is a living member of the Gospel Music Hall Of Fame. I never knew him back (inn the ’60’s) personally, only as a fan of his most successful group, The Sons Of Song, which he put together and turned the Gospel Music world upside down with. My Dad brought home a copy of one of their albums, Something Old, Something New, and it had a bigger impact on my life than The Beatles did. I loved that album and still do. After my Dad passed away in 1984 I started looking for that album again. I wanted to know more about the three guys who made up the group. Finally, after many years (and with the help of the Internet), I tracked one of the original members down and called him at home. That was Calvin, and he and I have been very close friends ever since. I love Calvin
