CLARENCE WHITE
TUFF & STRINGY (SESSIONS 1966-68)






From: Alec Palao
Sent: Feb 13, 2003





FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE




 

CLARENCE WHITE
TUFF & STRINGY (SESSIONS 1966-68)

Big Beat CDWIKD 227
Available April 2003

Reissue producer: Alec Palao

Big Beats excavation of country rocks fascinating roots continues with a
volume dedicated to the incomparable Clarence White ? former Kentucky
Colonel, future Byrd, and one of a handful of true greats amongst the
instrumentalists of 20th century popular music. Clarences dazzling work in
those groups has been very well documented, but little is known about the
fascinating period that falls between.

This collection of rare singles, demos and studio outtakes does not claim to
make a definitive statement upon Whitefs career, or to even represent his
best work. Rather, the purpose of Tuff & Stringy is to shed some sorely
needed light upon two short years that were a pivotal stage in Clarencefs
development, not just as a guitarist but as an artist. You wonft find much
in the way of lengthy solos showcased here, but you will marvel at how this
consummate musician esat inf so beautifully with whatever material he
worked with, as well as how his earliest attempts at songwriting display an
innate knack for pop melody.

Tuff & Stringy includes all the solo sides Clarence cut for Gary Paxtons
Bakersfield International label, including the rarely heard gHong Kong
Hillbillyh ? the fabulous precursor to the well known Byrds instrumental
gNashville Westh. Much of the rest of the material is derived from
sessions that White and the Reasons ? Gene Parsons, Gib Guilbeau and Wayne
Moore, aka the legendary Nashville West ? worked for Paxton, accompanying
local country and pop acts, and tunes that were only ever released on
obscure, hard to find independent 45s. For all of these folk and country
rock gems, Tuff & Stringy is their first appearance on CD.

During the research for this package, a find of major academic significance
was made. Even the most astute Clarence-ophile will be unaware of the Zeke
Manners demos, an experiment at folk-rock undertaken by he and his brother
Roland towards the end of the Kentucky Colonels in 1966. These audio
snapshots are an intriguing glimpse of how the legendary eelectrifiedf
Colonels sounded, and the recordings quite possibly constitute the first
time Clarence was taped playing his newly purchased Telecaster in a estudio
f setting.

The accompanying booklet contains a 10,000 word essay that goes into great
detail about Clarences activities during this murky period and his
relationship with Gary Paxton and the Reasons, based as it is upon fresh
recollections from all the enabling participants. It also includes a
discography that covers his other session work from the era. The waves
created by Clarence Whites idiosyncratic style are still forming ripples
within bluegrass, country and rockfnfroll. Tuff & Stringy shows you how he
got there.


TRACKLISTING

CLARENCE WHITE ; HONG KONG HILLBILLY
GARY PAXTON ; MOTHER-IN-LAW
THE SPENCERS ; MAKE UP YOUR MIND
CLARENCE WHITE ?GRANDMA FUNDERBUNKS MUSIC BOX
WAYNE MOORE ; GUITAR PICKINf MAN*
THE SANLAND BROTHERS ; VACCINATION FOR THE BLUES
DARRELL COTTON ; DONfT PITY ME
LEON COPELAND ; I GOTTA GO SEE THE WORLD
THE KENTUCKY COLONELS ; EVERYBODY HAS ONE BUT YOU*
GIB & JAN ; SHEfS GONE*
CLARENCE WHITE ;TUFF & STRINGY
RICHARD ARLEN ; IfM TIED DOWN TO YOU
WAYNE MOORE ; HEY JULIANA
CLARENCE WHITE ; LAST DATE
DENNIS PAYNE ; IfLL LIVE TODAY
JACK REEVES ; NOT ENOUGH OF ME TO GO ROUND
DARRELL COTTON ; IF WE COULD READ
CLARENCE WHITE ; RIFF RAFF
WAYNE MOORE ; ROCKS IN MY HEAD
THE KENTUCKY COLONELS - MADE OF STONE*
CLARENCE WHITE ; BUCKAROO*
CLARENCE WHITE ; ADAM & EVE (backing track for LeGarde Twins)*
THE GREAT LOVE TRIP ; WHY CANfT WE BE
JAN & CLARENCE ; NATUREfS CHILD*
CLARENCE WHITE ; TANGO FOR A SAD MOOD
DARRELL COTTON ; IF WE COULD READ (backing track)*

* = PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED






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From: "Vicki Roberts"
Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 2:48 AM




BAKERSFIELD INTERNATIONAL: 

   THE UNHERALDED ROOTS OF COUNTRY ROCK




 
Bakersfield and California country unequivocably made their mark as the 
rootsy alternative to Nashville in the 1960s, with the emergence of trailblazers 
like Buck Owens, Merle Haggard and Wynn Stewart, all based in this unassuming 
Central Valley city north of Los Angeles. The Bakersfield pioneers eschewed the 
cookie-cutter niceties of Nashville country for a more authentic brand of country 
that was not afraid to reflect overt rock and R&B influences. And in turn some 
of LAs rock'n'roll community, many refugees from the folk scene, increasingly 
saw the purity of country as an alternative to the complex direction rock was 
headed in. The evolution of country rock in the southern California of the 
mid-1960s has a myriad tangents, so many it is well nigh impossible to credibly 
stack all of them up against each other in order of importance. The Byrds and 
the Flying Burrito Brothers are the most visible of course, yet there still 
remains those whose prescient work in the genre has too often been overlooked. 
Foremost amongst whom must be Gary S Paxtons Bakersfield International label, 
and its small but significant roster: Guilbeau & Parsons, the Gosdin Brothers 
and the Reasons/Nashville West band. 

Paxton was an incredibly diverse - and frequently misunderstood - musician, 
but one thing he always identified with was the dimestore emotion of country, 
and he was writing, recording and producing pure country right from the 
early 1960s, even before he came to national prominence with off-centre 
pop hits like "Alley-Oop" by the Hollywood Argyles and Bobby Picketts 
classic "Monster Mash". Paxton applied his maverick production techniques 
to all the country records he was involved in, and therefore by default 
made them country rock of a kind. While the musicians he worked with in 
the mid-1960s were far from ignorant of rock and pop, the way they 
integrated the genres owed more to a country perspective. 
It was not the self-conscious synthesis of the Byrds or Burritos. 
Instead, steeped in the classic country tradition of old-fashioned, 
honest-to-goodness picking, singing and songwriting, the Bakersfield 
International label simply ploughed its own, unique and most fertile, 
country pop furrow.

Bakersfield was informally known as Nashville West - and that was the 
name that has been posthumously tagged to the Reasons, the combo that 
acted as Gary Paxtons studio band during the day and blew audiences 
away six nights a week at clubs and honky tonks throughout southern 
California. Gram Parsons and various other nascent country-rockers 
all journeyed from Hollywood to check out the hot combo playing country 
with a rock'n'roll attitude. The Reasons were led by Gib Guilbeau and 
Gene Parsons, the former one of country rocks most underrated 
singer-songwriters, the latter a precocious multi-instrumentalist 
talent and future Byrds drummer. And on lead guitar they featured the 
inimitable Clarence White, the former Kentucky Colonel whose devastating 
bluegrass-derived technique was standing people on their heads long 
before he too gained widespread fame as a Byrd.

Clarence is more or less responsible for the way the lead guitar has 
sounded in country rock ever since, but as Guilbeau and others are 
uick to point out, the Bakersfield International musicians were a 
collective - the singers or the various names on the labels may have 
varied, but the sound was basically the same close knit set of 
working musicians, all hopeful of the break that would take them out 
of the bars and honky-tonks that were their livelihood. The only ones 
to achieve any kind of tangible success were the Gosdin Brothers, 
Vern and Rex, two Georgia-raised siblings with voices as intoxicatingly 
pure as any heard in country before or since. Their 1967 single 
"Hangin' On" was the only hit the disorganized Paxton was to have with 
Bakersfield International, but the label left a small but significant 
recorded legacy.

