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IT'S OFFICIAL - GARRY JONES GOES SOLO
 
SG INDUSTRY LEADER INVITED TO PRESIDENTIAL FORUM
 
AUSTINS BRIDGE ON GOSPEL MUSIC CHANNEL
 
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR SG PROMOTER
 
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IT'S OFFICIAL - GARRY JONES GOES SOLO
A new website is online,.. it's: www.garryjonesmusic.com. With the unveiling of his new home on the internet.. the former Gold City, Signature Sound and Mercy's Mark member, Garry Jones.. seems to be striking out on his own.  The site shows several "solo" dates for Garry.. and also features information about upcoming instrumental piano releases.
 
The site also includes information and photos on some of the independent artists that Garry has produced. According to an artist press release,.. Jones will write an online blog.. offering readers "helpful tips about the recording process."  He says: “I am particularly excited about the new website, especially the blog. I have been asked so many questions throughout the years about the recording process, what to expect and how it all works and this will give me the opportunity to hopefully provide some insight in this area.”

visit:
www.garryjonesmusic.com
 
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SG INDUSTRY LEADER INVITED TO PRESIDENTIAL FORUM
Southern Gospel record promoter.. Rick Hendrix (the Rick Hendrix Company) attended the Compassion Forum at Mesiah College in Pennsylvania.. Sunday night. Presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barrack Obama were featured speakers at the event. Leaders and heads of all the major denominations were present during the questions and answers. Hendrix was invited by Presidential campaign representatives.  Rick told reporters: "I was honored to be asked to attend. I am honored they asked me to participate and that my opinions within the gospel industry matter to the Presidency. I enjoyed being a part of such a value driven debate."
 
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton blasted her rival Barack Obama during the debate,.., accusing him of being "elitist" and "patronizing".  She told attendees that Obama did not respect people who sought comfort in religion.  In comments made at a fundraiser last week, Obama said that white, working class voters had turned away from Washington after years of economic decline and cast their votes on social issues instead of economic ones. In a transcript published by The Huffington Post (www.huffingtonpost.com) Obama adds: "So it's not surprising then that they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."
 
The Compassion Forum aired live on CNN, Pennsylvania will hold its 2008 presidential primaries on April 22nd.
 
 
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AUSTINS BRIDGE ON GOSPEL MUSIC CHANNEL
Austins Bridge taped an upcoming episode of Gospel Music Channel’s Kitchen Sink, hosted by Elle Duncan. The group performed two songs on the television program. They appeared along with evangelist, author, and singer, Bishop Paul Morton.

The show, which premiered this past weekend.. will air multiple times on the GMC network. Encore showings are scheduled for 10am today (04/14/08).. and 10am Tuesday, April 15th at 2pm.
 
 
 
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FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR SG PROMOTER
As reported late last week,.. Ed Fastnacht of Midlands Promotions went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 8. "Mr. Ed" was one of the premiere Gospel Music promoters in the upper Midwest.

The funeral will be held today (04/14/08) at the First Christian Church.. 532 W. Kanesville Blvd. in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Condolences may be mailed to:
Mr. Ed's Flags
19278 Conifer Lane
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
 
 
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SPECIAL PRAYER REQUEST
Please pray for Sean McDougal, and the McDougal family. Sean is in the hospital receiving IV antibiotics. He has developed a resistant staph infection in his lungs.
 
As many of you know, Greg and Diane McDougal have four children, three of which are diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. For those of you who are not familiar with the McDougal family, take a moment to check out www.ahouseformykids.com ..where you can learn more about the family’s struggles to provide for their children’s special needs. 
 
Two special benefits are scheduled to help the McDougal family build an allergen free home for their children. An all day concert with various artists and vendors will take place April 26th from noon til 8pm at the Charlie Daniels Park in Mt. Juliet, TN. All proceeds will go into the McDougal family building fund. For more information or to volunteer to help, call Maggie Keil at (615) 517-6442.

The “Get ’R Done” event will take place May 16th and 17th. It's a two
day concert being held at “The Farm” in Lithia, Florida (20 miles S.E. of Tampa). A National Yard Sale event is also planned for those dates.. Mike and Denise Holmes, planners and hosts, are asking churches and families across the country to hold "yard sales".. with proceeds going to the McDougals.
 
 
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Attention artists and record promoters:  The best way to let fans preview your new single release,.. is by having your song featured on our new FRONT PAGE MUSIC PLAYER. Fans will preview the entire song, not just a clip.  See and hear the working FRONT PAGE MUSIC PLAYER here: http://www.southerngospelreporter.com
 
Contact us now.. and find out how your music can be on the FRONT PAGE MUSIC PLAYER! email: chuckpeters@southerngospelreporter.com
 
 
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Birthday
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS
 
SG b'days today - Jonathan Shepherd (The Shepherds)
 
SG Anniversaries today - Claude & Connie Hopper (Hoppers)

Also Born on April 14

 
 
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Today in History 

1775

Benjamin Rush was among those who founded the first American antislavery society.

1828

Noah Webster copyrighted the first edition of his dictionary.

1860

The first pony express rider reached his destination of San Francisco. He left St. Joseph, Mo., on April 3.

1865

Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

1894

The first kinetoscope parlor opened in New York City.

1912

Titanic hit the iceberg that would sink her the next morning.

1969

In a record breaking night at the Academy Awards, a tie between Katherine Hepburn and Barbra Streisand resulted in the two sharing the the Best Actress Oscar and Hepburn broke the record as the only actress to win three Best Actress Oscars.

2002

Hugo Chávez returned as president of Venezuela after being forced out of office two days previously.

2003

Abu Abbas, the leader of the terrorist group Palestine Liberation Front when the group hijacked the liner Achille Lauro, was captured by U.S.