August 25, 2025 • 36 mins
Melody talks with Clayton Inman of Triumphant Quartet about the brotherhood that’s kept the group strong for 20+ years, blessing his son Scotty’s move to solo ministry, and the “widowmaker” heart scare that nearly stole his voice. It’s a candid look at holding plans loosely and trusting God to lead every season.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hi, I'm Melody and you're listening to Quirks,
bumps and Bruises.
On this episode of Quirks,bumps and Bruises, I sit down
with Clayton Inman of TriumphFoot Quartet and we talk about
all kinds of fun things.
Take a listen to the actualbreaks that we played on air on
(00:20):
the Morning Joyride last weekwith Melody and Clayton.
Well, good morning and welcometo Joy FM.
Welcome to the Morning Joyride.
It's Melody, along with you, asalways.
But hey, y'all, I'm not playingthis morning because I have one
of my favorite people in theworld and I will say that my
(00:41):
other favorite person is his sonthe one and only Clayton inman
from triumphant quartet with usthis morning.
How in the world are you?
Speaker 2 (00:49):
melia, I'm doing super.
Speaker 1 (00:50):
I hope you're well too I'm doing well and I thank
you for getting up early and andhanging out with me.
I don't know if you know this.
I may have told you thisrecently when we were at site
farm but candy had Candy had ababy.
Did you know that?
No, I did not know that.
Candy had a baby at 40 yearsold and she's got two other kids
(01:11):
.
So now she's got three kids andshe made the decision to be a
stay-at-home mom and she left me, Clayton, she left me.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
Well, okay, okay, okay.
Here's the thing.
I knew that you told me thatday that she decided to.
She was moving from the station, but somehow in the
conversation I totally missedthe part that she just had a
baby she did.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
She had two boys and she had a little girl, and as
the baby gets older the bows getbigger.
So now the bows in her hairtake up her whole entire head.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
But go big or go home .
Speaker 1 (01:49):
That's right.
Speaker 2 (01:50):
That's the motto.
Speaker 1 (01:51):
And, if you remember, Candy is very frou-frou, very
girly, girly, and so she's justhaving such fun with this baby
and she is still doing aSaturday, Sunday afternoon show
for us here at Joy FM.
But she just there's just noway.
She lives about 40 minutes awayand to get up with three kids
and get here for a 6 am morningshow just wasn't going to happen
(02:12):
.
I'm thrilled for it Now.
We were together for 18 years,so it's been hard to not have
her with me.
But hey, I've got the next bestthing, I've got you right.
Speaker 2 (02:22):
Oh well, okay, that's a stretch, that is a stretch.
Speaker 1 (02:27):
Well, we have got lots of fun stuff coming up,
with Clayton coming up on theJoyride.
You're not going to want tomiss it.
We'll talk about Clayton andwhat's going on in his life,
what's going on and the music ofTriumphant, and just have a
little fun together.
This morning it's Melody alongwith you on the Joyride, but not
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just me, because I don't likebeing solo all the time, usually
most of the time.
So I've got Clayton Inman alongwith me this morning and you
know him, you love him and welove him so much here at Joy FM.
And so, Clayton, good morningto you first of all.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
Good morning to you, Melody.
An honor to be a part of yourmorning here as co-host for
about a few minutes.
Speaker 1 (03:06):
Hey, we got you from the morning.
We got you from 6 to 10, right6 to 10?
.
Speaker 2 (03:11):
Okay well, yeah, yeah , yeah, Okay, well, however long
you need me.
Speaker 1 (03:14):
You better go grab that second cup of coffee, or
you're going to keep doing thisthing.
Speaker 2 (03:17):
No, I know I'm going to have to.
Speaker 1 (03:25):
Well, first of all, let's do this, let's catch up a
little bit on your life.
So what's going on?
That's fun and happening foryou.
Speaker 2 (03:28):
Well, actually, this is all I've known since 1983 and
getting on a bus and traveling.
And honestly, when I joined I'mgetting to a point here when I
joined Triumphant, we were at atheater and I really thought my
traveling days were over.
Back in 2000, the end of 2002,I thought it was over, but come
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2008, things took a turn.
Louise Mandrell had retiredfrom the theater and so we
stayed a couple years with theowners there, but then we made a
decision to go on the road.
And here I am, back in 2008,back on the the road again, and
that's what Triumphant has donenow for the last.
Well, since 2008 has traveled.
We formed in 2002, and this iswhat we've known here for almost
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23 years, and it's what we doday in, day out.
It's everything.
I mean, that's all we do.
We travel and we go to venuesthroughout the country and sing
the gospel.
When you ask what's beenhappening with me, that's all
that's been happening with me.
Speaker 1 (04:31):
That is your life.
Yep, I know you guys.
It's amazing to me and that'sgot to be a calling.
I don't think you can stickwith anything that long.
A lot of times people will say,how in the world have you been
on a morning show where you haveto get up at 4 am every day for
18 years?
And I'm like it's not a job,it's a calling.
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So I don't think you cancontinue to do something.
That's hard, you know, unlessyou really feel that way.
And so I admire you all so much, clayton, because Triumphant is
kind of one of a kind.
Now I know you've had a littlechange with Scotty.
You know a little bit back, butfor the most part you guys have
stuck together for so long.
(05:13):
How long were you togetherbefore Scotty went out solo?
Speaker 2 (05:16):
I want to think 21 years, maybe because I'm not
good at math.
We formed in October of 2002,although we didn't do any dates
on the road until January.
But Louise Monroe took us on inNovember just to sing a few
songs in her show.
(05:37):
But we actually formed in 2002,and he left September 1st of 23
.
Speaker 1 (05:44):
So wherever the math is, on that yeah, yeah, I'm not
gonna figure it out either yeah,yeah, a long time let's just
say a long time, and I know bygoodness, being so involved in
southern gospel music, thatthat's almost unheard of,
because there's let's put itthis way there's a lot of moving
and shaking.
That usually happens withingroups of Southern gospel, so
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for y'all to be together thatlong without any changes is
really kind of Well.
It says a lot about you all asa group.
I think it shows that youreally like each other.
Speaker 2 (06:18):
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah and here's the thing.
We're brothers and I'm throwingit out there.
There have been times in thepast where there might have been
moments of intense fellowshipbut meaning, you know maybe they
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get on your nerves sometimes.
Yeah, and I really got onScotty's nerves a lot, but we're
brothers, we're brothers andreally, to be honest with you,
when we were traveling in a vanand a trailer back during the
theater days, we were forced totalk it out Whatever was going
on.
Talk it out Because there wasnowhere to go in that van.
(06:59):
Right, right, you're in a van.
You're still, you know, two orthree feet from the next person.
Oh, you've got to work it outand we worked out a lot of stuff
.
And next thing, you know, we'reso close as brothers that it's
like I get on the bus with myfamily every week.
Speaker 1 (07:17):
Right, and you just got each other's back.
You know, yeah, we do and, likeyou said, if you're around
people a lot, especially inclose quarters, as you all are,
there are going to be times thatyou're going to have kind of a
bad day.
Your things are getting on yournerves more than the other
times, and but when you've gotthat brotherhood that you're
talking about, then you respecteach other, you give each other
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space, I'm sure, and and youjust keep going, you just keep
going.
Speaker 2 (07:43):
OK, we're a funny group, we're a funny bunch.
We might pull up to a mallsomewhere in the USA and we pull
up to a mall because we want toknow that everyone can spread
out and get whatever food theywant to eat themselves.
And you know, somehow oranother, we all end up at the
same table After everybody getsout and gets their food.
We still end up at the sametable after getting everybody
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gets out and gets their food.
We still end up at the sametable eating, so otherwise
there's no real spreading out.
You got your own food, but westill sit together.
Yeah, there's something aboutand, like I said, we're brothers
.
Yeah, so the best friend, thepeople, my best friends that I
have or who I travel with, andit's very obvious when you're on
stage together, singingtogether.
Speaker 1 (08:24):
It's so obvious that there is just that love for each
other and that mutual respectas well.
We're going to be talking morewith Clayton coming up.
We've got all kinds of topicsthat we can throw out to Clayton
to see his ideas and opinionson.
So stay with us here on theMorning, joyride.
Good morning, Welcome to Joy FMand the Joyride.
It's Melody and it's ClaytonInman.
(08:47):
You know him and love him asmuch as we do of Triumphant
Quartet co-hosting with me todayon the morning.
Joyride and Clayton, we'vealready talked about you know
you and the guys and what youall have been doing lately, but
I want to get a little bit morepersonal with you.
Let's talk.
Let's talk grandkids.