There have been live snippets of 'Nashville West' released in 
the years since, but otherwise the groups studio recordings, as 
both session men and as featured artists, have not been available 
since they were issued on spottily distributed albums and singles 
back in the mid to late 1960s. Vern Gosdin would subsequently 
become a major country star in the 1970s and 1980s, but the 
California country and folk-rock roots of Gosdin and his late 
brother Rex have long been shrouded in mystery. 
Therefore Big Beat is extremely proud to present a series of 
collections that showcase this mythological tributary of country rock. 
Guilbeau & Parsons Louisiana Rain reprises the duos recordings for 
Paxton including the 1967 album that only appeared later as a 
truncated budget release, along with rare singles, unissued masters 
and fascinating home demos. Clarence White Tuff & Stringy/Sessions 66-68 
pays tribute to the guitar legend with a packed collection that features 
the solo instrumental sides cut for Bakersfield International as well as 
the cream of his other appearances as a sideman from the era, including 
several rarely heard White compositions. The Gosdin Brothers Sounds Of 
Goodbye is a reissue of their classic 1968 album, a veritable touchstone 
of country rock, bolstered by singles and unreleased material.

Many months of meticulous research have gone into the production 
this series of CDs, which, along with the enthusiastic participation 
of many of the surviving participants, lead to the discovery of 
further gems for future release, as Big Beat continues to shed 
fascinating light upon - and deliver overdue respect to - this 
neglected but eminently important tributary of country rocks evolution.








GIB GUILBEAU & GENE PARSONS - LOUISIANA RAIN (Ace/Big Beat)



 
Released November 2002
Reissue producer: Alec Palao

E Big Beat is tremendously proud to announce a series of CDs drawn from 
   Gary S. Paxtons pioneering Bakersfield International label, a vital if 
   little-heralded outpost in the development of country rock. 
   Our debut is with Louisiana Rain, 25 tracks collecting Gib Guilbeau & 
   Gene Parsons' legendary 1967 sessions for the label, the first time 
   this fascinating, academically important yet hugely enjoyable 
   country/folk-rock material has been issued on CD.

E At the time of these recordings, Gib and Gene were part of 
   Paxtons regular session crew, in addition to performing nightly 
   at the bars and honky tonks of southern California with the legendary 
   'Nashville West' band, also featuring bassist Wayne Moore and the 
   groundbreaking country rock guitar of Clarence White. 
   Parsons and White of course would shortly join the Byrds, bringing 
   with them the Guilbeau/Parsons tune "Your Gentle Ways Of Loving Me", 
   included on Dr Byrds & Mr Hyde, although they always felt the original, 
   as featured here, was far superior.

E Louisiana Rain also celebrates the sorely underrated songwriting 
   talent of Guilbeau, who would later work with Linda Ronstadt, 
   Swampwater and the Flying Burrito Brothers. The collection features 
   early yet classic Guilbeau on cuts like "Sweet Susannah" (later covered 
   by Kris Kristofferson), "Workin' On A Tugboat" and 
   "Womans Disgrace" - a classy, hip country sound with added cajun spice.

E The many additional tracks include outtakes and home demos drawn 
   from Gib and Genes archives, plus rare related recordings - Guilbeaus 
   1969 single on Strawberry, "Home Of The Blues"/"Lodi", and Bruce E Oakes' 
   "On Pins & Needles", both of which feature the Nashville West band. 
   There is also the bonus of early folk-rock experiments like "World Of Dreams" 
   and "I'm A Fool".

