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Sneed Family Homecoming Announced for September 8, 2017 Jimmy Fortune, HighRoad and The Sneed Family

Sneed Family

Glasgow, KY (September 5, 2017) – The Sneed Family is pleased to announce the 2017 Sneed Family Homecoming. The event on Fri. Sept. 8, 2017, will host Jimmy Fortune, HighRoad and The Sneed Family.

Jeff Sneed, The Sneed Family spokesman said, “We are thrilled to bring these groups to our local friends! This event is intentionally designed for any family who loves music and loves Kentucky. Most important to us, is that our guests hear the Gospel of Jesus.”

“It is not often that Kentucky can enjoy a lineup like this,” stated Caleb Cowan, of The Sneed Family who is married to the group’s lead singer, Amanda Sneed Cowan.

The event will be held at 7:00 p.m. at the Cave City Convention Center in Cave City, KY. For convenience, tickets may be purchased by visiting cavecityconventioncenter.com or calling 270-773-3131.

Jimmy Fortune

Jimmy Fortune is best known for his 21 years as the tenor singer for The Statler Brothers. According to Fortune’s web site, Jimmy and The Statler Brothers were inducted into the GMA (Gospel Music Association) Hall of Fame on October 29, 2007, and inducted into the CMA (Country Music Association) Hall of Fame in June 29, 2008.
After the Statler Brothers retired on October 26, 2002, Jimmy seized the opportunity to launch a solo career to share new music with his fans. His first solo CD, When One Door Closes, was released August 2003 on Audium/Koch. He released a gospel album, I Believe, in June 2005, a Christmas CD, Feels Like Christmas, in 2006, a live concert DVD in 2007 a country CD, “Windows” in 2009, “Lessons” in 2012, and “Hits and Hymns” CD and DVD through Spring House Productions in 2015. Jimmy is currently living in Nashville, writing, and touring.

HighRoad

An opportunity to see High Road is a special treat. The group makes appearances where they perform their special blend of progressive Bluegrass music. Their latest single and video can be seen regularly on the CMT network.

HighRoad will be performing live and featuring music from their latest project, “The News For Today.” Ben Isaacs produced the project in Nashville.

The Sneed Family is a favorite to their southern Kentucky fans. They provide an honest worship experience while providing encouragement.

Watch for them on stage as well as on television with their production of “Sneed Family Music”. The program is seen in over one million homes each week. The Sneed Family brings music, and interviews from the best in Southern Gospel Music. The show is now available online.

For more information on The Sneed Family, visit sneedfamily.com.

Jimmy Fortune To Be Featured On Sirius/XM

Jimmy Fortune To Be Featured On Sirius/XM

Nashville, TN – Over the course of several days, SiriusXM Radio will feature “Hits & Hymns,” the newest album from Country Music Hall of Fame Inductee Jimmy Fortune. The shows will air on the following dates:

December 12, 12:00 pm EST
December 13, 10:00 pm EST
December 15, 1:00 pm EST
December 16, 6:00 pm EST

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Nashville Country Revival Now on Hulu

Nashville Country Revival

Franklin, TN (Mansion Entertainment) August 22nd, 2014 – The popular Nashville Country Revival TV show has already been seen by Gospel Music fans in the past 2 years on traditional TV networks such as Daystar, Heartland TV, TCT and a host of other national, network platforms. NCR has entered new territory for Gospel oriented music as nine episodes of Nashville Country Revival have now been launched on Hulu. Amazon Prime will come on board in the near future offering Nashville Country Revival episodes to its subscriber base and viewership as well.

The release of these first nine episodes to Hulu and Amazon Prime will feature music from such artists as Jeff and Sheri Easter, Brian Free and Assurance, Channing Eleton, Jason Crabb, Darrell Freeman, Doyle Lawson, Red Roots, Brad Davis, Heaven’s Mountain Band, Zach & Rodney and a host of others. The episodes also include interview segments by Larry Wilhite (of The Wilhites) with artists like John Berry, Jimmy Fortune, Charlie Daniels and others.

