KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — For nearly forty years, the McKameys have traveled hundreds of thousands of miles around the country sharing their strong Christian faith through Southern Gospel music. The McKameys ...

Southern gospel’s McKameys long ago ascended to legendary status. Yet even legends age, slow down, and eventually halt that which made them a legend. So it’s going with Clinton, Tennessee’s McKameys.

It’s been a long time since her sister, Dora, first badgered Peg McKamey Bean onto the stage, more than six decades, in fact. But Bean, the sole original member of beloved gospel group The McKameys, ...