E Utterly essential for Byrds and Burritos fans, fans of both the 
   Bakersfield Sound and hip country in general will love this release, 
   and the alt.country crowd will lap it up too. Comes with extensive notes, 
   based on interviews with the various participants and dispelling many 
   of the myths and rumours surrounding this magical moment in country rock history.

E Future instalments in the series include volumes on 
   Clarence White (Tuff & Stringy/Sessions 66-68) and The Gosdin Brothers.







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 from John Beland / Brisbane



 
Hi koji

Greetings from Brisbane where I now live.

Just curious if you could reccomend and acoustic 

singer/songwriter listening room as well as country/folk 

festivals in Japan.

Hope alls well with you.


John Beland   Johnbeland1@aol.com

(website new address) www.belandmusic.com 






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 Grady Martin Passed Away on 12-03-01



 

> from : Etsuo Eito 


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 >This just in from country music historian Charles Wolfe:
 >
 >  Guitar great Grady Martin died last night (Monday) at his home town of
 > Chapel Hill, Tennessee, near Nashville. He was 72, and funeral plans are
 > unannounced.
 >
 > Grady was second only to Chet Atkins as an influence in the Nashville sound
 > style, except that he was a much better jazz guitarist and improviser
 >than was
 > Atkins. Not only did he play on classic recordings of everybody from Willie
 > Nelson to Bill Monroe, he often served as "session leader," in charge of
 > putting together the crack studio bands featuring Tommy Jackson,
 > Lloyd Green, Floyd Cramer, Bob Foster, and the likes.
 >
 > Grady actually started off playing fiddle with Big Jeff and his Radio
 >Playboys
 > in the mid-'40s, but soon switched to the new-fangled electric guitar, often
 > working with Jabbo Arrington in Jimmy Dickens' band. He was usually
 >content to
 > be a quiet, behind-the-scenes, acknowledged backup man, but about 1950 he
 > did sign a colo contract with Decca and did some wonderfully swing country
 > jazz (much reissued on a recent Bear Family set). His "7th and Union," done
 > with Jackson, swings as hard as any small group cut by Teddy Wilson, and his
 > stuff with Red Foley is a veritable catalogue of hot guitar licks.
 >
 > I will always remember Grady with his movie-star good looks, holding his
 > double neck Fender up like it was a rocket launcher, quietly creating
 > breathtaking runs that would send all the younger Nashville players back to
 > their rooms to try to figure out what he did.
 >
 > For those with streaming audio, WSM is currently doing a long
 > call-in-and-retrospect of the man and his work, and I expect Eddie Stubbs
 > will devote a show to him tonight.
 >
 > Charles Wolfe


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Hello from John Delgatto




From ; Sierra Records 
Date:  : 2001hN11 28


Dear Mr. Koji Kihara:

I want to say hello and send you this update about our work with Clarence. You may or may
 not know but I represent the Estate of Clarence White for his daughter Michelle. 
Over the years we have been able to release both audio and videos of Clarence. 
We have more surprises for release in 2002!!!!!

But for now, I hope you can post this information on your site.

SIERRA RECORDS MAIL ORDER NEWSLETTER

Kind regards,



John Delgatto



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"NEW JOHN BELAND CD"  FINNALLY HERE!!



 



"JOHN BELAND / BURRITO WORKS" IS NOW AVAILABLE THROUGH JOHN'S WEB SIGHT

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THE NEWLY RE-MASTERED 14 TRACK CD COMPILES JOHN'S BEST WORK WITH THE FLYING 
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ALSO INCLUDED IS AN EXTENSIVE 8 PAGE BOOKLET WITH DISCOGRAPHY INFO AND 
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FOR MORE INFORMATION ACCESS 

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"Updated Jonathan and David's Byrds Pages. !"
  from Jonathan Bennett 



 



          Date: 15 Aug 2001
          From: Jonathan Bennett 
          To: koa7@urban.ne.jp


Koji,
   How are you?  I haven't talked to you in awhile.  I just wanted to let
you know I've updated my Byrds Pages.  Now my brother David is helping me,
so it's Jonathan and David's Byrds Pages.  I hope you are well!

