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EVERETT DRAKE
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MR. AMEN GOES RIGHT THERE!
verett Drake is an award-winning gospel artist and televison personality from Nashville, Tenessee. For over 35 years you have seen him on television’s longest running show BET’S BOBBY JONES GOSPEL and BOBBY JONES PRESENTS on Impact Television Network, working with the who’s who of Gospel Music, from Pastor Shirley Caesar, Bishop Rance Allen, and Bishop John P. Kee to Kirk Franklin, Mary Mary, BeBe & CeCe Winans, and many more. In addition to his travels with AMBASSADOR DR. BOBBY JONES, Everett’s voice can be heard on many recordings of Gospel and Country, which led to tours with Country Music’s DONNA FARGO, crossover giant LYLE LOVETT, and Pop Sensation’s NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK. With acclaim from his debut CD, Everett has garnerd the title of MR. AMEN GOES RIGHT THERE! As an independent artist, he has channeled his passion and experiences into this exciting new moves to help educate and empower new inspired Gospel Artist. As we all know KNOWLWEDGE IS POWER!
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My greatest triumph over the enemy was overcoming fear and doubt, and not allowing others to discourage me in following my own dreams. It can be paralyzing dealing with fear and doubt! I went to school to be an accountant and began work with the State of Tennessee. I was still singing, and had been gone one time too many, when I called in to my supervisor to let them know that I would be in that Monday morning. I was told that if they had not heard from me, they were going to have to terminate me. I did know that as long as you did not get fired from a State job, you could always go back and get one. I prayed to GOD saying, You said you would give me the desires of my heart, and my desire is to sing! I went in to work, sat down at my desk and wrote my resignation. In about two weeks, I received a call from Country Star DONNA FARGO, who gave me my first job working as a professional singer. I sang on many of her recordings in the 70’s and was excited about the opportunity! I just believe that if I had not taken that leap of faith, I probably would still be working there today, if not retired It was my FAITH that helped me make the decision to cast fear and doubt away and walk in my purpose!
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Many times it is the people around us that promote these things! So many times our family and friends are the very ones who try to discourage us from following our dreams. Always remember, people on the outside really don’t have access to you. They can’t get to you or get in your head! It is the people close to you who have your ear and can cause the most damage! After being on BET’S BOBBY JONES GOSPEL for over 25 years, I became concerned about my future, knowing that the show certainly could not last forever. I did not want anyone to ask me what I did for a living and not have any music to present, representing all these years of my life devoted to music! Yes, I had toured with DONNA FARGO and LYLE LOVETT & HIS LARGE BAND for years, in addition to work with AMBASSADOR DR. BOBBY JONES, but I had no recordings of my own to show who I had become as a singer. I had tried to get something happening many times, but never could get any support. It wasn’t until a few years ago that it was made possible through my producer, Derrick Lee, and Executive Producer, Mario Hambrick! Even then people would
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FELICIA DAY NDAMIX FOR GOD
"NOW FAITH IS THE SUBSTANCE OF THINGS HOPED FOR, THE EVIDENCE OF THINGS NOT SEEN." HEBREW 11:1 Felicia Day - CEO and Founder has Managed NDAMIX Music Group using a collection of business skills, particularly to the music industry. Felicia determines the general direction of the marketing, music distribution and talent search. As CEO of NDAMIX Music Group, Felicia has managed to build a solid reputation in the Indie Gospel Industry. She believes that if you keep God NDAMIX of all you do you will succeed. She drives herself by living her life Hebrew 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Separation for me came in 2019, many unfortunate experiences came in with God removing me from a job and like the children of Israel he sent me away, I said Okay God I see what you’re doing you want me to lean and be dependent on you only. By the summer I had found out that my mother was sick July 17th we admitted her to the hospital and my July 26th my mother was called home to Glory this
time was something unexplainable. I had experienced grief before when I was a young woman I had a stillborn at 9 months and I asked God never let me feel that kind of pain again. I felt like my soul has been ripped I felt like I have been scooped out and had nothing left inside. I felt that feeling once again once my mother was called home to Glory. I said to God I begged you never to let me feel like this again. As a mother of three, I wanted my children to bury me so I would never have to experience that kind of grief again. When my mother passed and I heard the Holy Spirit say, “to me this is what true grief feels like when you have lost someone that you truly love.” As an Ordained Minister, I am the spiritual Cornerstone for my family. I had to be strong for my two Sisters my Mother’s grandchildren, her Sisters, Nieces, and Nephews. The
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ADVICE FROM MS. FELICIA "NEVER be afraid of NO. It’s one of the first words we heard as children and no one has ever dropped dead from hearing No. If they tell you NO find out what you must do to get a YES. Remember to keep GOD NDAMIX of all you do." question was asked who will we get to do The Going Home Service. I told everyone I would. The day my Mother saw me preach my 1st Sermon, she gave God all the Glory. She told me that it was one of the proudest moments in her life. I would honor my mother for the last time with her Going Home Sermon. As I funeralize my mother and I felt like something inside of me was being ripped away. I was confident that she was happy in the hands of the Lord but the overwhelming pain that I felt thinking about her our last moments together on May 15, 2019, my mother called me and said: “ I like to go to breakfast tomorrow”. The next day I went to pick her up at she and I went to Golden Corral and have breakfast and for the love of God and everything holy I cannot remember what we talked about. Had I known that was going to be the last breakfast I would ever have with my mother I would have said so much more during. The
week when my mother was transitioning she looked so weak. My mother was such a strong woman and she said to me I’m afraid and I looked her in her face and I said Mama God did not give you a spirit of fear. While coping with the loss of my mother another devastating blow came to my family my mother’s brother O.D. My mother and my uncle
were extremely close. My uncle had substance abuse but for years he was clean and sober. Once my mother passed he relapsed. Thru out the tragedy, I found joy in my family realizing that no one is promised tomorrow. It has been through God’s grace my family and I remain strong. My mom would always greet her family saying Hey and I Love you. We all knew that she loved us she like God left us the most precious gift of all LOVE.
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