Like Netflix, Amazon Prime and other over-the-top subscription services, Hulu offers on-demand streaming video of TV shows, movies, webisodes and other new media, trailers, clips, and behind-the-scenes footage from ABC, Fox, NBC, TBS, WWE, and many other networks and studios. As of 2013, Hulu had over 4 million paid subscribers with the total number of people who viewed Hulu at 38 million. Hulu is available on a variety of platforms such as Apple TV, network-enabled Blu-Ray players, a variety of game consoles, Google Chromecast, iTunes, Orb TV, Roku, Tivo, web browsers and the Hulu Plus app for smartphones and tablets.

According to a April 21, 2014 article by ABC News, more people are “cutting the cord” from traditional cable and satellite TV. The ranks of Americans who no longer get cable or satellite TV have increased 44 percent in the past four years to 7.6 million households, according to a new report by Experian Marketing Services. Approximately 18.1 percent of all US households with a Netflix or Hulu account are considered to be “cord cutters”, the report found.

Nashville Country Revival is a VJ-style hosted music program featuring concept videos from artists whose styles range from Country to Bluegrass flavored Gospel or Inspirational music. Mansion Entertainment is in the planning stages to produce new episodes of Nashville Country Revival featuring new guest hosts to be added and a shift in focus toward providing content to Hulu Plus, Amazon Prime and other growing non-traditional platforms gaining in viewer popularity.

For more information on the availability of Nashville Country Revival on Hulu visit Hulu.com, download the Hulu Plus app on your smartphone or tablet, or utilize one of the many platforms mentioned above.

Marty Raybon Wins International Country Gospel Music Award as Bluegrass Artist of the Year

Nashville, TN  – The International Country Gospel Music Association (ICGMA) held their 56th Annual Convention and Gold Cross Awards Show this past weekend in historic West Plains, Missouri where it was announced MARTY RAYBON is the recipient of the 2012 ICGMA Bluegrass Artist of the Year Award. The bluegrass category included an impressive list of nominees including: Doyle Lawson, State of Grace, Eddie Gordon and Marty’s label-mate, brother-sister duo THE ROYS. The ICGMA is the oldest Country Gospel Music Organization in America.

Marty’s current Bluegrass single, “Dirt Road Heartache,” from the album SOUTHERN ROOTS & BRANCHES (Yesterday & Today), is currently the #1 song on the Bluegrass Today Top 20 Monthly Airplay Chart for August 2012. The song is also #11 on the Bluegrass Music Profiles Magazine Top 30 Hot Singles chart and made its debut this month on the Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine Top 30 Songs chart.

Marty’s cross over success this year has been just incredible as he is also receiving critical acclaim and chart action for his Country Christian album, HAND TO THE PLOW released on Rural Rhythm Christian. The album made its debut at #16 on Billboard’s Country Christian Album chart and continues to race up a variety of other charts. “I’ve Seen What He Can Do” is not only on this month’s Christian Voice Magazine Country Gospel Top 100 and Southern Gospel Top 100, but also appears on two Power Source Magazine charts – Inspirational Country Top 100 and even the Bluegrass Top 35 Songs. The song hit #1 on the Christian Music Weekly Top 10 Country Chart in March.

“Working On A Building,” also from HAND TO THE PLOW, includes the talents of Trace Adkins, Jimmy Fortune, and T. Graham Brown. The song was #1 on the Christian Voice Magazine Country Gospel Top 100 (May), #1 on the Cashbox Magazine Christian Country Top 20 (May), and appeared on the New Music Weekly Country Top 40 chart (March).

