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The Goodwins announce Brandon Drake as new tenor for group

Poca, WV (Aug 15, 2011) The Goodwins of Poca WV, have recently added yet another family member to their long standing Southern Gospel family legacy. Brandon Drake, son of lead singer Martha Drake & grandson to Baritone singer, John Goodwin has now officially joined the group as a full time vocalist. Over the past couple of years, Brandon has played various instruments with the group including drums, & guitar which he still plays on occasion. He began singing a short time ago & has developed into a fabulous talent. The Goodwins new CD appropriately titled “Family Traditions” is slated for an early September release & will include selections from their newest member.
 
Brandon is a freshman at Poca High School in Poca, WV and a member of Poca High School’s show choir, Visual Volume. His plans are to remain with the group & pursue the college path to expand his pursuits in music.
 
The Goodwins now consist of John Goodwin, Martha Goodwin-Drake, 6 year old Katie Drake (sister to Brandon), the group’s sound technician, Alfred Drake & Brandon Drake.
 
For more information on The Goodwins & their ministry visit them online at www.thegoodwinsmusic.com.
 
For radio inquiries, visit Pathlight Promotions & Media Group at www.pathlightpromotions.com

The Goodwins Release New Single To Radio

Oct 4, 2010 (Poca, WV) The Goodwins have released a brand new radio single to stations across the country. The song entitled, “Revival Medley” is on the Pathlight Promotions CD for Radio, Vol 2010-06. It has been enormously well received by fans & DJs alike. The Goodwins office & their promotion agency, Pathlight Promotions & Media Group, have received several calls from stations nationwide commenting on how much they love this new song! When asked about the songs origins, Martha Drake had this to say: “Revival Medley was inspired several years ago by the old time camp meetings & tent revivals that we started out in…when we recorded our first professional project with the Eddie Crook Company back in 1997, we decided that we had to remember where we came from & include the medley in our recording…now almost 14 years later, it is still our most requested song to date. We took it out, dusted it off & revised it for this brand new radio version & everyone seems to love it! We are already seeing an enormous amount of response from this song!”
 
   The Goodwins current single, “Heart Of The King” has been on the Christian Voice Charts for several months. Another charting single from The Goodwins released this year, was “Jesus Died Like A Man”. Be listening to your local radio station for “Revival Medley” & many future singles from The Goodwins & Pathlight Promotions & Media Group. 
 
For more information on The Goodwins please visit them online at www.thegoodwinsmusic.com
 
For more information on Pathlight Promotions & Media Group visit www.pathlightpromotions.com

Ladd Family signs with Pathlight Promotions & Media Group

Poca, WV  – The Ladd Family of Rock Hill, SC has recently signed an exclusive radio & media promotion agreement with Pathlight Promotions & Media Group. “We are very excited to welcome the Ladd Family to our constantly growing family of artists. They have an energetic, fresh sound coupled with a strong desire to minister the Gospel through song and are a great bunch of folks.” says Martha Drake, owner of Pathlight Promotions & Media Group.  Their upcoming single will go out on the Pathlight Promotions CD for Radio Vol 2010-05 & is expected to ship to radio in early to mid June 2010.

The Ladd Family is an anointed family trio with strong Christian roots. The ministry of the Ladd Family began more than 35 years ago when John and Violet Ladd felt the call of God on their lives and began to travel singing and preaching the gospel with their children Tommy, Terry, John David, Paul, and Steve. As the children began to grow up they moved into separate ministries as the Lord was leading; Paul sang tenor and played piano for the Steeles and Steve sang tenor for the Anchormen and Gold City. Today’s Ladd Family line-up consists of Paul, his wife Melissa, and Stephanie Jacks-Taylor. As they continue to lift up the mighty name of Jesus, He continues to lift them up. God has performed mighty miracles in their services including healings, deliverance, and the greatest miracle of all, salvation. This year the Ladd Family was nominated top 10 in the Diamond Awards for fan favorite artist website and is nominated top 5 for the Sunrise award, which recognizes the industry’s best up and coming artists.

Their debut album called “Love, Mercy, and Grace” is slated for a June 2010 release date to coincide along with their freshman single to be released on the Pathlight Promotions compilation entitled “Let Go.” Their debut single is a call to all Christians to rise up as Moses did to Pharaoh and tell Satan to let God’s people go. Ten of the eleven songs on the project were written by Paul and Melissa Ladd, including “Let Go.”

For more information on the Ladd Family please visit their website at www.laddfamilyministries.com, email them at laddfamilyministries@yahoo.com, or contact their office at (803) 374-0718

Paynes Sign With Pathlight Promotions

Poca, WV (Dec 13, 2009) Nationally acclaimed artist & songwriter Mike Payne & his group, The Paynes, have recently signed an agreement with Pathlight Promotions & Media Group for radio promotions & publicity. They are well known for songs like “Still Standing After The Storm”, “He Forgives & Forgets” & “When He Was On The Cross, I Was On His Mind” which was co-written by Mike with Ronny Hinson. The Paynes are also known for such chart topping favorites as “Angels Step Back”, “That Same Spirit” & “Out Of This World”. The Paynes have a rich heritage in Southern Gospel Music & look forward to their partnership with Pathlight Promotions & Media Group. A radio single from The Paynes is anticipated for release on the February Pathlight Radio CD.
 
For more Information on The Paynes, visit their website at www.paynesmusic.com .
 
For more information on Pathlight Promotions & Media Group, you can also visit them online at www.pathlightpromotions.com .