FEBRUARY 12-18, 2014 UCW 19
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CONNECTION
Concert
CONNECTION
Concert
CROWN CENTER
1960 Coliseum Dr. • 438-4100
www.atthecrown.com
Feb. 16 Fantasia
March 13 Winter Jam
HELLAS RESTAURANT & SPORTS
BAR
3041 N. Main Street
Hope Mills, NC 28348
(910)426-4040
Feb. 12 Family Night
Feb. 14 Valentine Dinner Show
featuring bellydancer
Hayat
Feb. 15 Belly Dance Show
HUSKE HARDWARE HOUSE
405 Hay Street • 437-9905
www.huskehardware.com
Karaoke every Thursday Night
DJ Tommy King every Friday
and Saturday night
MARQUIS MARKET
116 Person St. • 483-1337
marquismarket.com
Live Jazz every 4th Friday
VILLAGE COFFEE HOUSE
3037 Boone Trail Ext. • 484-4515
1st Saturdays: Scott Johnson
2nd Saturdays: Alexis Howard
CHARLIE MIKE'S PUB
195 Star Point Rd • 826-6453
Friday Live Music
Feb. 21 Open mic night
HILLTOP HOUSE
1240 Fort Bragg Rd. • 484-6699
www.hilltophousenc.com
Thursday Live Music
DRUNK HORSE PUB
5149 Bragg Blvd. • 491-1810
Feb. 13 Dory Drive
THE BUZZ
IN THE MORNING
Weekdays
5:30AM to 10:00AM
This week in The Buzz, we will look at the life and music of Christian music
legend Michael W. Smith, including a glimpse of his soon-to-be-released worship
project Sovereign.
Recently I had the privilege of joining a few other Christian radio programmers
in Nashville as we spent some time with the musical genius that is Michael W.
Smith. We were treated to a live video recording of some of his new songs. These
will comprise a DVD that is part of the new CD, Sovereign. After the live-recording
experience, we were invited to Michael's personal studio in Franklin, Tenn., to hear
a few stories surrounding the new songs. Suffice it to say this new collection of
corporate and anthemic worship songs will be worth the wait when the album debuts
later this spring.
Having been a fan of Smith's music since I was a teenager, I was interested to learn
more about the man behind the music. His studio revealed snapshots of the things
that are very important to him. Instead of gold records and Dove awards, this Civil
War-era decorwas simple and unassuming.
One framed item caught my eye as soon as I walked in the door. It was a lined
piece of notebook paper with someone's handwriting on it. After examining it more
closely I realized this was the lyrics to the song "Friends" that helped launch Smith's
music career. When asked about it, he was eager to share the remarkable story behind
this iconic song. His wife Debbie thought it would be a good idea for she and Smith
to write a song for a pastor friend who would be moving soon. Smith agreed it was
a good idea but he did not think they could not have one ready for the Bible study
that night as she hoped. Undaunted, Debbie went into a room and began to write.
An hour or so later she emerged with the piece of paper that was now hanging in the
frame on the wall. Michael, though impressed with what she had done, still didn't
think the song could be completed that afternoon. God had other
plans. Once he sat down to work on the music side of the song, the
melody came together in less
than five minutes.
Look for Sovereign, the cd
and dvd, later this spring
Sovereign Set for Spring
by STEVE TURLEY
STEVE TURLEY, Station manager Christian
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