Ok, that's a great topic, right, that's?
Speaker 2 (09:06):
an amazing topic, amazing yes.
Speaker 1 (09:08):
Can you imagine?
Because I have two grandsonsand a third grandson on the way
in November and those boys arethe absolute love and joy of my
life and I don't know about you,but can you even imagine life
without your grandkids?
Speaker 2 (09:24):
no, and we've heard the stories, people, we've heard
people say this all the timeit's a different world when you
have grandkids, and I've heardthat for years and years and
years, and I'm standing herealong with you saying there's so
much truth to that it's a wholedifferent world.
Speaker 1 (09:40):
It's an amazing world I could just eat them up.
And both of mine.
They're only like three monthsapart.
They're three years old.
So life is loud.
Life is kind of loud right now,but so much fun.
And now you have how manygrandkids I have four, okay.
Speaker 2 (09:58):
Four grandchildren.
Speaker 1 (09:59):
All right.
So Scotty has two and yourdaughter has two, is that right?
Speaker 2 (10:03):
My daughter Jordan, her husband Joey have two, and
Scotty and Casey have two.
My oldest one is Embry.
She becomes a teenager onSunday, the 24th of August
anyway.
And then there's second incommand is Tristan incredible
baseball player, young kid.
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And then Bo is next, and he'san incredible basketball player,
young kid.
And then Bo is next, and he'san incredible basketball player,
incredible kid.
And then Adeline we call herAddie, but Tristan and Addie
belong to Jordan, Embry and Bobelong to Scotty.
Speaker 1 (10:36):
Yeah, Now I'm friends with Scotty and you know Scotty
and I are buddies and so Ifollow him, you know, on social
media and such, and I know allthe grandkids are just probably
excel in different kinds ofthings.
But since I do follow Scotty onsocial media, I see a lot about
his kids and let me just tellyou something I believe you may
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have a little basketball star inthe making with Bo.
Speaker 2 (11:01):
Yes, I hope he follows through with it because
we have a young I say young guy.
He's not a young guy, he's anolder fellow who is a personal
coach, in other words someoneyou hire to train, and he saw
something in Bo and offered tohelp train him.
He's worked with a lot ofbasketball players in that
region up in Kentucky there andthe number five scorer in the
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state of Kentucky in high schoolwent to Butler County, where
Scotty and them live, and hetrained him.
He saw something in Bo thatwould put him in the same area.
There he graduates in 2034.
So between now and then we'llfind out the future for Bo Inman
.
He's an amazing basketballplayer.
Speaker 1 (11:44):
Yes, and I've seen videos.
Sometimes Scotty will post somevideos and my son was so big
into sports so I know my dad wasa football coach.
My brothers all played sports.
We were a huge sports family,which we'll talk more about that
in just a moment.
So I know a little bit aboutsports.
And watching Bo just doing likedribbling exercises, I'm
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telling you I can know a littlebit about it, but he's he's got
talent, so I hope that he willstick with that as well.
You know, unfortunately,sometimes as they get older,
their interests change.
Well, obviously we love talkingabout our kids and all the
wonderful things that God hasblessed them with in terms of
their talents and theirinterests.
So in just a moment we'll talka little bit more with Clayton
about how we as parents help ourkids follow through in whatever
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interests they have Teachingthem responsibility, teaching
them commitment and just theperspective that maybe Scotty
has when it comes to doing thatfor his own child.
That's coming up here on theMorning Joyride.
It's Melody and it's ClaytonInman.
You heard that right, theClayton Inman co-hosting with me
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today on the Joyride.
What an honor.
That is, clayton.
Thank you for being here.
Speaker 2 (13:01):
Hey, I'm glad to be along with you there, Melody.
Speaker 1 (13:04):
There's not many of our artists who really want to
get up with me this early.
Now.
Speaker 2 (13:12):
They want to do the co-hosting thing, but they want
to do it like at 4 pm.
Speaker 1 (13:16):
Well, that's because we think 4 o'clock shows up once
a day.
Well, unfortunately that's nota morning show.
But a few moments ago we weretalking about grandkids and
something.
If you're a grandparent you getit.
You love to talk about yourgrandkids and we're talking
about the different talents thatthey have.
But Scotty's son, bo, hasreally got quite a talent in
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basketball.
I've seen videos of him, I'vewatched him do different ball
games and he's just good.
I mean, for his age he's justgood.
And so we were talking abouthow, as kids get older, their
interests begin to change alittle bit and how we as parents
need to try to help guide thatto an extent.
And, clayton, you had kind of adifferent perspective on that
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when it came to Scotty and Bo.
Speaker 2 (14:03):
Yeah, and honestly, knowing that if retirement ever
comes I'm not sure if retirementwill ever come I would love to
go see my grandson, tristan playbaseball and Bo play basketball
, and you know there is a, Ibelieve there is a future for
both beyond high school and Iwould love to see that.
You know that's us.
We lay our plans out and butsometimes God will throw a
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curveball at you and you knowthis is not what I want, this is
not what I want for you.
So that came in with Scotty.
Scotty played baseball from likesix years of age, all the way
up into high school, and he wasduring high school years he was
at the ball field almost everysingle day helping the coach and
he was at the ball field almostevery single day helping the
coach and he was so involved andin his junior year he ended up
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having a couple of schoolslooking at him to play ball
beyond high school and we reallythought that he was going to
play baseball for somebody.
After high school, scotty, thatparticular summer, went to a
camp and actually actually, hewas saved during that camp and
what happened was he came backfrom that camp and he came to me
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and said hey, dad, I want tolearn how to sing a song.
Oh, okay, because at that pointhe had never even wanted to
sing in front of anyone.
Speaker 1 (15:21):
He and I were singing in the car together, but he
really didn't want to sing inpublic.
Speaker 2 (15:25):
So he had a I forgot I think the song was Temporary
Home, but yeah, he had acassette tape up.
And so I sat in the bedroomwith him there and let him sing.
And I realized I said he said,well, what do you think?
I said, man, all I have for youright now advice is just keep
doing what you just did, becauseeven then, without any type of
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training, it was good.
It was good.
And so the next thing I knowsomebody heard him sing, or he
was learning how to singwhatever, or wanting to sing.
So our youth minister got himto sing one night for youth
night and he said, dad, I don'twant you there, I don't want you
there.
And so I did show up, but I satout of view so he didn't know
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if I was there or not.
And it was amazing.
It was amazing to hear him singand I thought, wow, well, his
senior year of when baseballcame around, his senior year he
made the decision to walk awayfrom baseball and he wanted to
quit and we kept encouraging him.
You know, finish out the year,finish out the year Two of the
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things that we realized he didevery single day in the house.
He either had a ball, a ballglove with a ball in it, you
know kind of, you know fakinglike he was throwing, or
swinging a bat in the house.
Speaker 1 (16:42):
Right.
Speaker 2 (16:43):
And me and Michelle watched him for a week and he
never picked up either one ofthose things and we realized,
okay, he's done, he's done.
So he didn't play baseball thatyear and from that point on,
music became the thing, and notlong after high school he got an
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opportunity to sing for PhilCarson Full Voices.
And then, the next thing, youknow, he's with Triumphant
Integrity at the time.
Speaker 1 (17:11):
Well, it does show how God can change our hearts.
He can change the things thathe wants us to do, and that is
just a perfect example of notonly Scotty doing it but, you
know, obeying what he felt likein his heart the Lord wanted him
to do, and so I love that, Ilove that story.
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I never knew that that he was,you know, probably headed in one
direction but then just took,you know, a complete turn.
And, hey, that voice and thattalent in songwriting.
Imagine Southern gospel musicwithout Scotty Inman, right.
Speaker 2 (17:45):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
But I guess what I'm trying tosay here.
We can make our plans, but it'sreally up to God.
Yes, In the end.
Speaker 1 (17:54):
Oh yeah, when I try to make my own plans, it's a
mess.
It's usually just a mess.
So well, thank you for sharingthat mess.
So well, thank you for sharingthat.
I think that's that is just.
It just makes me think ofScotty, even in a whole
different way, and love him evenmore.
Well, thank you, and you needto stay with us here on the
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Joyride because we've got lotsmore fun stuff to talk about.
So it's Melody and it's ClaytonInman, and we've been talking a
little bit about sports, becausewe were talking about Clayton's
grandkids that are talented inone in baseball, one in
basketball, and so Clayton, withthat topic in mind, for all of
us college football fans, ourwait is almost over.
(18:37):
Did you know that?
Because Saturday, from Dublin,ireland, it all kicks off Kansas
State versus Iowa State, andthen here in the United States,
the following Saturday, it'sTexas at Ohio State, and then
the week after that, the NFL,it's going to be settling in.
