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EVE 6
CityFest 2010
By all accounts, Craig Morgan has made it. As an artist, he’s been a mainstay on the charts with an impressive body of work that includes fourteen Top Ten hits -- including fan-favorites “Redneck Yacht Club,” ”Almost Home,” “That’s What I Love About Sunday,” and “Tough.” As a performer, he’s entertained countless fans in every corner of the globe. And as a country star, he’s reached what many consider the pinnacle of his profession when on one cool October
evening in 2008 he became a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Yet despite not only
surviving but thriving for a decade in a cut-throat industry that is known for chewing up
and spitting out talent, Craig Morgan is an artist that is still humble, hopeful, and hungry
to continue making his mark in country music. Full Bio
Headliner for CityFest 2011
Founded in the early 1990s, Vertical Horizon released three albums independently (There and Back Again, Running on Ice, and Live Stages) and toured extensively. In 1999, the band signed with RCA and experienced meteoric success with Everything You Want, selling over two million copies. The title song captured the #1 spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 and Adult Top 40 charts, and went on to become the most played single of 2000. Having carved out a page in the annals of music history, the band also garnered further radio attention with “You’re a God” (#4 on Billboard’s Adult Chart) and “Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning).”
Jamie is assigned to the U.S. Army Recruiting Command Headquarters at Ft. Knox, Kentucky where his nationwide tour operates from. His primary duty as a member of the U.S. Army, is touring the country and telling his Army story from the stage. He lives in Kentucky with his wife and their seven children.
Country star, Clay Walker, was the first national country recording artist that Jamie was given the pleasure of "opening for" during the Summer of 1996, which led to the eventual release of a mini-album titled, “On My Way” in 1997.
With the help of his friends and fellow songwriters, Wayne Palmer and Walt Whittenburg, Jamie went back into the studio to record his first full length album, “There You Are” in 2003, which featured five songs written by Jamie and six by Wayne and Walt. Then came his third album, "Rich As Can Be in 2007 with six more songs that Jamie wrote along with 5 others. Again, songs that Wayne and Walt wrote. Jamie is eternally grateful to both of them for providing the means, the words and the support to get his voice out on these CDs. In 2009, Jamie returned to the recording studio and cut his third full length album as a part of his Army Recruiting Country Music Program. It contains 11-new, original recordings. Jamie wrote 5, co-wrote 1 and the other 5 were written by some of Nashville's best songwriters. This new album titled, "Soldier, Singer, Songwriter" was released in May of 2010 and is currently given away at all of his Army performances.
With Jamie traveling all over the world serving his country and entertaining fans, he knows that he has been blessed to live a life that is truly special.
- from Jamie Buckely's website
I am 15 years old and live in a small town just a few minutes outside of Birmingham, Alabama. I was singing by age two and writing poetry when I was five. When I was 12 I put a melody to my first song titled “Here In My Heart”. The song was written for my Granddaddy who passed away when I was nine & he told me everyday that I was in his heart. I grew up singing in church but I’ve always loved to sing country music and when I was nine I asked my mom & dad to take me to Nashville. Well, we didn’t pack up and move to music city but my parents did support me in my dream, so here I am today. I’ve spent a lot of the past year in Nashville (still working on that move-I think I’m winning them over) and I recently released my first original album. Of the 11 songs on the CD I wrote three, one of them being the albums title ~“You’re My Rain”. I wrote this song for all of the soldiers who have been separated from their families for so long. I love to sing and write music and I can’t imagine life without it. I thank God for the gift of music and for placing it in my soul. I am truly having the time of my life ~ chasing my dream!
- from Abrielle Mullins' website
You will not find another singer–songwriter quite like Channing Coker. She’s a diverse and interesting young lady, from her hunting skills to her academic achievements. Channing is a true backwoods country girl and the oldest of 3 daughters. Raised in the woods, Channing would wear live lizards for earrings when she was a little girl. Her father is a professional hunter with his own television show, so Channing is fortunate enough to travel the globe on hunting trips, to film their outdoor TV show. She enjoys the challenge of a hunt, and has received awards from Safari Club International for her African trophies.
At the age of sixteen, Channing catapulted her college career by skipping the last two years of high school. She graduated from the University of Alabama in December of 2010 with a GPA of 4.1. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree majoring in Communication Studies with a minor in Telecommunications and Film. Channing was an Alabama student ambassador to China and she also studied Literature and Film abroad in Australia. Her college years were marked by induction to nine National Honor Societies, two of which she was president. Channing earned both The University of Alabama’s Top Junior and Senior Academic Achievement Awards for the College of Communication and Information Sciences.
Channing had the opportunity to co-write with many of Nashville’s most talented songwriters. You will hear Channing’s pure country girl personality in her original songs. Her writing style is natural as she pours her heart out with personal life stories and experiences.
- from Channing Coker's bio
Divine Destiny
Divine Destiny consists of five beautiful, gifted girls who are members of Emmanuel Temple Holiness Church, Alabaster, Alabama.
Divine Destiny was birthed from a desire to work for the Lord by empowering and helping motivate our younger generation. Yantasia Thomas (13) performed her first solo in 2007 at a Powerfest Conference, "Encourage Yourself". Whitney Davenport (17) had a desire to dance. They performed a duo at our Pastor's Anniversary in July of 2008, "Never Would Have Made It”. In December of the same year, Yasmin Mathews (14) later jumped aboard and perfomed with the two dancers an anointed praise dance, “Behold the Lamb of God". In January of the next year, another Praise Dance Team was incorporated, which consists of two girls, Zikeria Dowdell (12) and DeErika Coleman (11), and took the name Divine Destiny 2.
We are a non-profit Dance Ministry that serves God's people through ministry in dance at church services, conferences, and other special events. Our primary calling is to go to Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities. We try to go at least once a month to minister to the residents. Chandler Nursing Center, Shelby Ridge, St. Martin in the Pines, Riverchase Village, Plantation Manor, and South Haven are some of our many local facilities we've ministered to. Seeing the smiles and reactions of the resident's face is priceless...
In October of 2010, God opened another door to minister at True Life Christian Ministry in Lagrange, GA. To God be the Glory for blessing us to bless others. I do thank God for the support of our Pastor, Dr. William Fitts, Sr. and First Lady Mamie Fitts for allowing us to go into the hedges and highways to minister to the sick and to the lost. Our Mission is to minister through dance, encourage worship and praise unto God in every circumstance of life and make a positive impact in our community.
Truly we are thankful to the Lord for using us as vessels to touch the lives of people. Just when we think God has stretched us as far as we can stretch, he takes us even further! We thank you for the precious gift that you have placed on our lives. Before we minister at any function, we go before God in prayer...
