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James Banfield's Top 20 Songs
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The Top 20 Indie Gospel Artists Songs of 2013


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Click above for the home page where a player will contain the top picks of 2013 for the next 30 days.

We had a Radio Show and were able to play and discuss the Top 20 Songs of 2013... The listing above in the player are the Top 20 songs that were voted on by the membership so what we have on this page and player is the results of that vote.

The Top Three Songs of 2013

1. "Come Back 2Chronicles 7:14" by James Banfield

2. "Remnant" by Barry and Teena Winslow

3. "Baggage Claim" by Ed Pettersen

The Videos:

1. "Mary Did You Know" by Jerry Fuller

2. "That's All I Need To Know" by Ed Pettersen

Male Artist of the Year:

1. Jerry Fuller

2. Jim Sheldon

Female Artist of the Year:

1. Carla Bragg

2. Rachel Belman

The Unsung Heroes (by Ken Rich)

#1 James Doughtery - General admin and doing the "daily grind" duties of featuring content to keep the feed fresh and the content rotating. When you see that your song video, or blo post was fetured - that was usually him. I have autofeed swet=up to put the featured content on Facebhook, twitter, and our Newspaper, so bnesides our internal RSS feed an dtop content register, what he is doing becomes amplified by tech tricks.

2. Ed Pettersen - Expertise in the recording field. Gospel Recording for many years. Concert experience. An Evangelist and instrumental in the putting together of our Special Project "The Sound of Hope". He is also an Award winning Design/Graphics/Marketing Consultant.


Thank you and may God Bless. The Team!


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James Banfield's Top 20 Songs
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12/25/12 06:44:18AM
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OUR REPORT


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Amen Pastor, Amen ... Even here at Indie gospel Artists, the Lord has blessed us for our cup overflows. What Ken has done throgh the Lord is incredible! .... The Sun is breaking over the horizon and The Son Shines over all of His People. To you have a blessed New Year and let us all be a shining light as we emulate the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessings James

James Banfield's Top 20 Songs
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03/16/12 05:54:44PM
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Comments from Friends of JB's Top Ten Indie Gospel Song List


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This week of 03-18-2012ll our #1 song is "Your Love" by Ed Pettersen.. He will be on the air tomorrow at 1PM EST 3-17-2012 ... Stop by and give a listen to the show.. it is from 1:00 - 1:30PM EST. James

James Banfield's Top 20 Songs
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11/21/11 12:02:20PM
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Comments from Friends of JB's Top Ten Indie Gospel Song List


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Mike Abrams has the number 1 song on the chart for 11/20/11 "Well Done" Great Song....

Thanks, James for all of your time and devotion to maintaining this Top Ten list. It is an honor to be recognized by my Christian brother and I look forward to meeting you someday in paradise if we never meet on this earth.
Be blessed and be a blessing my friend.
Mike Abrams


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09/04/11 11:04:48AM
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Interview with the Artists on Top Ten Songs - Mike Abrams


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Every once in a while I receive some nice messages from the Artists themselves that gives us an idea what was behind a song or the artist themselves. This is from Mike Abrams. it was over at my other sife which I hardly ever go to anymore. Mike is our Country Artist of the Year. :)

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James

I had heard long ago that the gospel record industry was owned by secular folks who advised their artists to always defer to the word God or Lord and not to use the words Jesus or Christ and to go even further not to mention the blood. I knew when I was told this that I would never get a record deal because no way I can sing in generic terms. Jesus is my only Hope!
That is one of the big reasons our radio music is so fluffy today and not in your face with the gospel.
The other part of the song that refers to our hero's is much the same in that the managers of our stars that we see on TV advise them also not to mention Jesus but to say God or Lord. This makes me sick when we have a celebrity who could thank their Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for millions to hear but they choose otherwise.
As for the last verse, we were united after 911 for a small period of time as a country but it didn't last long. We as a nation are too tolerant of other religions. I think our founding fathers never meant for us to put up with the false religions of today. Almost everyone one of them was a true Christian and I mean a Christ follower, not belonging to the Mormon cult or the Jehovah witnessing cult or the Muslim cult and I could go on and on.
So this is where the song came from in my mind and I have many new ones that have yet to have music put to them. My writing style is all about my experiences in life and to try and teach or encourage in a song what has taken me many mistakes and trials to learn.
Thanks for all you do,
Mike


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05/25/11 11:12:27PM
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Interview with the Artists on Top Ten Songs


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Interviews with the Artists that are on JB's Top Ten Songs of the Week:


"From the Cross to Your Heart"


I was searching some of the artists looking for the Bullet Song and Honorable Mention Song for the Week of 5-29-11 when I happen to see George Wells' page so I jumped on in. Something happened. Strange .. nothing fancy about the orchestration, but what was it? . . It grabbed me, it touched me. The voice sure wasn't George's (it was a woman's voice) so I sent him a message and asked who it was that sang the song .. here is his reply ... It explains why I was in a daze after listening to it.