It's going to be nonstop untilafter New Year's Day.
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So let me just ask you, because, as you can tell, I'm a
football fan Are you a collegefootball fan?
Speaker 2 (19:05):
Yes, more so than pro .
All I can say is go Vols.
Speaker 1 (19:09):
Yeah, I figured.
So you like the color orange,don't you?
Speaker 2 (19:14):
Yeah, I love that bright ugly orange.
I love it.
Speaker 1 (19:17):
Well, and see, I live in North Carolina.
So you know, and here we'vejust got, you know, we've got,
of course, the Carolina TarHeels, we've got North Carolina
State Wolfpack, you know, we'vegot Duke Blue Devils and we've
got Wake Forest Deacons.
I live in just so much ACC land.
Speaker 2 (19:38):
You do.
Half the ACC is in NorthCarolina.
Speaker 1 (19:41):
I know.
My older brother went toCarolina, my younger brother
went to State, I went to UNC inGreensboro and my dad was a huge
Demon Deacon fan from WakeForest, so our family was just
all over the place.
But I'm one of those girls,clayton, that gets up on
Saturdays and watches CollegeGame Day.
Do you ever watch that?
Speaker 2 (20:02):
Every single Saturday ?
Do you ever watch his collegegame day?
Do you ever watch that Every?
Speaker 1 (20:05):
single Saturday.
Is that not like the great?
That is such a great show and Ithink, is it this Saturday that
it gets started back?
I think it is, it is, and LeeCorso is going to be his last
one, that's right his last one,yes.
Yeah, it's either this Saturdayor the next.
I'm thinking maybe thisSaturday, but I'm not sure.
Speaker 2 (20:26):
I haven't kept up when that starts?
All I know is Tennessee playsnext week in Atlanta.
All right, okay, so it probablydoes start this week.
If Kansas is in, you're sayingKansas is this weekend.
Speaker 1 (20:37):
Well, yeah, but they're in Ireland for like a.
You know it must be a.
Whatever kind of game, it'sKansas State.
Speaker 2 (20:44):
They opened last year in Ireland.
Okay gotcha.
All right, game day.
Game day, yes, yeah.
Speaker 1 (20:50):
Well then, the next Saturday Texas is at Ohio State.
That's another biggie, ofcourse as well.
But love football, love collegefootball in particular, and so,
hey, I'll do it for you ClaytonGo Vols.
Speaker 2 (21:05):
I know that hurt, I know that hurt.
Speaker 1 (21:07):
A little bit, a little bit, a little bit.
Good morning.
It is the morning joyride thatyou're listening to right here
on Joy FM.
Lots of joy happening, and evenmore so for me today because
Clayton Inman is alongco-hosting the Joyride with me.
And so, first of all, goodmorning, clayton, and thank you
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for being here.
Speaker 2 (21:29):
Well, good morning to you, Melody, and thank you
again for letting me be a partof this today.
Speaker 1 (21:33):
Well, it has been such fun and I've learned some
things about you in the process.
But I want to talk about this.
This is more of a serious topicthan maybe you know us talking
about college football.
But, as you know, scotty, a fewyears back, left Triumphant to
begin his solo career, and, ofcourse, scotty is the son of
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Clayton.
And so, clayton, I want to askyou this because my heart kind
of went out to you when thatwent on.
Not that I know that you 100%knew that Scotty was doing what
the Lord, you know, prepared forhim.
I know you had no doubts aboutthat, but I couldn't help, but
kind of my heart kind of hurtfor you because of this.
My daughter went to our church.
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We've been to church together,lindsay and I sing together,
we've taught children togetherand we got a new pastor and, to
make a long story short, sheended up marrying that pastor
that was at our church.
Well, he was there for aboutseven years and then the Lord
moved him to another churchfamily and when that happened,
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my daughter who I had, you know,worshipped with, sung with,
taught children, with all thosethings went away just like that.
And so, in your situation, youtraveled with Scotty and you
sang together, you were on thebus together, father, son, just
I'm sure that the memories andthe moments of you know just
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overwhelmingly great things.
And he steps away to go intowhere the Lord has led him.
So tell me, kind of, what yourheart was feeling during all
that.
Speaker 2 (23:09):
I think early on, although I made a video about it
.
And when I did make the video Iknow I kind of lost it a few
times, but I think that's just anatural of my part to do
something like that.
He and I had talked almost ayear prior to that time that it
actually took place or when hegave his notice, and so it
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didn't catch me by surprise,because there was a year of
constant father dad talkingabout what was on his mind, what
, what he felt compelled to doand such, and he was more
concerned about me than anythingelse and I just didn't like him
.
I said you know, buddy, at thattime I was 64 years of age.
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At that time and I told him Isaid, hey, let's do the math
here.
I'm 64 and you're 41.
And this is back in when he gavehis wondering when to give his
notice and he was concernedabout me.
What was going to happen to me?
I guess you might say he knewthe group would go on, but he
was walking away from that.
You know, let's say I sing 10more years.
That puts me at 74.
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I said that puts you at 51.
And that's almost a little toolate to start something that you
want to do in music.
And I said to me the time is now, because you don't want that
window to close on you.
That was me telling him.
You know, if you're going to dothis and I encourage you, if
you want to do it, you do it.
Do it now, so and don't wait.
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And I said don't, don't worryabout your dad, don't worry
about me at all.
It's going to be great becauseif this is God ordained on your
part, then the things thathappen with Triumphant is going
to be God ordained too.
If you do it.
I just ask you to do one thingfor me.
He said what's that?
I said finish well, whateveryou do.
I know, because I don't know ifanyone on listening here has
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ever been on a job or been at aplace where you work and you
gave your notice, and thetoughest days to work at that
office are after you, from thetime you gave your notice to the
time you have to leave thatperiod of time.
It's kind of like it's not lameduck, but it's almost like you
know your mind's somewhere else.
Your mind is where you'resupposed you're wanting to go.
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And I just asked him buddy,just finish Well, he said, no, I
will finish.
Well, and he did.
He finished, he was triumphantall the way to the end.
And we celebrated him that lastday in Pennsylvania and you
know, and so it was good.
It was good, but we werecompletely fine.
I told somebody.
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They said why don't you tellhim to stay?
I said I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, ma'am, that's not upto me.
Yeah right, this is out of ourhands, because I don't want, I'm
not going to get.
If this is God ordained, I'mnot getting in the way of any of
that, because then that meansthat I'm telling God you made a
mistake.
So that's not happening with me, and that's why I want to
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encourage somebody out theretoday.
If someone in your family orfriend or whatever is going
through something and they feellike the leading is there, it's
best that we don't get in theway of those things.
Speaker 1 (26:14):
Yeah, you never want to stifle what the Lord has laid
out for somebody else's life,because blessing always follows
obedience, and I think in thisparticular instance we've seen
that Scotty has thrivedbeautifully where he is and
triumphant.
You know.
The Lord provided y'all withlike an excellent replacement
for Scotty and y'all were just,you know, sounding as good as
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you've ever sounded together asa team, and so, I think,
blessing Well, I don't think.
I know that blessing willalways follow whatever the Lord
calls for us to do, if we justwill do it.
And but, like I said, Icouldn't help it.
Kind of my heart kind of wentout to you because I understood
because of my situation, eventhough I had to let her go.
I was proud of her.
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It was a situation that shekind of didn't want to go, but
she knew God had planned thatfor them and she did it and
they've been blessed.
But I'm not going to lie, Istill miss her at church a lot.
Speaker 2 (27:10):
Oh, yeah, yeah, absolutely, I get that and I
will say this Sean Barber, whocame in and is now the lead
singer here, he was a godsend hewas.
I can't think of anyone thathad any better fit for the group
than him.
Speaker 1 (27:24):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (27:25):
Because it's one thing to be a fantastic singer,
but can you live with thatperson?
Speaker 1 (27:31):
Oh, I think that's probably more important.
As close as y'all have to be interms of traveling, I think I
would rather have the better fitthat way, and the music maybe
not as good than the other wayaround.
Speaker 2 (27:45):
Well, the man I traveled with back in the
Singin' American days, ed Hill,he told me a long time ago.
He said I will take.
You have an amazing singer thatyou can't live with, hard to
live with, and you have an okay,singer, that's amazing to live
with.
He'll say I'll take that okay,singer every single day.
Speaker 1 (28:00):
I agree with that.
I agree with that.
Well, thank you for being kindof transparent and open to us
talking about that situationwith Scotty, and we're thankful
for where God has led him.
