LIVE – WED., MAY 12, 2021 This episode will feature inspirational music, positive inspirations, and CHRISTINE HANDY – a mother and breast cancer survivor living in Florida. Christine is also an author who released her first book “Walk Beside Me”, a fictional depiction of her illness and a long road to recovery. As an accomplished model, Christine began her career at the age of 11 in her hometown of St. Louis. Throughout her career, she has done campaigns for notable brands like Guess, J. Crew, JC Penney, Bud Light, Pepsi, Petco, and Target. After her diagnosis, Christine now aims to serve as a spokesperson, speaker, and Ambassador for cancer-related causes. Her story has been featured in prestigious magazines like American Volkssport Association, Edge, Inner Realm, The Art of Healing; Kindred Spirit, Outreach, and more.
Christine has also been featured as a breast cancer advocate and expert on Fox News Radio. –AND- RAY BRASWELL JR. What Sun Studios is to Memphis, Gold Star is to Houston, and Malaco is to Jackson, Mississippi, Raymarkable Studio is to Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Some of the finest in traditional gospel music over the past 20 years has flowed out of Raymarkable Studio and its founder, the producer, musician, singer, and songwriter Ray Braswell Jr. Born in Rocky Mount in 1979, Braswell was raised in a churchgoing family that loved music, especially traditional gospel. Surrounded by music and attending the church pastored by recording artist Dr. Thomas L. Walker (“One Day at a Time”), it was no surprise that young Braswell aspired to make it in the music industry. By age fifteen, Braswell, an aspiring drummer, transformed his parents’ garage into a recording studio. Armed with a Tascam 424 four-track mixer, he produced his first record, by a local female duo called Little Alice and Penny. Braswell gained significant industry experience by singing with the Revivers, a quartet formed by former Sensational Nightingales lead vocalist Charles Johnson. He also toured for a time with the Canton Spirituals and with quartet maven Keith “Wonderboy” Johnson. In 2001, Braswell upgraded his four-track Tascom to a sixteen-track console and christened it by producing Tribute to Quartet Legends for Keith “Wonderboy” Johnson and the Spiritual Voices. “That was the record that really did a lot for my brand and for my studio,” Braswell says. “It opened the door for me.” “In the end,” Ray Braswell Jr. says, “it’s not about the engineer and it’s not about the studio. It’s about the artists and making them comfortable. That’s what I try to do.” And that’s the gospel truth. TOGETHER these two have continued to fight for who they are and what they believe in. No rock will be unturned with these two as they navigate this life with grace! With this episode, they can truly say “WE FOUGHT FOR THIS” and they got it done! This Episodes Music: Gene Moore – Won’t Be Moved*Keyondra Locket - You Will Heal*Group Fire – Again* Ty Scott King – No Greater Love feat. Aaron J*San Franklin – I Choose Free*Hope Sheree – All the Glory*Ruth LaOntra – I Got You*Bryan Andrews – The Ride. UP NEXT IS… SAN FRANKLIN – has sung background, vocally arranged, recorded, and collaborated with music's top performers across multiple genres. She has stepped out front and into her season and flourishing musically with her debut album called THE FREE PROJECT. She will be here for our INSPIRATIONAL MUSIC HIGHLIGHT! –AND- CINDY VILLANUEVA – Golden girl Cindy Villanueva left home for UCLA, full of promise—and one year later was an unwed teen mom and college dropout. After suffering domestic abuse and two divorces, she was on the ropes. Don’t Fight Mad describes her journey back to the joy-filled life she enjoyed as a child Through deeply personal stories, Cindy shares how martial arts became a metaphor for recapturing her strength.
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