The Beatenbos: Charlie and Linda Beatenbo & White Harvest Recording Studio:
Charlie Beatenbo was born in Concord, NC. Linda Forrester was born in New Orleans, LA. Charlie moved to Atlanta, GA at the age of 7 and Linda moved to Atlanta, GA as a baby. Their destiny came together in September 1968 at a church singing. Charlie met Linda and asked her for a date, and it was love at first sight. (At least for Charlie) They dated through the fall and winter, then married June 21, 1969. They made their home in the Atlanta area. Charlie became employed in the in the insurance business while traveling part time in Gospel music.
Charlie was traveling with his mom and dad in their family singing group, and Linda joined the group shortly before their marriage. In 1972, Donna Lynn Beatenbo was born and at the age of 4 weeks, Charlie joined Wendy Bagwell and the Sunliters as a musician traveling full time for the next ten years. The Sunliters had already made many music milestones, winning numerous awards. In this period of time Charlie made well over 1,000 personal appearances with them touring throughout the US. More awards were presented to the group including gold records and Grammys. This was an enjoyable time being able to make a career of Gospel music and learn a great deal about recording and the music business ...
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Jim Murray Ministries:
With undisguised friendliness, Jim expresses his enthusiasm for his solo career. Since leaving the Imperials in 1986, Jim says, "I've never been as fulfilled in my music as I work for the Lord!"
But music, whether in company or alone, has filled Jim's life from the very start. The beginning of Jim's singing resounded with good old-fashioned Southern Gospel music. Jim immersed himself in quartets, operettas, musicals, and other endeavors around his hometown of Lansing, Michigan.
After studying voice for two years at Michigan State University, Jim began his career in the gospel music field as a member of the Melodaires Quartet, then on to the Ambassadors Quartet, later joining the Orrell Quartet where he met Jake Hess of the Statesmen Quartet. In 1966, Jake invited Jim to join the still newly formed Imperials. His rich tenor voice settled into place and he began a stint that would last for two decades (from 1966 to 1986) ...
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The Reece Sisters: Marjie, Georgia and Martha:
In the mid 1930's, God called my Dad to preach the Gospel. So, naturally, we grew up with
evening devotions and family prayer times which found all of us on our knees in the living
room right after supper. Mom and Dad dedicated all nine of their children to the Lord soon
after they were born. After our oldest brother, Donald, the next three children born to our
family were girls, Marjorie, Georgia and Martha. With much encouragement from our Mom and
Dad, we three became a Gospel singing group known as The Reece Sisters. It all began when
Dad taught me how to play a few chords on a guitar they very optimistically purchased from
Sears in 1956. I learned more from a Mel Bay guitar instruction book. At that time, we lived
near Knoxville, Tennessee, where we were so blessed to hear a lot of wonderful, inspiring
and soul-stirring Gospel songs and music on the radio.
After I learned a few Gospel and folk songs, my sisters decided to join me. Mom taught us to
harmonize and, about one or two years later, if I recall correctly, we became quite busy
singing. When Martha learned to play the guitar, I decided to learn to play the mandolin. With
our Dad, Evangelist Gene Reece, we had the satisfaction of witnessing for Jesus through
Gospel songs, accompanying ourselves with guitar and mandolin, and traveling extensively to
many wonderful churches in South Carolina and North Carolina. My Dad also co-wrote a song
with me in 1984, called "That's Why I Can Thank You, Lord", which I've included herein ...
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