Marty was the featured artist on the recent Rural Rhythm TV production, BEHIND THE DREAM™ on BlueHighways TV and on the label’s upcoming CHRISTMAS THE MOUNTAIN WAY show with Audie Blaylock, Steve Gulley, Dale Ann Bradley, Cumberland River, Common Strings and more airing later this year on BlueHighways TV. He can also be seen on the BLUEGRASS COMES TO THE VALLEY TV Special which is a part of RENO’S OLD TIME MUSIC FESTIVAL airing on RFD-TV next month.

For more information on Marty Raybon including upcoming tour dates, music and news, please MartyRaybon.com. For more information on Rural Rhythm, please visit RuralRhythm.com and RuralRhythmChristian.com.

Marty Raybon on Tonight’s Praise The Lord Show (TBN)

Nashville, TN (April 30, 2012) —   Marty Raybon will appear on tonight’s PRAISE THE LORD  TV show on the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) hosted by Jason Crabb.  The show debuts Monday, April 30 at 9:00 pm Central / 10:00 pm Eastern and re-airs tomorrow, May 1 at 4:00 pm Central / 5:00 pm Eastern (check your local listings).

“It was a night of spirit filled fun. The music was great, but the fellowship was wonderful. I had the pleasure of singing ‘I’ve Seen What He Can Do’ and “You’ve Got To Move” along with ‘Working on a Building’ with Jason Crabb, Jimmy Fortune, T. Graham Brown, and Buddy Jewell. It was a highlight I will never forget,” said Marty. All three songs appear on Marty’s HAND TO THE PLOW album recently released on Rural Rhythm Christian.

This past weekend, Marty won two Country Gospel Music Fan Awards including FAVORITE SOLOIST along with the award for FAVORITE SONG, “I’m Working On A Building.”  The awards ceremony took place April 28th during the 2012 Country Gospel Music (CGM) Awards Program presented by Christian Voice Magazine held at the Smoky Mountain Convention Center in Pigeon Forge, TN.  CGM Fan Award recipients were decided upon solely by Country Gospel Music fans who voted in a two-phase voting process held at ChristianVoiceMagazine.com.

Marty is receiving critical acclaim for HAND TO THE PLOW, that not only includes “Working On A Building”, but also the incredible new chart single, “I’ve Seen What He Can Do” which has also been released as a music video.  Marty’s popularity is soaring as a crossover artist as he is also celebrating success for another Rural Rhythm Records album, SOUTHERN ROOTS & BRANCHES (Yesterday and Today) released earlier this month.  Marty produced the album that contains classics from his previous solo albums, new original songs like his new bluegrass chart single, “Dirt Road Heartache,” a wonderful acoustic version of Shenandoah’s big hit, “I Want To Be Loved Like That,” and many more fan favorites.

For more information on Marty Raybon including upcoming tour dates, music and news, please MartyRaybon.com

TOP COUNTRY ARTISTS WORKING ON A BUILDING WITH NEW HAVEN RECORDS

Nashville, Tenn. (March 12, 2012) – Proving once again that Country music artists have a big heart for the whole world, Ken Harding, president of New Haven Records, has joined Executive Producer Mark Carman, president of MCM World Media, to announce the upcoming release of the landmark CD, I’m Working On A Building. The title cut from the project, recorded by Marty Raybon (former lead singer of Shenandoah), has already been nominated for a Country Gospel Music Fan Award, presented annually by Christian Voice magazine.

This inspiring collection of new and existing songs was created exclusively to benefit the work of International Cooperating Ministries (ICM), a non-profit foundation that has constructed approximately 4,000 churches, orphanages and schools in more than 50 countries, supporting more than 20,000 congregations during the past 25 years.