Take Care,

Jonathan

www.geocities.com/st_justin_martyr/byrds.html

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"New Release from StringBender !"
  from Meridian Green 



 



          Date: 25 May 2001
          From: Meridian Green 
          To: koa7@urban.ne.jp


Dear Koji,
                                
The latest news from StringBender Music is the release of 
Gene Parsons in Concert / I HOPE THEY LET US IN [SBR_002].
This live recording captures the warmth and intimacy of an effortless
but inspired show. Parsons plays banjo, guitar and harmonica and sings
a collection of 17 songs that span his musical history. From his pre-Nashville 
West days in Cajun Gib & Gene, to his tenures with the Byrds and Flying
Burrito Brothers, from the Gene Parsons Band era to the more recent 
Parsons & Green releases, Gene's music embodies American roots music.                           
From more information about this CD and to hear Real Audio samples:

        http://www.stringbender.com/Records/LetUs.htm
















To order go to StringBender's Secure Server:

        https://web.mcn.org/d/stringbender/secureCD.html

More news from StringBender Records -- 

        Slice Of Life Records has released Meridian Green / In The Heart  Of 
This Town and Gene Parsons in Concert / I HOPE THEY LET US IN in Japan. 
Slice Of Life will release Gene Parsons / MELODIES and 
        Parsons Green / BIRDS OF A FEATHER later this summer. To order in Japan:

           http://www.h2.dion.ne.jp/~slice/
                                                                                                
        Fourteen years after the original release, Swing Down,  a track from 
Parsons Green / BIRDS OF A FEATHER makes the charts at #20 on the 
FREE MP3 list at:

              http://www.efolkmusic.com/

        efolkMusic.com is a great resource for the best in acoustic recordings
and well worth a visit!

        Great reviews for Meridian Green / In The Heart Of This Town are still
coming. Recently Alf Storrud wrote for the Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange,
"If anyone needs proof that the best roots music in America is currently
being produced by small independent companies, they should listen to 
this CD by folk singer Meridian Green. With help from Gene Parsons she
has produced a true gem."

                http://www.stringbender.com/Records/htt.html

        We sure do like using recycled electrons to stay in touch with our 
musical friends.  We love hearing back from you! And if you know anyone 
who should know about us, please forward this message to them.
   Thank you!


               Meridian   ;>




















for StringBenders and StringBender Music visit

                   http://www.stringbender.com

" A   T r a d i t i o n   o f   M u s i c a l   I n n o v a t i o n "

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Hi Koji,

I am the producer of the Banjoman movie and soundtrack.  I also play
guitar and am a big Clarence White fan.  thank you for the discography
of Clarence.

Michael Varhol

 "Banjoman" movie & Michael Varhol

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Thank you Michael !
The soundtrack "BANJOMAN" is one of the greatest live record !   Koji 

"Banjoman" Album &  "Banjoman" movie  by  Michael Varhol

















One of Michael's work "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure".

















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 Celebrating 40 years of ALLEY OOP!
 



 
Hello news media and music people!

Here's a very special press release for a friend of mine.  Spread the 
word.....

my thanks,
EP 
(of LOUIELOUIE.NET)

************************** 
For Immediate Release

July 8, 2000

*************

GARY S. PAXTON PUBLICATIONS, INC. and TIME FOR JOY PRODUCTIONS, INC. are 
proud to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of the song, 
3Alley Oop2 as recorded by the HOLLYWOOD ARGYLES.  July 11th, 1960 marks 
the date that this song reached the number one position.