We're thankful, Clayton, thatyou're still with Triumphant as
well.
Stay with us here on theJoyride.
We're going to talk to Claytonin just a second about how much
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he cooks.
Stay with us.
Y'all All right Cooking in thekitchen.
Clayton, I'm going to put youon the spot.
Do you cook at all?
I do not.
The reason I ask is thisEarlier this week I talked about
how there are two kinds ofpeople.
There is the one who cooks andthere is the one who talks to
the cook as she or he is cooking, and so I think I just figured
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that out.
So if, Michelle, your wife isin the kitchen cooking dinner,
are you kind of hanging aroundtalking to her, or are you
watching a ball game on TV?
Speaker 2 (28:55):
Really, I don't know where I am.
Speaker 1 (28:57):
You're on the bus, aren't you?
Speaker 2 (29:00):
I could be anywhere in the house.
I could be anywhere in thehouse during that time.
Speaker 1 (29:03):
So you don't necessarily enjoy sitting on a
stool while she's cooking dinnerand talking.
Speaker 2 (29:09):
Oh no, we talk all the time but the kitchen's not
that big I might stand there.
I think we got into aconversation yesterday while she
was cooking and I was standingthere talking to her.
But the only cooking I do is Imight grill out on occasion and
or, if I get really hungry, I'llscramble me an egg.
That doesn't really lookscrambled but it's edible.
Speaker 1 (29:32):
Well, if it makes you feel any better.
I have been married for 40years, just celebrated that 40th
year recently, and my husbandis just like you.
He can grill out and doespretty well with that, but
anything else ain't going tohappen.
So do you just not like it orjust nobody ever really taught
you so, therefore, you justdon't want to fool with it.
Speaker 2 (29:54):
You know what?
It was just easier to make asandwich.
So I'm about convenience.
Speaker 1 (30:00):
And we're talking laziness, is that?
Speaker 2 (30:02):
correct.
Well, I'll look at it this way,I'll look at it this way.
I stand in awe.
I stand in awe of those whocook and those who put out the
spread and they will work hoursto do that and I'm just amazed
by that, the dedication, becauseit's going to be good and it's
over with in 15 minutes.
The eating part is over.
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So they spent and, believe me,my mom was one of those.
She can put on, she could cookand it was amazing, by the time
we got done eating, it took us15 minutes to put away what it
took her two hours to make.
Speaker 1 (30:38):
And then another two hours to clean it up.
Speaker 2 (30:40):
Yeah, so the math doesn't work out for me on that,
yeah To where I want to do it.
I'm thinking let me make me asandwich and move on.
Speaker 1 (30:49):
Well, I'm kind of like your mom was, I am.
I love to cook for people.
I did like a nine courseTitanic meal one time for eight.
Eight friends, four couples.
Nine courses like nine nine Wow.
Yeah, that was a long time ago.
I don't have the energy anymore.
I just don't have it in meanymore.
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But I love, I do love to cookfor people, have everybody come
over, sit around the table andjust talk, I love that.
So I'm I'm one that loves tocook, and it's a good thing,
because if I didn't, my husbandand I would not eat at all.
I guess, there you go.
Good morning and welcome.
It's Melody and it's ClaytonInman, co-hosting along with me
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this morning, and Clayton and Iare pretty much the same age.
Clayton, you and I are nowconsidered senior citizens.
Did you know that?
Speaker 2 (31:43):
Yes, yes, and I am only three or four months away
from Social Security.
Speaker 1 (31:49):
Well, which means we get free coffee at McDonald's,
but anyway, yes, that Uh-huh Forreduced pricing or whatever.
Yes, yes, yes, and that's me aswell.
So there was a study thatrecently came out that said that
the most productive years ofanyone's life is between 60 and
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80.
So think about that.
Moses was called out when hewas over 80.
So what do you think about that?
You may have the biggest yearsof your life ahead and you
already are doing everything.
What if there's even more foryou, Clayton, More for you, my
friend.
Speaker 2 (32:27):
Well, funny, you should say that, because that is
the.
I say we have plans.
I've made plans that were indirect, whatever it's what God
wanted.
I didn't make plans without Him.
But we, you know, prayed, wentwith it, all good.
And I still have those kind ofplans up until the day that I
pass.
I have those plans, I've allthose plans laid out for the
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next few years.
So I'm planning on those yearsbeing some of the biggest.
Now, what they're going to be,what they are, I don't know.
I have no idea, I don't know.
But I would rather wear outthan rust out.
Speaker 1 (33:01):
Just keep moving, just keep moving.
Speaker 2 (33:03):
Keep moving, keep moving.
Speaker 1 (33:05):
Yes, I would rather do that because I look at Lord
Mercy, kentucky Fried Chickenguy, colonel Sanders, he didn't
begin Kentucky.
Speaker 2 (33:11):
Fried Chicken until he was 64.
Speaker 1 (33:12):
Mm-hmm, mm-hmm, I know.
Speaker 2 (33:14):
And here we are.
Speaker 1 (33:15):
I agree, but I have to tell you that I'm getting up
at 4 am for 18 straight years.
I know I need to keep moving.
Well, here's the thing, butthere could be some naps in
there.
Speaker 2 (33:25):
You know what I'm saying, well, well, yeah, I
guess yes, but the things thatare to happen later on in life,
there's nothing saying thatthose things are going to happen
with me, with Triumphant, oryou with the radio station.
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But I have no idea what God isplanning for my future.
I don't know that, and it couldbe something.
It could be like the new seasonof something.
We all have that.
We all have that and we're opento it.
We can see great thingshappening that he is planning If
we just keep an open eye andopen ear and open heart to what
he's saying to us.
(34:07):
I mean, I don't want anybody toquit anything.
I don't want you to quitanything.
I don't want you quitting radiostation, I don't want to quit
triumphant.
But if I say I will never quit,that means OK.
I'm telling God I don't carewhat you have planned, I don't
care what you have planned, I'mnot quitting.
So I can't do that, I refuse todo that.
I didn't do it with Scotty, Ididn't.
I'm not going to do it with me.
Speaker 1 (34:27):
Yeah, and I think the Lord, the Lord, begins to just
kind of I don't know a betterword tickle your heart a little
bit when you know that it's timeto make that change, to make
that move.
You begin to sense it.
Sometimes it may be a year ortwo before that you just sense
that it's moving that way andbut yeah, but if, if, if my
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retirement years don't includesome naps, I'm going to really
be disappointed If my retirementyears don't include some naps,
I'm going to really bedisappointed.
Speaker 2 (34:54):
Yeah, yeah, here's the thing I consider myself
pretty healthy, I do.
Speaker 1 (34:58):
Oh you are.
You've got no healthy smelthythere.
Speaker 2 (35:01):
Gracious Well here's the thing.
Here's the thing.
I consider myself that guy.
I really thought my closing inon my years being over, because
in 2023, the whole year of 23and first half of 24, I mean I
was hiding behind the guyssinging.
I couldn't sing.
There was something going on inmy body.
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I could not figure it out.
Yada, yada, yada, and my doctordid a stress test on me in
March of 24 and I really thoughtmy singing days were numbered.
He did a stress test and thenhe found out that I had blockage
in the main artery of my heart.
The widowmaker was like 90%blocked, wow.
And so I had a stent put in,and right after the stent was
(35:46):
put in it wasn't right away, butright after that my voice came
back and so what I thought mightbe done God said no, not yet,
not yet.
So you know that got treatedand all.
I feel fantastic.
Again, I feel amazing.
Speaker 1 (36:01):
You know, losing your voice saved your life.
Speaker 2 (36:03):
Yeah, yeah, I didn't know why it was going.
I thought, well, maybe I'm done, you know and so, but I wasn't
done.
But I think, like you said, Itotally agree with you.
I think the nudging will bethere.
I think it would be obvious toyou and those around you that,
hey, you know what?
I think there's something elseon the horizon, but at this
(36:25):
moment I know we're talkingabout this, At this moment
that's just not there yet.
Speaker 1 (36:29):
Right, well good, that's good news.
This at this moment, that'sjust not there yet.
Right, well good, that's goodnews, because we all want to see
you continue to wave that whiteflag.
Speaker 2 (36:38):
Clayton Inman, I said did you wave the flag tonight?
I said, well, I stretched soI'm probably going to be good
Please do, please do.
Speaker 1 (36:44):
Clayton, thank you for hanging out with me today.
I loved it.
Speaker 2 (36:48):
Thank you, mellie, honored to be there.
Thanks for letting me be a partof your morning.
Hi, I'm Melody and you're listening to Quirks,
bumps and Bruises.
