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Brentwood, TN (Mansion Entertainment) July 28, 2010 – The National Quartet Convention is considered THE mecca for fans, artists and industry personnel alike to come together and celebrate Southern Gospel Music. Thousands from around the world will gather this September 12th-18th unparalled event at the Kentucky Fair & Expo Center in Louisville, Kentucky to hear music, meet their favorite artists and see what new products and ideas will be introduced.
On Friday evening, September 17th, beginning at 7pm, Mansion Entertainment will be hosting a Three Minute Give-Away event at the Mansion booth (booth #295). Every three minutes a name will be drawn from NQC attendees who have pre-registered and the winner will receive a free gift from Mansion Entertainment. In conjunction with the Three Minute Give-Away event, there will be a special Meet & Greet with Mansion Records and Manor House recording artists. Registration for the Three Minute Give-Away event will begin on opening night, September 12th, at the Mansion Entertainment booth.
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Sonya Isaacs will be singing backup and playing mandolin for country music singer Dierks Bentley on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon tonight at 12:35 Eastern Time/11:35 PM Central Time!
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Poca, WV (July 26, 2010) The latest single, from The Goodwins, "Heart Of The King" has debuted this week at #2 on The Southern Gospel Times Top 40 Chart for the week ending 7/24/10. The Goodwins are very excited about the response that the song has been receiving from radio nationwide. It came in at #87 on the Christian Voice Magazine's Top 100 for August as well. This latest single, features the newest additions to the group, Natasha Barker (Soprano Vocals) & Ron Hamilton (Bass Vocals).
The Goodwins previous single, "Jesus Died Like A Man" debuted at #1 on the Southern Gospel Times & remained there for 4 consecutive weeks in June 2009. It later climbed to #55 on the Christian Voice Magazine's Top 100 chart, and made it's way onto other industry charts as well.
The Goodwins upcoming single, "Revival Medley", will be shipping to radio stations nationwide in August 2010 & is also available for immediate download from Pathlight Promotions & Media Group, at http://www.pathlightpromotions.com.
For more information about The Goodwins visit them online at http://www.thegoodwinsmusic.com.
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(Los Angeles, CA) July 28, 2010 – 14-time GRAMMY winner Ricky Skaggs is back with a full band sound, a style that made him one of the best-selling artists in Country history with an incredible string of 12 #1 Country hits and 12 Top 20 Country albums. His rousing and moving new album, Mosaic, will be released on August 24, 2010 through Skaggs Family Records and is a testament to his personal faith.
Skaggs worked closely with fellow GRAMMY winner Gordon Kennedy, known for his work with Eric Clapton, Garth Brooks and Bonnie Raitt, to create an album that mixes elements of Country music with Beatles-esque melodies and lyrics that speak to Skaggs’ faith, making “music that is in my head and in my heart,” says Skaggs.
Watch a snippet of Skaggs and Kennedy performing album standout “Someday Soon” on the 2010 Dove Awards telecast: http://www.shorefire.com/media/RickySkaggsDovesClip_20100615_104753.mov, from the 41st Annual GMA Dove Awards on gmc. The GMA Dove Awards are seen exclusively on gmc.
With Mosaic, Skaggs takes his music in a new direction, reincorporating electric instruments, keyboards and drums. While the songs will resonate well with AC Radio, Skaggs hasn’t abandoned his acoustic, bluegrass roots and mixes a pop/rock/ country sound with strains of acoustic guitar, mandolin and fiddle.
The title track, “Mosaic,” signals all to realize that no matter how small we feel at times, we all have a unique place in life. “Someday Soon” opens with banjo and piano over a sturdy drum beat before kicking into a catchy chorus. Ethereal keys, hand drums, a 12-member choir and an electric guitar played by Peter Frampton, kick off album standout “My Cup Runneth Over,” while “Picture” has a lush sound accented by strings and a hammered dulcimer. And with a clever twist on the title, “Return to Sender” includes an orchestra as well as background vocals by Tommy Sims.
Following an unparalleled string of success in Country music in the 1980s and early ‘90s, including 8 CMA Awards (1985 Entertainer of the Year), platinum records and a performance at the GRAMMYS, in 1997 Skaggs created the Skaggs Family Records label and for the next 13 years focused almost exclusively on bluegrass and acoustic-based music.
Now, with Mosaic, Skaggs and Kennedy have created a mélange of sounds by incorporating an eclectic array of instruments including the mandolin, banjo, acoustic guitar, violin, percussion, hammered dulcimer, string section, bagpipe, bouzouki, electric guitar, keyboard, slide guitar and more.