From George Wells;


James. thanks for the kind remarks. The vocalist is Jesse Smith of Eva, AL


She sings with her family group: "Free Indeed". I must mention that Jesse is a very kind person. She has done about 12 demos for me and she never refuses to help me. Yet, she does it for free. We went into the studio with her and a great piano player a few years back to do From The Cross to Your Heart. Derrick finished up the piano track and when it was Jesse's turn to add the vocal we were spell bound. Everyone said: "Don't Touch it" And we didn't. That was her first and only take on that song. What feeling she put into the song. Thanks again for asking.


From JB's Top Ten;


George, had I been there in the studio with you and heard Jesse do that track I would have said the same thing everyone else had said, "Don't Touch It!" Incredible ... just spellbinding... Congratulations on being the Honorable Mention Song of the Week ... Blessings .... James Banfield


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James Banfield's Top 20 Songs
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01/07/11 10:11:51PM
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I believe that Jesus is comming back real soon!


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Wow! Ken.. the video is great! I agree with Victor on this one... The Lord Is Come! Make way... awesome.. and Thank You for making Marty the Artist of the Month...hehehehehe what a surprise.... Love it... she was pretty pleased... We're gettin Gods Media Army up and running fairly well .. slowly but surely its growing .... folks are coming in in many of the different categories and even some of them are loading up some of their songs. I have "JB's Top Ten Done for tomorrow... and I have a new thing in there too.... Going to pull up old Number 1' songs from the past and post them .... even tho they are not currently on the list... lol hey I am havin fun.... Blessings to you... James
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03/29/12 11:32:01AM
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Barry Winslow Testimony


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What a Testimony! Is it time to "Gear UP"? Hey, an idea for a song! Instructions to The Army of the Lord! Gear Up Guys!

Blessings to you Barry and to Teena too... JB

James Banfield's Top 20 Songs
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03/29/12 11:21:51AM
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Barry Winslow Testimony


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Amen on that Lindsey ... you have a great day in the Lord!

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Barry Winslow Testimony


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Barry Winslow Testimony



Even though I came to the Lord late in life, I had the usual childhood exposure. My Grandmother made sure when I wasaround her that my brother and I were in Sunday school and Church without fail.Thank you Granny Taylor.


Unfortunately, as with most kids, I didnt fully understand the depth of what Jesus was all about then.but that wouldchange.


In 1966 at the ripe old age of 17, my love for music was realized (so I thought) as part of a rock band The RoyalGuardsmen. With Snoopy vs The Red Baron, Snoopys Christmas, and severalother songs that became hits, I was thrust into an unbelievable world oftemptation. With a serious taste for booze and other things, I eventually becamevery disillusioned and bored.

I know now that only by the grace of God, and His plan for me, did I survive those years chasing records, playing nightclubs, and life in general. I sustained several motor vehicle accidents, a neardeath experience with appendicitis at age 10, and probably more unknownsituations than I could imagine where He kept me safe.

Thank you Lord.


Around 1978 I truly burned out of music all together and went looking for something I felt would occupy that emptyspace.

I always loved airplanes and helicopters..soooooo..after a few years OJT, I earned my A&P license andfor many years worked on, and flew, all kinds of aircraft.


Still something was sadly missing in my life.


Around 1985, a close friend of mine invited me to come to his church he had just started. I balked at first becauseI was still drinking some and not very comfortable with the idea of beingaround Christians.even if it was only 19 of them. But finally he talked me intoit.

Little did I know that God was about to reveal Stage One of His destiny for me.


After a few Sundays, Mike asked me if I would learn a song and play it for the invitational. I thought oh no, I donthave a clue what to learn..or anything to play it on!

As only God could do it, I got a guitar and a Ray Boltz album given to me. Lo and behold a song called the Altar justblew me away. I had no idea this was Christian music. I couldnt wait to get itdown and play it for the church. I never dreamed Id ever be involved in musicagain, but this time was different. This music reached deep down in my soul andministered to me as well as others. I was hooked.


As that year went on, I came to Stage Two. God opened up my eyes and heart to His Word. Now the Bible became verymuch alive to me. The more I was exposed to it the hungrier I got.


Stage Three was now at hand. I was still a bit apprehensive about some areas of my life and not sure of what to do aboutcertain feelings I was having. My pastor was helping, but I wasnt really sureif I could make the grade.

In the fall of 1987, I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior. And on that cold rainy night, my life changedforever.

My spirit was so impressed as if He had spoken out loud to me saying, I am not finished with you yet. You are loved andforgiven! Know this..I have seen you from your birth to this point in youlife, with everything youve done right and wrong, and from this point in yourlife to your grave with everything you will do right and wrong, still I havecalled you!


Over whelmed is an understatement! Man, I must have cried for an hour. I felt an incredible warmth, a huge weight liftedoff me, and realized that I didnt have to wait to be perfect to become aChristian. Now I understood what He wanted me to do.

Later that year He started putting songs in my head that eventually became my first Contemporary Christian albumTransition.

Thank you again Jesus.


Looking back.the only regret I have is that I didnt come to Him sooner. But as Im always learning something new aboutHis ways.its all about His timing, not mine.

I know I have a long way to go, but I pray that I can do my best for Him, that His will be done in my life, and that Hereceives all the praise and glory.



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