On this episode of Quirks,bumps and Bruises, I sit down
with Clayton Inman of TriumphFoot Quartet and we talk about
all kinds of fun things.
Take a listen to the actualbreaks that we played on air on
(00:20):
the Morning Joyride last weekwith Melody and Clayton.
Well, good morning and welcometo Joy FM.
Welcome to the Morning Joyride.
It's Melody, along with you, asalways.
But hey, y'all, I'm not playingthis morning because I have one
of my favorite people in theworld and I will say that my
(00:41):
other favorite person is his sonthe one and only Clayton inman
from triumphant quartet with usthis morning.
How in the world are you?
Speaker 2 (00:49):
melia, I'm doing super.
Speaker 1 (00:50):
I hope you're well too I'm doing well and I thank
you for getting up early and andhanging out with me.
I don't know if you know this.
I may have told you thisrecently when we were at site
farm but candy had Candy had ababy.
Did you know that?
No, I did not know that.
Candy had a baby at 40 yearsold and she's got two other kids
(01:11):
.
So now she's got three kids andshe made the decision to be a
stay-at-home mom and she left me, Clayton, she left me.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
Well, okay, okay, okay.
Here's the thing.
I knew that you told me thatday that she decided to.
She was moving from the station, but somehow in the
conversation I totally missedthe part that she just had a
baby she did.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
She had two boys and she had a little girl, and as
the baby gets older the bows getbigger.
So now the bows in her hairtake up her whole entire head.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
But go big or go home .
Speaker 1 (01:49):
That's right.
Speaker 2 (01:50):
That's the motto.
Speaker 1 (01:51):
And, if you remember, Candy is very frou-frou, very
girly, girly, and so she's justhaving such fun with this baby
and she is still doing aSaturday, Sunday afternoon show
for us here at Joy FM.
But she just there's just noway.
She lives about 40 minutes awayand to get up with three kids
and get here for a 6 am morningshow just wasn't going to happen
(02:12):
.
I'm thrilled for it Now.
We were together for 18 years,so it's been hard to not have
her with me.
But hey, I've got the next bestthing, I've got you right.
Speaker 2 (02:22):
Oh well, okay, that's a stretch, that is a stretch.
Speaker 1 (02:27):
Well, we have got lots of fun stuff coming up,
with Clayton coming up on theJoyride.
You're not going to want tomiss it.
We'll talk about Clayton andwhat's going on in his life,
what's going on and the music ofTriumphant, and just have a
little fun together.
This morning it's Melody alongwith you on the Joyride, but not
(02:48):
just me, because I don't likebeing solo all the time, usually
most of the time.
So I've got Clayton Inman alongwith me this morning and you
know him, you love him and welove him so much here at Joy FM.
And so, Clayton, good morningto you first of all.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
Good morning to you, Melody.
An honor to be a part of yourmorning here as co-host for
about a few minutes.
Speaker 1 (03:06):
Hey, we got you from the morning.
We got you from 6 to 10, right6 to 10?
.
Speaker 2 (03:11):
Okay well, yeah, yeah , yeah, Okay, well, however long
you need me.
Speaker 1 (03:14):
You better go grab that second cup of coffee, or
you're going to keep doing thisthing.
Speaker 2 (03:17):
No, I know I'm going to have to.
Speaker 1 (03:25):
Well, first of all, let's do this, let's catch up a
little bit on your life.
So what's going on?
That's fun and happening foryou.
Speaker 2 (03:28):
Well, actually, this is all I've known since 1983 and
getting on a bus and traveling.
And honestly, when I joined I'mgetting to a point here when I
joined Triumphant, we were at atheater and I really thought my
traveling days were over.
Back in 2000, the end of 2002,I thought it was over, but come
(03:50):
2008, things took a turn.
Louise Mandrell had retiredfrom the theater and so we
stayed a couple years with theowners there, but then we made a
decision to go on the road.
And here I am, back in 2008,back on the the road again, and
that's what Triumphant has donenow for the last.
Well, since 2008 has traveled.
We formed in 2002, and this iswhat we've known here for almost
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23 years, and it's what we doday in, day out.
It's everything.
I mean, that's all we do.
We travel and we go to venuesthroughout the country and sing
the gospel.
When you ask what's beenhappening with me, that's all
that's been happening with me.
Speaker 1 (04:31):
That is your life.
Yep, I know you guys.
It's amazing to me and that'sgot to be a calling.
I don't think you can stickwith anything that long.
A lot of times people will say,how in the world have you been
on a morning show where you haveto get up at 4 am every day for
18 years?
And I'm like it's not a job,it's a calling.
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So I don't think you cancontinue to do something.
That's hard, you know, unlessyou really feel that way.
And so I admire you all so much, clayton, because Triumphant is
kind of one of a kind.
Now I know you've had a littlechange with Scotty.
You know a little bit back, butfor the most part you guys have
stuck together for so long.
(05:13):
How long were you togetherbefore Scotty went out solo?
Speaker 2 (05:16):
I want to think 21 years, maybe because I'm not
good at math.
We formed in October of 2002,although we didn't do any dates
on the road until January.
But Louise Monroe took us on inNovember just to sing a few
songs in her show.
(05:37):
But we actually formed in 2002,and he left September 1st of 23
.
Speaker 1 (05:44):
So wherever the math is, on that yeah, yeah, I'm not
gonna figure it out either yeah,yeah, a long time let's just
say a long time, and I know bygoodness, being so involved in
southern gospel music, thatthat's almost unheard of,
because there's let's put itthis way there's a lot of moving
and shaking.
That usually happens withingroups of Southern gospel, so
(06:08):
for y'all to be together thatlong without any changes is
really kind of Well.
It says a lot about you all asa group.
I think it shows that youreally like each other.
Speaker 2 (06:18):
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah and here's the thing.
We're brothers and I'm throwingit out there.
There have been times in thepast where there might have been
moments of intense fellowshipbut meaning, you know maybe they
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get on your nerves sometimes.
Yeah, and I really got onScotty's nerves a lot, but we're
brothers, we're brothers andreally, to be honest with you,
when we were traveling in a vanand a trailer back during the
theater days, we were forced totalk it out Whatever was going
on.
Talk it out Because there wasnowhere to go in that van.
(06:59):
Right, right, you're in a van.
You're still, you know, two orthree feet from the next person.
Oh, you've got to work it outand we worked out a lot of stuff
.
And next thing, you know, we'reso close as brothers that it's
like I get on the bus with myfamily every week.
Speaker 1 (07:17):
Right, and you just got each other's back.
You know, yeah, we do and, likeyou said, if you're around
people a lot, especially inclose quarters, as you all are,
there are going to be times thatyou're going to have kind of a
bad day.
Your things are getting on yournerves more than the other
times, and but when you've gotthat brotherhood that you're
talking about, then you respecteach other, you give each other
(07:39):
space, I'm sure, and and youjust keep going, you just keep
going.
Speaker 2 (07:43):
OK, we're a funny group, we're a funny bunch.
We might pull up to a mallsomewhere in the USA and we pull
up to a mall because we want toknow that everyone can spread
out and get whatever food theywant to eat themselves.
And you know, somehow oranother, we all end up at the
same table After everybody getsout and gets their food.
We still end up at the sametable after getting everybody
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gets out and gets their food.
We still end up at the sametable eating, so otherwise
there's no real spreading out.
You got your own food, but westill sit together.
Yeah, there's something aboutand, like I said, we're brothers
.
Yeah, so the best friend, thepeople, my best friends that I
have or who I travel with, andit's very obvious when you're on
stage together, singingtogether.
Speaker 1 (08:24):
It's so obvious that there is just that love for each
other and that mutual respectas well.
We're going to be talking morewith Clayton coming up.
We've got all kinds of topicsthat we can throw out to Clayton
to see his ideas and opinionson.
So stay with us here on theMorning, joyride.
Good morning, Welcome to Joy FMand the Joyride.
It's Melody and it's ClaytonInman.
(08:47):
You know him and love him asmuch as we do of Triumphant
Quartet co-hosting with me todayon the morning.
Joyride and Clayton, we'vealready talked about you know
you and the guys and what youall have been doing lately, but
I want to get a little bit morepersonal with you.
Let's talk.
Let's talk grandkids.
Ok, that's a great topic, right, that's?
Speaker 2 (09:06):
an amazing topic, amazing yes.
Speaker 1 (09:08):
Can you imagine?
Because I have two grandsonsand a third grandson on the way
in November and those boys arethe absolute love and joy of my
life and I don't know about you,but can you even imagine life
without your grandkids?