To learn more about Ricky Skaggs, please visit: http://www.rickyskaggs.com or http://www.skaggsfamilyrecords.com.
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(Hendersonville, Tenn.) July 27, 2010– Aaron and Amanda Crabb are thrilled to announce the arrival of Ean William Crabb at 3:08 pm on Monday, July 26, 2010. Weighing in at 7 lbs 13 oz, Ean is welcomed by his big brother and sister, Elijah and Eva.
Aaron and Amanda are the worship leaders at John Hagee’s Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, TX. Their newest Daywind Records project, Love With No End, released earlier this month.
For more information on Aaron and Amanda Crabb, visit http://www.aaronandamandacrabb.com . For more information on Daywind Records, visit http://www.daywindrecords.com
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We take this week to prepare listeners for the Bowling Family benefit concert in Hendersonville, Tenn. On the show we talk with Kathy Crabb Hanna (Momma Crabb). She gives us a health update plus she gives Mickey a possible date on when we could see The Bowlings back on stage. We also talk with Morgan Easter (Jeff and Sheri Easter) as she tells us about her special connection to the Bowlings and what she did when she heard the news of the tragic bus crash. All this plus a whole lot of fun on This Week in Gospel Music with Mickey Bell.
http://www.ThisWeekinGospelMusic.com
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{Nashville, TN-7/21/10} Publicist, Evie Hawkins, announces today a new location on Music Row for EHA-Nashville. 11 Music Circle South Suite 106, Nashville is located between the CMA and 16th. Hawkins notes, “We will start booking dates for recording artists mid-August. In the meantime, we are excited to have officially signed to booking agreements: Wendy Word + forgiven, Chris Hester, Zack Swain, New Vision (of Butler, OH), and The Classic Four. We are also still doing PR for some of these groups, plus New Vision of Huntsville, AL. Our current PR clients, we still want to receive all the booking dates as possible. Jericho, Highest Honor Quartet, Ron Brewer, Julia Ann Roberts & Laurel Mt. Bluegrass, Jenny Rimmer, Rick MaHarrey (Judah), One Voice, Young Harmony, Daryl Petree, Birmingham songwriter- Sammy Rubin, great friends, Jeff & Sue Duffield, Ray Cooper, and more that we encourage promoters to consider! Several of our clients are companies in the recording industry such as HIS Choice Music, Tune of the Sea Cruise, New Hope Music Productions, Southern Gospel Stage & radio personality, Mickey Bell. We hope you continue the support of those we represent with PR and take a look at our fine artists for your next event!” Hawkins also writes for SGN Scoops Magazine as a feature writer. TJ Green of EHA-Nashville, will continue to take on PR for his own firm, TJG Media & Design, based out of Chattanooga, TN. Green is the Executive Assistant for EHA and will work in both his office in Chattanooga and EHA’s Nashville office. He has been writing for EHA since early 2009.
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Coming the week of August 2nd ... an extended edition of Daniel Britt & Friends ... as Bill Gaither joins Daniel to preview the new Gaither Vocal Band studio release, Greatly Blessed. It's the first project that features all-new recordings and arrangements by the five-voice group ... David Phelps, Michael English, Mark Lowry, Wes Hampton, and Bill Gaither. In fact, this project comes with such high anticipation that pre-sales have far exceeded any previous GVB album to date! Listen as Bill describes the authenticity behind the songs that were chosen and the humanity of the artists delivering each line in a track-by-track analysis before each song on the album is played. The Gaither Vocal Band's "Greatly Blessed" hear it before it releases, exclusively on Daniel Britt & Friends on Sirius XM's enLighten!
Broadcast times are:
Monday, August 2nd @ 7:00 PM ET
Thursday, August 5th @ 10:00 PM ET
Saturday, August 7th @ 12 Noon ET
For times and information on all of enLighten's special programming, visit http://www.sogoradio.com
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July 26, 2010 – Barbara Roach of Jubilee Music Artists announced today the signing of the Mark Dubbeld Family for radio promotions and other special events. Mark Dubbeld has been singing gospel music since the age of fifteen. Mark’s wife, Janene, writes most of the music for the family group. Mark and Janene, along with their children, make their home in Moneta, VA.
Jubilee Music Artists will be promoting the Dubbeld’s “Living Oasis” which will be on JMA Compilation Disk Volume 8. Please call your local radio stations to request the song or contact JMA at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) . JMA may also be contacted for bookings for the Mark Dubbeld Family.
Additional information is available at jubileemusicartists.org