For Gary S. Paxton, this song was one of his earliest hit recordings.  As 
a teenager, Mr. Paxton had recently moved to Hollywood following a 
successful career as a singer/songwriter/producer in the pop duo SKIP AND 
FLIP.  Arriving in Southern California in the middle of the night, he was 
about  to run out of gas in the middle of the desert when he saw lights.  
By a strange flu4ke of luck, these lights were coming from an all-night 
gas station being manned by two youngsters named Dallas Frazier and Buddy 
Mize.  Dallas and Buddy were sitting on top of a desk playing guitars.  
They recognized Gary from TEEN MAGAZINE as part of SKIP AND FLIP.  They 
begged him to listen to some songs, including a little ditty called 
3Alley Oop," a tribute to a popular newspaper comic strip, and a new 
alliance was formed that evening.

After settling into his new accommodations in Hollywood, Gary began his 
new career in the Los Angeles recording industry.  

One night about midnight, Gary S. Paxton and co-producer Kim Fowley 
assembled a group of people to record Dallas Frazier1s song at a famous 
Hollywood recording studio (American Studio).  This studio was next door 
to Lawrence Welk1s Palladium Ballroom and TV studio.  Mr. Paxton 
supervised the sessions, with Ronnie Silico on drums (Lloyd Price), piano 
by Gaynel Hodge (The Penguins, The Coasters), Harper Cosby on bass 
(Gerald Wilson1s Coconut Grove Big Band),  and Sandy Nelson of 3TEEN 
BEAT2 fame, who played percussion on a few garbage cans and provided the 
caveman yells.  Singing background vocals was Dallas Frazier, Buddy Mize, 
Godoy Colbert (vocals for Richard Berry & the Pharaohs) and a tall 
redheaded woman from Long Beach named "Diana."   Gary S. Paxton provided 
the musical arrangements and the lead vocals.  

As the session came to end, Mr. Paxton walked out on the sidewalk in the 
early morning sunlight, and spotted the street signs on the corner of 
Sunset Blvd and Argyle Street. As he looked across the street and saw the 
world famous Moulin Rouge restaurant he thought, 3People just won1t buy 
the name The Moulins."  The Argyle street sign reminded him of argyle 
socks.  As the White Socks seemed like a good name for a sports team, he 
figured The Argyles would probably be a pretty good name for a music 
group. Thus, the name "THE HOLLYWOOD ARGYLES" was created that day.

This song became a smash number one hit recording in 1960, and has been 
featured in numerous record compilation albums, commercials and motion 
pictures including the 1978 box office smash 3ANIMAL HOUSE."

Gary S. Paxton continues to be semi-active in the music business, as a 
writer, mentor and teacher specializing in Christian gospel music.  He 
has an internet presence with his website GARYSPAXTON.COM working in 
conjunction with TIME FOR JOY PRODUCTIONS, INC., where you can learn more 
about his current music.  Emphasizing music of a healing nature, Mr. 
Paxton chooses to avoid the typical music industry events.  Having been 
misquoted more times than he1d preferred, Mr. Paxton cordially declines 
most requests for interviews, preferring to let the music speak for 
itself.


*************
For more information, please contact: 
Vicki Sue Roberts, 
President of Time For Joy Productions, Inc. and 
Administrator for Gary S. Paxton Publications, Inc. 
fax 417-889-8210
email: missvickisue@pcis.net
http://www.garyspaxton.com
http://www.timeforjoy.com

or contact:
Eric Predoehl, 
writer/producer for Eric Predoehl Media Services
fax (408) 273-6988
email:  erp@netuser.com
http://www.ep-media.com
http://www.louielouie.net

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  New CDs of Clarence White on "THE BYRDS"





         THE BYRDS ( UNTITLED / UNISSUED )
                                              :  COLUMBIA / LEGACY  C2K 65847 


                             2CDs !     CD 1 - Original (Untitled) Double LP Set !

                                        CD 2 - 14 Previously Unissued Trax !




         THE BYRDS  Live at THE Fillmore February 1969
                                                  :  COLUMBIA / LEGACY  C2K 65910 

 
                                   Completely Unreleased 1969 Concert !