Speaker 2 (09:24):
no, and we've heard the stories, people, we've heard
people say this all the timeit's a different world when you
have grandkids, and I've heardthat for years and years and
years, and I'm standing herealong with you saying there's so
much truth to that it's a wholedifferent world.
Speaker 1 (09:40):
It's an amazing world I could just eat them up.
And both of mine.
They're only like three monthsapart.
They're three years old.
So life is loud.
Life is kind of loud right now,but so much fun.
And now you have how manygrandkids I have four, okay.
Speaker 2 (09:58):
Four grandchildren.
Speaker 1 (09:59):
All right.
So Scotty has two and yourdaughter has two, is that right?
Speaker 2 (10:03):
My daughter Jordan, her husband Joey have two, and
Scotty and Casey have two.
My oldest one is Embry.
She becomes a teenager onSunday, the 24th of August
anyway.
And then there's second incommand is Tristan incredible
baseball player, young kid.
(10:24):
And then Bo is next, and he'san incredible basketball player,
young kid.
And then Bo is next, and he'san incredible basketball player,
incredible kid.
And then Adeline we call herAddie, but Tristan and Addie
belong to Jordan, Embry and Bobelong to Scotty.
Speaker 1 (10:36):
Yeah, Now I'm friends with Scotty and you know Scotty
and I are buddies and so Ifollow him, you know, on social
media and such, and I know allthe grandkids are just probably
excel in different kinds ofthings.
But since I do follow Scotty onsocial media, I see a lot about
his kids and let me just tellyou something I believe you may
(10:58):
have a little basketball star inthe making with Bo.
Speaker 2 (11:01):
Yes, I hope he follows through with it because
we have a young I say young guy.
He's not a young guy, he's anolder fellow who is a personal
coach, in other words someoneyou hire to train, and he saw
something in Bo and offered tohelp train him.
He's worked with a lot ofbasketball players in that
region up in Kentucky there andthe number five scorer in the
(11:26):
state of Kentucky in high schoolwent to Butler County, where
Scotty and them live, and hetrained him.
He saw something in Bo thatwould put him in the same area.
There he graduates in 2034.
So between now and then we'llfind out the future for Bo Inman
.
He's an amazing basketballplayer.
Speaker 1 (11:44):
Yes, and I've seen videos.
Sometimes Scotty will post somevideos and my son was so big
into sports so I know my dad wasa football coach.
My brothers all played sports.
We were a huge sports family,which we'll talk more about that
in just a moment.
So I know a little bit aboutsports.
And watching Bo just doing likedribbling exercises, I'm
(12:12):
telling you I can know a littlebit about it, but he's he's got
talent, so I hope that he willstick with that as well.
You know, unfortunately,sometimes as they get older,
their interests change.
Well, obviously we love talkingabout our kids and all the
wonderful things that God hasblessed them with in terms of
their talents and theirinterests.
So in just a moment we'll talka little bit more with Clayton
about how we as parents help ourkids follow through in whatever
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interests they have Teachingthem responsibility, teaching
them commitment and just theperspective that maybe Scotty
has when it comes to doing thatfor his own child.
That's coming up here on theMorning Joyride.
It's Melody and it's ClaytonInman.
You heard that right, theClayton Inman co-hosting with me
(12:57):
today on the Joyride.
What an honor.
That is, clayton.
Thank you for being here.
Speaker 2 (13:01):
Hey, I'm glad to be along with you there, Melody.
Speaker 1 (13:04):
There's not many of our artists who really want to
get up with me this early.
Now.
Speaker 2 (13:12):
They want to do the co-hosting thing, but they want
to do it like at 4 pm.
Speaker 1 (13:16):
Well, that's because we think 4 o'clock shows up once
a day.
Well, unfortunately that's nota morning show.
But a few moments ago we weretalking about grandkids and
something.
If you're a grandparent you getit.
You love to talk about yourgrandkids and we're talking
about the different talents thatthey have.
But Scotty's son, bo, hasreally got quite a talent in
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basketball.
I've seen videos of him, I'vewatched him do different ball
games and he's just good.
I mean, for his age he's justgood.
And so we were talking abouthow, as kids get older, their
interests begin to change alittle bit and how we as parents
need to try to help guide thatto an extent.
And, clayton, you had kind of adifferent perspective on that
(14:01):
when it came to Scotty and Bo.
Speaker 2 (14:03):
Yeah, and honestly, knowing that if retirement ever
comes I'm not sure if retirementwill ever come I would love to
go see my grandson, tristan playbaseball and Bo play basketball
, and you know there is a, Ibelieve there is a future for
both beyond high school and Iwould love to see that.
You know that's us.
We lay our plans out and butsometimes God will throw a
(14:26):
curveball at you and you knowthis is not what I want, this is
not what I want for you.
So that came in with Scotty.
Scotty played baseball from likesix years of age, all the way
up into high school, and he wasduring high school years he was
at the ball field almost everysingle day helping the coach and
he was at the ball field almostevery single day helping the
coach and he was so involved andin his junior year he ended up
(14:50):
having a couple of schoolslooking at him to play ball
beyond high school and we reallythought that he was going to
play baseball for somebody.
After high school, scotty, thatparticular summer, went to a
camp and actually actually, hewas saved during that camp and
what happened was he came backfrom that camp and he came to me
(15:13):
and said hey, dad, I want tolearn how to sing a song.
Oh, okay, because at that pointhe had never even wanted to
sing in front of anyone.
Speaker 1 (15:21):
He and I were singing in the car together, but he
really didn't want to sing inpublic.
Speaker 2 (15:25):
So he had a I forgot I think the song was Temporary
Home, but yeah, he had acassette tape up.
And so I sat in the bedroomwith him there and let him sing.
And I realized I said he said,well, what do you think?
I said, man, all I have for youright now advice is just keep
doing what you just did, becauseeven then, without any type of
(15:47):
training, it was good.
It was good.
And so the next thing I knowsomebody heard him sing, or he
was learning how to singwhatever, or wanting to sing.
So our youth minister got himto sing one night for youth
night and he said, dad, I don'twant you there, I don't want you
there.
And so I did show up, but I satout of view so he didn't know
(16:11):
if I was there or not.
And it was amazing.
It was amazing to hear him singand I thought, wow, well, his
senior year of when baseballcame around, his senior year he
made the decision to walk awayfrom baseball and he wanted to
quit and we kept encouraging him.
You know, finish out the year,finish out the year Two of the
(16:31):
things that we realized he didevery single day in the house.
He either had a ball, a ballglove with a ball in it, you
know kind of, you know fakinglike he was throwing, or
swinging a bat in the house.
Speaker 1 (16:42):
Right.
Speaker 2 (16:43):
And me and Michelle watched him for a week and he
never picked up either one ofthose things and we realized,
okay, he's done, he's done.
So he didn't play baseball thatyear and from that point on,
music became the thing, and notlong after high school he got an
(17:03):
opportunity to sing for PhilCarson Full Voices.
And then, the next thing, youknow, he's with Triumphant
Integrity at the time.
Speaker 1 (17:11):
Well, it does show how God can change our hearts.
He can change the things thathe wants us to do, and that is
just a perfect example of notonly Scotty doing it but, you
know, obeying what he felt likein his heart the Lord wanted him
to do, and so I love that, Ilove that story.
(17:31):
I never knew that that he was,you know, probably headed in one
direction but then just took,you know, a complete turn.
And, hey, that voice and thattalent in songwriting.
Imagine Southern gospel musicwithout Scotty Inman, right.
Speaker 2 (17:45):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
But I guess what I'm trying tosay here.
We can make our plans, but it'sreally up to God.
Yes, In the end.
Speaker 1 (17:54):
Oh yeah, when I try to make my own plans, it's a
mess.
It's usually just a mess.
So well, thank you for sharingthat mess.
So well, thank you for sharingthat.
I think that's that is just.
It just makes me think ofScotty, even in a whole
different way, and love him evenmore.
Well, thank you, and you needto stay with us here on the
(18:15):
Joyride because we've got lotsmore fun stuff to talk about.
So it's Melody and it's ClaytonInman, and we've been talking a
little bit about sports, becausewe were talking about Clayton's
grandkids that are talented inone in baseball, one in
basketball, and so Clayton, withthat topic in mind, for all of
us college football fans, ourwait is almost over.
(18:37):
Did you know that?
Because Saturday, from Dublin,ireland, it all kicks off Kansas
State versus Iowa State, andthen here in the United States,
the following Saturday, it'sTexas at Ohio State, and then
the week after that, the NFL,it's going to be settling in.
It's going to be nonstop untilafter New Year's Day.
(18:59):
So let me just ask you, because, as you can tell, I'm a
football fan Are you a collegefootball fan?