The centerpiece of this collection is a high-octane version of the title cut by Raybon, featuring Country superstar Trace Adkins, Jimmy Fortune (of The Statler Brothers), and Country Music Association Award winner T. Graham Brown. The “Working On a Building” single is already receiving a tremendous response at Christian Country, Southern Gospel and select mainstream Country radio stations and is up for Favorite Song at the CGM Fan Awards program, scheduled for April 28 as part of Country Gospel Music FanFest in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. The GCM Fan Awards, selected solely by Country and Southern Gospel music fans, are sponsored each year by Christian Voice magazine. Read more »

Becky Short of the Davis Family Appears on Grand Ole Opry During CMA Week

{EHA-Nashville,TN} CMA Fan Fair week offered golden opportunities for major country artists to perform for fans. The

Becky Backstage with Jean Shepard & Bev McCann

crowd also appeared at the longest-running Gospel show affiliated with CMA at the Grand Ole Opry. The 32nd Annual “Sunday Mornin’ Country” Gospel concert produced by MCCF’s industry veteran and former Heehaw star, Joe Babcock, featured country legends and paid tribute to their contributions to Gospel music. Becky Short of the Washington, MO based, Davis Family, was a member of the Country Chorale who backed up these legends on the Opry stage this month: Roy Clark, Jimmy Fortune, T. Graham Brown, Marty Raybon, Jean Shepard, George Hamilton IV, The Nashville Edition, The Babcocks, Charlie McCoy, and a host of Gospel recording artists, including: Beyond the Ashes, Bev McCann, Melanie Walker, Casey Rivers, and Lulu Roman, along with legendary Nashville musicians. Becky Short was the 2nd runner-up in the 2010 His Choice Music Talent Search in Branson, MO. Her travels have taken her across the country with her family group and she signs with Thunder River Records this summer for her freshman solo project.
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THE STATLER BROTHERS TO RECEIVE 2011 JAMES D. VAUGHAN IMPACT AWARD

The Statler Brothers, one of the most award-winning groups in music history, will receive the 2011 James D. Vaughan Impact Award on Sept. 28 during a special ceremony at Dollywood at the Southern Gospel Music Association’s (SGMA) annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Singing News Fan Awards.

“We are honored to be offered the James D. Vaughan Impact Award,” the Statler Brothers said. “The SGMA has done a wonderful job of preserving Southern gospel for the ages, and we’re proud to be a part of the family. There still is nothing more inspiring, exciting and fulfilling than a Southern gospel concert with high tenors and low basses with arrangements that make your heartstrings stand on end.”

Group members Harold Reid, Phil Balsley, Jimmy Fortune and Don Reid will attend to accept the award which is named in honor of James D. Vaughan, a Southern gospel music pioneer and one of the genre’s founders. Past recipients include Bill Gaither, James Blackwood, Les Beasley, Bob Brumley, Mosie Lister, Paul Heil, Eva Mae LeFevre, J.G. Whitfield, Lari Goss, Barbara Mandrell and Dolly Parton.

“Not only are their roots firmly planted in Southern gospel music, the Statler Brothers’ incredible career carried Southern gospel to millions of country music fans and beyond,” said Charlie Waller, SGMA executive director. “Their rich musical legacy makes us proud to honor them with the James D. Vaughan Impact Award.”

The Statler Brothers, founded in 1955 in Staunton, Va., began performing in local churches with founding members Don Reid, lead; Harold Reid, bass; Balsley, baritone; and Lew DeWitt, tenor. Fortune became the group’s tenor singer in the early 1980s, replacing DeWitt who died in 1990. The Statler Brothers appeared regularly on ABC’s “The Johnny Cash Show” early in their career. They hosted “The Statler Brothers Show” their own weekly and top-rated variety show on The Nashville Network from 1991 to 1998. With more than 40 albums, the Statler Brothers were honored with three Grammy® Awards, nine Country Music Association Awards for Vocal Group of the Year, and two Academy of Country Music Awards. The Statler Brothers were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2008. The group’s career spanned six decades until the Statler Brothers officially retired in October 2002.
The SGMA Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony/Singing News Fan Awards is Sept. 28 at DP’s Celebrity Theatre at Dollywood, home of the Southern Gospel Museum and Hall of Fame. Seating is reserved, and tickets are $75 ($55 for Dollywood season passholders) and include one-day Dollywood admission, parking and lunch as well as Dollywood’s more than 40 rides, shows and attractions. Tickets must be purchased in advance by calling the SGMA office at (865) 908-4040.

