The homegoing arrangements for Bishop Walter Camps, father of JDI Records recording artist, Beverly Crawford, are as follows:
Wake: Sunday, December 23, 2007, 6:30-8:30 pm @:
Church of God by Faith
735 SE 15th St.
Gainesville, FL 32641

Funeral: Monday, December 24, 2007, 12 noon @:
Mount Caramel Baptist Church
2505 NE 8th Ave.
Gainesville, FL 32641

Send flowers to:
Chestnut Funeral Home
18 NW 8th Ave.
Gainesville, FL 32601
(352)372-2537 ofc
(352)372-5678 fax

To send donations to:
PO Box 975
Gainesville, FL 32602
Make checks payable to: Landmark Holy Temple of God

Please continue to send all prayers and words of condolence to Beverly and the entire Crawford and Camps families via email at tc733@aol.com

ABOUT BISHOP CAMPS

Jackson, MS. December 19, 2007- The Supreme Angels are slated to take part in a ‘Tribute to Gospel Greats,’ which will feature Slim & the Supreme Angels for Jeff Major’s hit television program, The Gospel of Music with Jeff Majors on TV-One. Oliver Beach Productions, LLC, producers of Majors’ show, recently announced the 2008 lineup for their fifth season kick-off event. Other artists participating in the event include gospel icon TVOne_Logo_Orange_NoTag_JPGKirk Franklin, Shirley Murdock, God’s Chosen, and harpist Jeff Majors. This season premiere will air Sunday, January 13, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Cable listings should be checked locally; however Direct TV airs the program on Channel 241. A repeat episode will air on Sunday, January 20 at noon.
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(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) – December 20, 2007 – Nashville’s Musicians On Call (MOC) was pleased to bring Grammy Award winning group Jars of Clay to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt on Tuesday, December 18 to celebrate the holiday season. Jars of Clay members Dan Haseltine, Charlie Lowell, Steve Mason and Matt Odmark led the children in a sing-a-long with classics such as “Rudolph, the Red Nose Reindeer” and “Let It Snow,” encouraged the kids’ involvement by providing several musical instruments and read to them from Haseltine’s new children’s book, Mighty Magnificent Me.
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NASHVILLE, December 19, 2007 - BMI will honor gospel greats Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Mighty Clouds of Joy and Pastor Marvin Winans at its ninth Annual Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards Luncheon on Friday, Jan. 11, 2008. The ceremony will take place at Rocketown (401 6th Avenue South) in Nashville. The invitation-only celebration will host gospel music’s premier songwriters, recording artists and music industry executives, as well as the genre’s legends.
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Coko, who led SWV’s Top Ten platinum pop hits such as “I’m So Into You” and “Weak” during the 1990s, has received her first Grammy nomination as a solo artist. The singer’s latest CD “Grateful” (Light Records) was nominated for a Grammy for Best Contemporary R&B Gospel CD of the Year. “This is a true blessing indeed,” says Coko. “This is my first nod as a soloist and I’m truly excited and grateful!” The project debuted at #5 on the Billboard gospel album sales chart while her single “I Get Joy” featuring Kirk Franklin hit the Top 40 on both the Billboard Hot Gospel Songs and Hot R&B Airplay singles charts.
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We regret to inform you of the passing of Beverly Crawford’s father Bishop Walter Camps
Please send your prayers and well wishes out to JDI Records artist, Beverly Crawford, as she mourns the passing of her father, Bishop Walter Camps. You will remember his featured vocals on “Jesus, Precious King”, with Beverly, from her 1995 debut album by the same title. Also, on the 2003 Beverly Crawford Live Family and Friends cd Bishop Camps was featured on “There’s an Answer”. Beverly made her performance debut at the age of three, singing at her father’s church. Residing in Gainesville, Florida, Bishop Camps was the Presiding Bishop of Holy Temple of God Churches. He was 74 years old.

Please send all words of condolence to Beverly and the entire Crawford and Camps families via email at tc733@aol.com.

Homegoing arrangements are forthcoming.

LISTEN TO SONGS FEATURING BISHOP CAMP:

Jesus, Precious King http://www.amazon.com/gp/recsradio/radio/B000002MYZ/ref=pd_krex_listen_dp_img/002-0878853-7892838?ie=UTF8&refTagSuffix=dp_img

There’s an Answer
http://www.amazon.com/Live-Family-Friends-Beverly-Crawford/dp/B0000AM6HJ/ref=pd_krex_fa_img

Beverly Crawford - JDI
http://cdbaby.com/cd/beverlycrawford

Beverly Crawford Website:
http://www.beverlycrawford.net

Los Angeles, CA - When songbird Lori Jenaire graced the musical landscape a few years ago with her debut CD offering, “Within Reach,” music enthusiasts happily took note. The Chicago native brought something pleasingly different yet hauntingly familiar to the scene. A statuesque 6-foot-tall beauty with scintillating vocals, Jenaire’s presence conjured up images of divas from an era past like Phyllis Hyman. Her single, “You Know How To Love Me,” from the debut hit #19 on the Billboard Dance charts as a remix single and garnered Grammy consideration.

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Minister Tony Davis is an ordained minister, songwriter, producer, author, speaker, radio host, TV host, and advocate from Los Angeles California whom currently reside in Marietta Georgia.

ORDAINED MINISTER: Minister Tony was ordained on June 13th 2001 in Norwalk California at Saints Of Value Ministerial Training Center and has since been preaching the anointed word of God from state to state and abroad in other countries.
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New York, NY – October 26, 2007 – Fo Yo Soul Entertainment/Zomba Gospel recording artist KIRK FRANKLIN, the top-selling Contemporary Gospel artist in Soundscan history, will add another tour de force to his vast discography with the forthcoming release of his seventh CD, THE FIGHT OF MY LIFE. Franklin, who is credited with revolutionizing gospel music, will release this exceptional collection of all new material on December 18.
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Paul Wilbur in concert Sunday night in Syracuse
If you like the music of worshipful artists like Michael Card, Paul Baloche, and Robin Mark, you will love Paul Wilbur. As a recording artist for Integrity Music, Wilbur is well-known for singing songs like “Praise Adonai” and “Days of Elijah.”

Paul Wilbur will be at New Beth Israel, a Messianic Jewish congregation, in Syracuse this Sunday night for a 6pm concert. New Beth Israel is located at 601 Irving Ave., Syracuse, NY 13210. Tickets are $20 (or $25 at the door) and available from www.newbethisrael.com. For more info, call Rabbi Mark Greenberg at 315-575-0659.