Speaker 2 (19:05):
Yes, more so than pro .
All I can say is go Vols.
Speaker 1 (19:09):
Yeah, I figured.
So you like the color orange,don't you?
Speaker 2 (19:14):
Yeah, I love that bright ugly orange.
I love it.
Speaker 1 (19:17):
Well, and see, I live in North Carolina.
So you know, and here we'vejust got, you know, we've got,
of course, the Carolina TarHeels, we've got North Carolina
State Wolfpack, you know, we'vegot Duke Blue Devils and we've
got Wake Forest Deacons.
I live in just so much ACC land.
Speaker 2 (19:38):
You do.
Half the ACC is in NorthCarolina.
Speaker 1 (19:41):
I know.
My older brother went toCarolina, my younger brother
went to State, I went to UNC inGreensboro and my dad was a huge
Demon Deacon fan from WakeForest, so our family was just
all over the place.
But I'm one of those girls,clayton, that gets up on
Saturdays and watches CollegeGame Day.
Do you ever watch that?
Speaker 2 (20:02):
Every single Saturday ?
Do you ever watch his collegegame day?
Do you ever watch that Every?
Speaker 1 (20:05):
single Saturday.
Is that not like the great?
That is such a great show and Ithink, is it this Saturday that
it gets started back?
I think it is, it is, and LeeCorso is going to be his last
one, that's right his last one,yes.
Yeah, it's either this Saturdayor the next.
I'm thinking maybe thisSaturday, but I'm not sure.
Speaker 2 (20:26):
I haven't kept up when that starts?
All I know is Tennessee playsnext week in Atlanta.
All right, okay, so it probablydoes start this week.
If Kansas is in, you're sayingKansas is this weekend.
Speaker 1 (20:37):
Well, yeah, but they're in Ireland for like a.
You know it must be a.
Whatever kind of game, it'sKansas State.
Speaker 2 (20:44):
They opened last year in Ireland.
Okay gotcha.
All right, game day.
Game day, yes, yeah.
Speaker 1 (20:50):
Well then, the next Saturday Texas is at Ohio State.
That's another biggie, ofcourse as well.
But love football, love collegefootball in particular, and so,
hey, I'll do it for you ClaytonGo Vols.
Speaker 2 (21:05):
I know that hurt, I know that hurt.
Speaker 1 (21:07):
A little bit, a little bit, a little bit.
Good morning.
It is the morning joyride thatyou're listening to right here
on Joy FM.
Lots of joy happening, and evenmore so for me today because
Clayton Inman is alongco-hosting the Joyride with me.
And so, first of all, goodmorning, clayton, and thank you
(21:28):
for being here.
Speaker 2 (21:29):
Well, good morning to you, Melody, and thank you
again for letting me be a partof this today.
Speaker 1 (21:33):
Well, it has been such fun and I've learned some
things about you in the process.
But I want to talk about this.
This is more of a serious topicthan maybe you know us talking
about college football.
But, as you know, scotty, a fewyears back, left Triumphant to
begin his solo career, and, ofcourse, scotty is the son of
(21:55):
Clayton.
And so, clayton, I want to askyou this because my heart kind
of went out to you when thatwent on.
Not that I know that you 100%knew that Scotty was doing what
the Lord, you know, prepared forhim.
I know you had no doubts aboutthat, but I couldn't help, but
kind of my heart kind of hurtfor you because of this.
My daughter went to our church.
(22:17):
We've been to church together,lindsay and I sing together,
we've taught children togetherand we got a new pastor and, to
make a long story short, sheended up marrying that pastor
that was at our church.
Well, he was there for aboutseven years and then the Lord
moved him to another churchfamily and when that happened,
(22:37):
my daughter who I had, you know,worshipped with, sung with,
taught children, with all thosethings went away just like that.
And so, in your situation, youtraveled with Scotty and you
sang together, you were on thebus together, father, son, just
I'm sure that the memories andthe moments of you know just
(22:59):
overwhelmingly great things.
And he steps away to go intowhere the Lord has led him.
So tell me, kind of, what yourheart was feeling during all
that.
Speaker 2 (23:09):
I think early on, although I made a video about it
.
And when I did make the video Iknow I kind of lost it a few
times, but I think that's just anatural of my part to do
something like that.
He and I had talked almost ayear prior to that time that it
actually took place or when hegave his notice, and so it
(23:31):
didn't catch me by surprise,because there was a year of
constant father dad talkingabout what was on his mind, what
, what he felt compelled to doand such, and he was more
concerned about me than anythingelse and I just didn't like him
.
I said you know, buddy, at thattime I was 64 years of age.
(23:52):
At that time and I told him Isaid, hey, let's do the math
here.
I'm 64 and you're 41.
And this is back in when he gavehis wondering when to give his
notice and he was concernedabout me.
What was going to happen to me?
I guess you might say he knewthe group would go on, but he
was walking away from that.
You know, let's say I sing 10more years.
That puts me at 74.
(24:13):
I said that puts you at 51.
And that's almost a little toolate to start something that you
want to do in music.
And I said to me the time is now, because you don't want that
window to close on you.
That was me telling him.
You know, if you're going to dothis and I encourage you, if
you want to do it, you do it.
Do it now, so and don't wait.
(24:36):
And I said don't, don't worryabout your dad, don't worry
about me at all.
It's going to be great becauseif this is God ordained on your
part, then the things thathappen with Triumphant is going
to be God ordained too.
If you do it.
I just ask you to do one thingfor me.
He said what's that?
I said finish well, whateveryou do.
I know, because I don't know ifanyone on listening here has
(24:59):
ever been on a job or been at aplace where you work and you
gave your notice, and thetoughest days to work at that
office are after you, from thetime you gave your notice to the
time you have to leave thatperiod of time.
It's kind of like it's not lameduck, but it's almost like you
know your mind's somewhere else.
Your mind is where you'resupposed you're wanting to go.
(25:21):
And I just asked him buddy,just finish Well, he said, no, I
will finish.
Well, and he did.
He finished, he was triumphantall the way to the end.
And we celebrated him that lastday in Pennsylvania and you
know, and so it was good.
It was good, but we werecompletely fine.
I told somebody.
(25:41):
They said why don't you tellhim to stay?
I said I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, ma'am, that's not upto me.
Yeah right, this is out of ourhands, because I don't want, I'm
not going to get.
If this is God ordained, I'mnot getting in the way of any of
that, because then that meansthat I'm telling God you made a
mistake.
So that's not happening with me, and that's why I want to
(26:03):
encourage somebody out theretoday.
If someone in your family orfriend or whatever is going
through something and they feellike the leading is there, it's
best that we don't get in theway of those things.
Speaker 1 (26:14):
Yeah, you never want to stifle what the Lord has laid
out for somebody else's life,because blessing always follows
obedience, and I think in thisparticular instance we've seen
that Scotty has thrivedbeautifully where he is and
triumphant.
You know.
The Lord provided y'all withlike an excellent replacement
for Scotty and y'all were just,you know, sounding as good as
(26:37):
you've ever sounded together asa team, and so, I think,
blessing Well, I don't think.
I know that blessing willalways follow whatever the Lord
calls for us to do, if we justwill do it.
And but, like I said, Icouldn't help it.
Kind of my heart kind of wentout to you because I understood
because of my situation, eventhough I had to let her go.
I was proud of her.
(26:57):
It was a situation that shekind of didn't want to go, but
she knew God had planned thatfor them and she did it and
they've been blessed.
But I'm not going to lie, Istill miss her at church a lot.
Speaker 2 (27:10):
Oh, yeah, yeah, absolutely, I get that and I
will say this Sean Barber, whocame in and is now the lead
singer here, he was a godsend hewas.
I can't think of anyone thathad any better fit for the group
than him.
Speaker 1 (27:24):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (27:25):
Because it's one thing to be a fantastic singer,
but can you live with thatperson?
Speaker 1 (27:31):
Oh, I think that's probably more important.
As close as y'all have to be interms of traveling, I think I
would rather have the better fitthat way, and the music maybe
not as good than the other wayaround.
Speaker 2 (27:45):
Well, the man I traveled with back in the
Singin' American days, ed Hill,he told me a long time ago.
He said I will take.
You have an amazing singer thatyou can't live with, hard to
live with, and you have an okay,singer, that's amazing to live
with.
He'll say I'll take that okay,singer every single day.
Speaker 1 (28:00):
I agree with that.
I agree with that.
Well, thank you for being kindof transparent and open to us
talking about that situationwith Scotty, and we're thankful
for where God has led him.
