Smokie Norful Live
Multiple award-winning artist Smokie Norful will release SMOKIE NORFUL LIVE, his fourth CD offering with DVD released simultaneously in stores on April 7, 2009. Recorded live at The Cannon Center in Memphis, the 10-track project delivers both musically as well as visually. With this EMI Gospel release, Norful will once again display his talents as a prolific songwriter who can deliver relevant songs that speak grace, hope and truth to a public that is in need of these qualities during today’s trying times. Produced by Norful and Jason Tyson, SMOKIE NORFUL LIVE is infused with an energy that only an enthusiastic sold out audience can bring. The audience’s fervor can be heard throughout the CD and also viewed on an accompanying DVD. Lending their support to Norful on ‘SMOKIE NORFUL LIVE’ are guest performances by Tony Award® winning artist, Heather Headley and Stellar Award winner Tye Tribbett. The first single from SMOKIE NORFUL LIVE “Justified” impacts gospel radio on February 23, 2009.
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BET’s Celebration of Gospel
BET Will ‘Raise the Praise’ On Sunday, January 25 at 8:00 p.m.* With the 9th Annual ‘CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL’
Mary Mary, LL Cool J, Louis Gossett Jr., Kirk Franklin, Donnie McClurkin, Vickie Winans and More Take the Stage with Funnyman and Host Steve Harvey
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Heather Headley’s Audience Of One
Audiences from every corner of the globe first recognized Heather’s artistry starting in 1997, when she won the role of Nala in the original premiere Broadway cast of the Elton John-Tim Rice musical, The Lion King. Heather’s portrayal was so extraordinary that she was asked to audition for the title role of the next Elton John-Tim Rice Broadway musical, Aida, which opened in March 2000. Her work won Heather the prestigious Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, and the coveted Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical.
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