                                   16 Never-Before Heard Trax !




         THE BYRDS  Byrdmaniax
                                                   :  COLUMBIA / LEGACY  C2K 65848 

        
                                    3 Previously Unissured Bonus Tracks !




         THE BYRDS  Farther Along
                                                    :  COLUMBIA / LEGACY  C2K 65849


                                    3 Previously Unissured Bonus Tracks and more !

           









        Letter & Rare Photo of Clarence from John York



Dear Koji,

I have put up a never-seen- before photo of Clarence on my web
page at http://home.earthlink.net/~yorksong/  I hope you enjoy it. 
Ilike your page alot because you have so much love and respect for
Clarence and his music. I send my best regards, 

 John York


Thank you John, I love your great CD "CLAREMONT DRAGON".

I love your  site .

 Koji Kihara 













        The CWC editor's email address changed !



Dear subscribers of the CWC,

Just a few lines to let you know that the CWC editor's email address
changed.  Please note the new email address.

              Etsuo Eito colonels@kisweb.ne.jp



Sincerely,

the CWC editor
Etsuo Eito
colonels@kisweb.ne.jp




         Gary S. Paxton Produced New C.D. for Greg Crowe !


   Songlist on Greg Crowe's New CD "Greg Crowe"

                1.THE FLIGHT
                  written by Michael E. Shipley.
                  Gary S. Paxton Publications Inc./BMI 
                2.WHEN GOD MADE YOU HE WAS THINKING OF ME
                  written by Gordon Mote
                  Gary S. Paxton Publications Inc. /BMI 
                3.GLORYBOUND EXPRESS
                  written by Kevin Wicker
                  Gary S. Paxton Publications Inc. /BMI 
                4.SHAKE THE DEVIL OFF
                  written by Dorothy Norwood and Johny
                  Thompson
                  Koscinko Music/SESAC, Nadine Music
                  Switzerland/SUSIA 
                5.ROUTE 66
                  written by Gary S. Paxton and Dan Adkins
                  Gary S. Paxton Publications Inc./BMI, Song
                  Factory Nashville/BMI 
                6.CENTER OF MY JOY
                  written by Bill and Gloria Gaither and
                  Richard Smallwood
                  Gaither Music/ASCAP, Century
                  Oak/Richwood Music/BMI 
                7.ARE YOU MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN SOMEBODY'S LIFE
                   written by Gary S. Paxton and Vicki Sue Roberts
                   Gary S. Paxton Publications Inc./BMI 
                8.THE DAY HE WORE MY CROWN
                   written by Phil Johnson
                   Multisong Inc./SESAC 
                9.A HOLY GHOST SERVICE MAKES THE DEVIL NERVOUS
                   written by Gary S. Paxton, Daryl Williams and Dan Adkins
                   Gary S. Paxton Publications Inc./BMI, Centergetic Music/ASCAP, 
                   Song Factory/BMI 
               10.WHAT WOULD JESUS DO?
                   written by Michael E. Shipley
                   Gary S. Paxton Publications Inc./BMI 
               11.THE FLIGHT
                   (pop mix/regular length) 
               12.THE FLIGHT
                   (short edited radio version/regular mix) 



"I first met Greg while he was the lead singer in the Blackwood Quartet. It was
obvious that he was annointed, and to me. that was and is still important. There are
a lot of great singers (and Greg is for sure that) but there aren't many who are
also anointed and are great people of God.  Those attributes that are a part oh his
life make it much easier and a pleasure to work with them and produce them on
anointed songs.  Without the anointing nothing means anything - Gospel or Christian
music becomes just another business deal...even if it is successful or makes money.
Greg chooses to sing to please God first, his family and church and then his
ministry to people in need and then to all others.  As I near the end of my long,
very blessed career,  that's the only kind of person-singer-minister-performer I
care to write and produce for.  As I said, anointing is not only everything...it's
the only thing.

      Yours in Jesus,      Gary S. Paxton"

 Greg Crowe

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