We're thankful, Clayton, thatyou're still with Triumphant as
well.
Stay with us here on theJoyride.
We're going to talk to Claytonin just a second about how much
(28:20):
he cooks.
Stay with us.
Y'all All right Cooking in thekitchen.
Clayton, I'm going to put youon the spot.
Do you cook at all?
I do not.
The reason I ask is thisEarlier this week I talked about
how there are two kinds ofpeople.
There is the one who cooks andthere is the one who talks to
the cook as she or he is cooking, and so I think I just figured
(28:45):
that out.
So if, Michelle, your wife isin the kitchen cooking dinner,
are you kind of hanging aroundtalking to her, or are you
watching a ball game on TV?
Speaker 2 (28:55):
Really, I don't know where I am.
Speaker 1 (28:57):
You're on the bus, aren't you?
Speaker 2 (29:00):
I could be anywhere in the house.
I could be anywhere in thehouse during that time.
Speaker 1 (29:03):
So you don't necessarily enjoy sitting on a
stool while she's cooking dinnerand talking.
Speaker 2 (29:09):
Oh no, we talk all the time but the kitchen's not
that big I might stand there.
I think we got into aconversation yesterday while she
was cooking and I was standingthere talking to her.
But the only cooking I do is Imight grill out on occasion and
or, if I get really hungry, I'llscramble me an egg.
That doesn't really lookscrambled but it's edible.
Speaker 1 (29:32):
Well, if it makes you feel any better.
I have been married for 40years, just celebrated that 40th
year recently, and my husbandis just like you.
He can grill out and doespretty well with that, but
anything else ain't going tohappen.
So do you just not like it orjust nobody ever really taught
you so, therefore, you justdon't want to fool with it.
Speaker 2 (29:54):
You know what?
It was just easier to make asandwich.
So I'm about convenience.
Speaker 1 (30:00):
And we're talking laziness, is that?
Speaker 2 (30:02):
correct.
Well, I'll look at it this way,I'll look at it this way.
I stand in awe.
I stand in awe of those whocook and those who put out the
spread and they will work hoursto do that and I'm just amazed
by that, the dedication, becauseit's going to be good and it's
over with in 15 minutes.
The eating part is over.
(30:23):
So they spent and, believe me,my mom was one of those.
She can put on, she could cookand it was amazing, by the time
we got done eating, it took us15 minutes to put away what it
took her two hours to make.
Speaker 1 (30:38):
And then another two hours to clean it up.
Speaker 2 (30:40):
Yeah, so the math doesn't work out for me on that,
yeah To where I want to do it.
I'm thinking let me make me asandwich and move on.
Speaker 1 (30:49):
Well, I'm kind of like your mom was, I am.
I love to cook for people.
I did like a nine courseTitanic meal one time for eight.
Eight friends, four couples.
Nine courses like nine nine Wow.
Yeah, that was a long time ago.
I don't have the energy anymore.
I just don't have it in meanymore.
(31:10):
But I love, I do love to cookfor people, have everybody come
over, sit around the table andjust talk, I love that.
So I'm I'm one that loves tocook, and it's a good thing,
because if I didn't, my husbandand I would not eat at all.
I guess, there you go.
Good morning and welcome.
It's Melody and it's ClaytonInman, co-hosting along with me
(31:32):
this morning, and Clayton and Iare pretty much the same age.
Clayton, you and I are nowconsidered senior citizens.
Did you know that?
Speaker 2 (31:43):
Yes, yes, and I am only three or four months away
from Social Security.
Speaker 1 (31:49):
Well, which means we get free coffee at McDonald's,
but anyway, yes, that Uh-huh Forreduced pricing or whatever.
Yes, yes, yes, and that's me aswell.
So there was a study thatrecently came out that said that
the most productive years ofanyone's life is between 60 and
(32:11):
80.
So think about that.
Moses was called out when hewas over 80.
So what do you think about that?
You may have the biggest yearsof your life ahead and you
already are doing everything.
What if there's even more foryou, Clayton, More for you, my
friend.
Speaker 2 (32:27):
Well, funny, you should say that, because that is
the.
I say we have plans.
I've made plans that were indirect, whatever it's what God
wanted.
I didn't make plans without Him.
But we, you know, prayed, wentwith it, all good.
And I still have those kind ofplans up until the day that I
pass.
I have those plans, I've allthose plans laid out for the
(32:48):
next few years.
So I'm planning on those yearsbeing some of the biggest.
Now, what they're going to be,what they are, I don't know.
I have no idea, I don't know.
But I would rather wear outthan rust out.
Speaker 1 (33:01):
Just keep moving, just keep moving.
Speaker 2 (33:03):
Keep moving, keep moving.
Speaker 1 (33:05):
Yes, I would rather do that because I look at Lord
Mercy, kentucky Fried Chickenguy, colonel Sanders, he didn't
begin Kentucky.
Speaker 2 (33:11):
Fried Chicken until he was 64.
Speaker 1 (33:12):
Mm-hmm, mm-hmm, I know.
Speaker 2 (33:14):
And here we are.
Speaker 1 (33:15):
I agree, but I have to tell you that I'm getting up
at 4 am for 18 straight years.
I know I need to keep moving.
Well, here's the thing, butthere could be some naps in
there.
Speaker 2 (33:25):
You know what I'm saying, well, well, yeah, I
guess yes, but the things thatare to happen later on in life,
there's nothing saying thatthose things are going to happen
with me, with Triumphant, oryou with the radio station.
(33:46):
But I have no idea what God isplanning for my future.
I don't know that, and it couldbe something.
It could be like the new seasonof something.
We all have that.
We all have that and we're opento it.
We can see great thingshappening that he is planning If
we just keep an open eye andopen ear and open heart to what
he's saying to us.
(34:07):
I mean, I don't want anybody toquit anything.
I don't want you to quitanything.
I don't want you quitting radiostation, I don't want to quit
triumphant.
But if I say I will never quit,that means OK.
I'm telling God I don't carewhat you have planned, I don't
care what you have planned, I'mnot quitting.
So I can't do that, I refuse todo that.
I didn't do it with Scotty, Ididn't.
I'm not going to do it with me.
Speaker 1 (34:27):
Yeah, and I think the Lord, the Lord, begins to just
kind of I don't know a betterword tickle your heart a little
bit when you know that it's timeto make that change, to make
that move.
You begin to sense it.
Sometimes it may be a year ortwo before that you just sense
that it's moving that way andbut yeah, but if, if, if my
(34:47):
retirement years don't includesome naps, I'm going to really
be disappointed If my retirementyears don't include some naps,
I'm going to really bedisappointed.
Speaker 2 (34:54):
Yeah, yeah, here's the thing I consider myself
pretty healthy, I do.
Speaker 1 (34:58):
Oh you are.
You've got no healthy smelthythere.
Speaker 2 (35:01):
Gracious Well here's the thing.
Here's the thing.
I consider myself that guy.
I really thought my closing inon my years being over, because
in 2023, the whole year of 23and first half of 24, I mean I
was hiding behind the guyssinging.
I couldn't sing.
There was something going on inmy body.
(35:22):
I could not figure it out.
Yada, yada, yada, and my doctordid a stress test on me in
March of 24 and I really thoughtmy singing days were numbered.
He did a stress test and thenhe found out that I had blockage
in the main artery of my heart.
The widowmaker was like 90%blocked, wow.
And so I had a stent put in,and right after the stent was
(35:46):
put in it wasn't right away, butright after that my voice came
back and so what I thought mightbe done God said no, not yet,
not yet.
So you know that got treatedand all.
I feel fantastic.
Again, I feel amazing.
Speaker 1 (36:01):
You know, losing your voice saved your life.
Speaker 2 (36:03):
Yeah, yeah, I didn't know why it was going.
I thought, well, maybe I'm done, you know and so, but I wasn't
done.
But I think, like you said, Itotally agree with you.
I think the nudging will bethere.
I think it would be obvious toyou and those around you that,
hey, you know what?
I think there's something elseon the horizon, but at this
(36:25):
moment I know we're talkingabout this, At this moment
that's just not there yet.
Speaker 1 (36:29):
Right, well good, that's good news.
This at this moment, that'sjust not there yet.
Right, well good, that's goodnews, because we all want to see
you continue to wave that whiteflag.
Speaker 2 (36:38):
Clayton Inman, I said did you wave the flag tonight?
I said, well, I stretched soI'm probably going to be good
Please do, please do.
Speaker 1 (36:44):
Clayton, thank you for hanging out with me today.
I loved it.
Speaker 2 (36:48):
Thank you, mellie, honored to be there.
Thanks for letting me be a partof your morning.
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