Let's Talk: GMG Curtis Fondren Extra

•Curtis Fondren is the epitome of a seasoned music professional. As a master percussionist having performed in various genres with adept musicians and singers including Fontella Bass, David Peaston, Dionne Warwick, Lester Bowie, Tramaine Hawkins, Rev. Jesse Dixon, The Barrett Sisters, Rev. James Cleveland, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Albertina Walker, Lamont Lenox, Twinkie Clark, Chrystal Rucker and Rev. Jessie Jackson and The Operation Push Choir to name a few. •In over 3 decades, Curtis developed and perfected his craft while playing on numerous recordings. These recordings included Rev. Clay Evans and The Fellowship Baptist Church Choir, Dr. Charles G. Hayes and the Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer Choir ( including the Gold selling Jesus Can Work it Out LP), Gospel Music Legends Donald and Geraldine Gay, Rev. Calvin Bridges, Elsa Harris, Fontella Bass, and a host of others. •Curtis Fondren makes it clear that he wasn’t just playing drums all those years, he was also listening. Now, he celebrates and reveals his own music in the form of his debut double cd, “Heart Songs & Other Melodies” Vol. 1. One disc is Gospel, and the other Secular. As drummers do, he is part of the band. But now, he takes his place in the distinguished field of composers and producers, joined by co-writers Gregory Gay and Jocelyn Buchanan. The double disc's single, “With Thee I Wed” (the wedding song) which features Desmond Pringle and Felicia Coleman-Evans has been enjoying worldwide airplay and peaked at # 1 on the Billboard Nielsen BDS Internet Radio Gospel Chart ( week 7 November 2021). Curtis Fondren and Jocelyn Buchanan created the song with hopes to inspire the Christian and Secular world about the sanctity of marriage as ordained by God. If you love music, whether it’s gospel, non-gospel, or both, Listen to the Man. The Writings of Curtis Fondren Heart Songs & Other Melodies Vol. 1 Produced By: Gregory Gay, Curtis Fondren & Pharis Evans Jr. Curtis joins the ranks of elite music makers and influencers as a Voting Member of The Recording Academy, also he celebrates endorsements from Soultone Cymbals and Xcel Drumsticks •Please send me an email sharing your thoughts about this show segment also if you have any suggestions of future guests you would like to hear on the show. Send an email to [email protected] •You may also “like” and share the podcast episode; or you may Subscribe to be alerted when the newest show is published. •LET’S TALK: GOSPEL MUSIC GOLD RADIO SHOW AIRS SATURDAY MORNING 9:00 AM CST / 10:00 AM EST ON INTERNET RADIO STATION WMRM-DB •The Podcast and Radio show is heard anywhere in the World! •NEW BOOK RELEASE! •Legacy of James C. Chambers -And his Contributions to Gospel Music History •Available to purchase on Amazon.com