Word signs AI3's George Huff
Aug 24, 2004 22:53:11 GMT -5
Post by George Tropicana on Aug 24, 2004 22:53:11 GMT -5
WORD SIGNS TWO SINGING "IDOLS"
Word Record’s urban music division is gearing up for an exciting 2005 release schedule. The label has just signed two American Idols to recording contracts. The raspy-voiced New Orleans chef, George Huff, who won America’s heart on Fox television’s “American Idol” competition this past spring has inked a deal to record his first solo CD.
Word has also signed the legendary Karen Clark-Sheard of the Clark Sisters to a recording agreement as well. The singer returns to the label that made her group, the Clark Sisters, a household name in Urban America in the 1980s.
“Karen Clark-Sheard is exactly the caliber of artist Word is ecstatic about partnering with as a catalyst for Word’s new era of gospel legacy,” says Desmond Pringle, Word’s Director of Urban A&R. “George Huff is an example of the new and unique talent we’re going to present to America.”
During the ‘American Idol” competition, Huff never hid his faith. He often cited gospel as his favorite music genre and said that people would be surprised to know that he’s an evangelist. The former University of Oklahoma student and short order cook, is now on a nationwide “American Idol” concert tour through the end of September.
One of gospel’s most celebrated voices, Karen Clark-Sheard (whose vocal acrobatics have influenced pop stars such as Mariah Carey and Faith Evans), has given the world recent hit smashes such as “Nothing Without You”, “Balm in Gilead” and “We Acknowledge You” as a solo artist since 1997. With the Clark Sisters, she recorded classics such as “You Brought the Sunshine”, “Pray for the USA” and “My Redeemer Liveth.”
Word Record’s urban music division is gearing up for an exciting 2005 release schedule. The label has just signed two American Idols to recording contracts. The raspy-voiced New Orleans chef, George Huff, who won America’s heart on Fox television’s “American Idol” competition this past spring has inked a deal to record his first solo CD.
Word has also signed the legendary Karen Clark-Sheard of the Clark Sisters to a recording agreement as well. The singer returns to the label that made her group, the Clark Sisters, a household name in Urban America in the 1980s.
“Karen Clark-Sheard is exactly the caliber of artist Word is ecstatic about partnering with as a catalyst for Word’s new era of gospel legacy,” says Desmond Pringle, Word’s Director of Urban A&R. “George Huff is an example of the new and unique talent we’re going to present to America.”
During the ‘American Idol” competition, Huff never hid his faith. He often cited gospel as his favorite music genre and said that people would be surprised to know that he’s an evangelist. The former University of Oklahoma student and short order cook, is now on a nationwide “American Idol” concert tour through the end of September.
One of gospel’s most celebrated voices, Karen Clark-Sheard (whose vocal acrobatics have influenced pop stars such as Mariah Carey and Faith Evans), has given the world recent hit smashes such as “Nothing Without You”, “Balm in Gilead” and “We Acknowledge You” as a solo artist since 1997. With the Clark Sisters, she recorded classics such as “You Brought the Sunshine”, “Pray for the USA” and “My Redeemer Liveth.”