The SGMA is a non-profit organization that maintains the Southern Gospel Museum and Hall of Fame, the only facility honoring Southern gospel music and dedicated to the historic preservation of the genre’s accomplishments, both for the music and the people. Museum hours coincide with Dollywood’s operating schedule. Donations are tax-deductible. For more information about the museum or its inductees, visit www.sgma.org.

Mansion Entertainment Collaborates With TBN To Produce ‘A Country Campmeeting’

Franklin, TN (Mansion Entertainment) March 25th, 2011 – Mansion Entertainment is collaborating with the largest Christian broadcasting network, Trinity Broadcasting Network, for the production of a new weekly television program titled ‘A Country Campmeeting’.

The new program created and produced by Bill Traylor, will feature music and in-depth artist interviews from both Southern Gospel and Country artists. The first round of taping has already been completed with music and interviews by Gary Morris, T.G. Sheppard, Larry Stewart (Restless Heart), John Berry, Jimmy Fortune (Statler Brothers), Triumphant Quartet, Three Bridges, The Wilhites and Palmetto State Quartet.

Another round of taping will begin on March 31^st, 2011 at 7pm at TBN’s Trinity City Theater in Hendersonville, TN and will be open to the public. This event will feature Allison Durham Speer, Legacy Five and a special performance by William Lee Golden (The Oak Ridge Boys) with The Nashville Suzuki Players. The Nashville Suzuki Players consist of Suzuki violin students from 7 to13 years old under the direction of Thornton Cline.

Future tapings for the show will utilize both the TBN Trinity City Theater and the Mansion Theater in Branson, MO. ‘A Country Campmeeting’ is scheduled to begin airing on TBN in August 2011. Visit the Mansion Entertainment website for future updates regarding scheduled airing times: www.themansionentertainment.com.

Three Bridges Shares Stage with Jimmy Fortune at Violet Township Festival

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – (August 17, 2010) – Christian music trio Three Bridges was honored to share the stage with Jimmy Fortune (formerly of the Statler Brothers) last month. The trio was the featured performer (along with Fortune) at the Violet Township Festival on Thursday, July 29, 2010. Both artists were a part of the Faith & Family Night at the annual festival, which takes place in Pickerington, Ohio every summer.

Shannon Smith of Three Bridges said, “It was an absolute honor to share the stage with Jimmy Fortune!  He is an amazing performer with some of the most pure tenor vocals I’ve ever heard, and he is an awesome guitar player as well. More importantly, his love for the Lord is so genuine and contagious.  I’m honored to call Jimmy my friend.”

Three Bridges’ Elliott McCoy also commented, “We had a blast performing at this festival and sharing the stage with one of Country music’s greatest performers! Being a featured performer alongside Jimmy Fortune was a wonderful experience for Three Bridges.”

Each artist performed for over an hour before sharing the stage together. Three Bridges and Jimmy performed several of Jimmy’s well-known songs together, such as “Elizabeth,” “More Than Just a Name On the Wall,” and “How Great Thou Art.”

Pictures from the event can be found on Three Bridges’ Facebook page.

Three Bridges has been preparing for the release of their highly anticipated new recording. The yet-to-be-titled new release will be the first to feature new members Shannon Smith and Jeremie Hudson.

For more information on Three Bridges, visit them on the web at http://www.threebridges.net.

Three Bridges will also be a regular featured artist on the upcoming national television program “Brush Arbor Jubilee” as will be shown on numerous networks and local cable markets nationwide.

About Three Bridges
The music of Three Bridges is rooted in traditional Southern Gospel and Black Gospel music. This blended style has made Three Bridges one of the prominent internationally-acclaimed Gospel groups in Christian music today — a group known for tight harmony, a unique vocal style, an exciting, energy-packed stage presentation, and, most importantly, spreading the joy of being a Christian.