Anthony Burger Tribute DVD/CD

Here's a press release from the fine folks at Gaither world. You will recall I wrote a tribute column to the great gospel pianist Anthony Burger a few months back, on his untimely passing:

The Best of Anthony Burger Tops Billboard's Music Video Charts
Nashville, TN (5-5-06) -- The last project completed by pianist Anthony Burger, The Best of Anthony Burger, released on both DVD and CD by Gaither Music Group, topped the Billboard Music Video chart this week, with sales in excess of 13,000 units. The CD of the same title also topped the Southern Gospel chart, held the #3 position on the Contemporary Christian Top 100 chart and was at #65 on the Top 200 chart, with sales of 13,756 units.

The Best of Anthony Burger, hosted by gospel legend Bill Gaither, is a compilation of Burger's most outstanding performances from a decade of Gaither Homecoming videos and television specials, as well as behind-the-scene interviews concerning his career, family and faith. Burger tragically passed away February 22 while performing on a Gaither Homecoming cruise in the Caribbean. The video had already been completed at the time of Burger's untimely death and became a celebration of his life and music.

"Last summer when we captured this wonderful interview footage with Anthony to accompany a compilation of his most memorable performances from the video series, we had no idea that this project's April release would memorialize his life," offered Bill Gaither. "What we planned and what God planned were two different things. The result is a project I hope will serve as a tremendous instrument of healing as we remember the music of Anthony's life and the impact he had on so many of us."