Congratulations to Rebecca Linda and Robert Frank
Smith for receiving the "Most Played Country Selection for 2009
"Wolves" from the "True Love" CD from Rev's. Wayne
and Kathy Graham's One on One Ministries and Gospel Classics!
Rebecca Linda has been invited to debut her brand
new Patriotic single, "Lady Warrior," co-written by Robert
Frank and Rebecca Linda, at the 25th Anniversary of Tribute to Women in
the Military annual event at Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque, N.M. on
Friday, March 5 for an anticipated audience of about 500 active and
veteran military women. Renewed Records plans to give the "We
Will Remember" single on the AMERICAN HEROES presskit to each
person who attends and will be selling their "Forgotten
Heroes" and "Lady Warriors" singles and other products
with a portion of the proceeds going to the sponsoring women veterans
organization. (See www.tributetowomeninthemilitary.org
for more info, time, and physical location of this event honoring all
military women, past, present, and future as does the "Lady
Warrior" song.)
Rebecca Linda will be performing her two Christmas
songs ("Reason For The Season" and "Blessed") for
our home church, GraceLife.tv at 851 Thorn Ave. on Sunday morning, Dec
13, during Worship and Praise service.
Rebecca Linda has been invited to perform at the
Americas Christmas Fair, to be held at Americas High School, 12101
Pellicano Dr, on Friday night, Dec 4 between 5:30 and 10:00 p.m.
Rebecca Linda will be performing twice during the evening and will be
singing two of her new Christmas releases ("Reason For The
Season" and "Blessed") as well as two Country Western
songs ("Old El Paso" and "Texas And Tennessee").
She may also perform one of her Patriotic songs, "American
Heroes." CDs will be available for purchase as part of the
Christmas Fair.
Rebecca Linda and Robert Frank have a big radio
interview in Alamogordo on Friday, Nov 27 at 9 a.m. to help kick
off Christmas music season at KUPR 91-7 Alamogordo and KHII 88-9
Cloudcroft (N.M.). The station owner and program manager,
Bob Flotte, has once again requested we do this and we'll also be
playing songs from pre-release of TRUE LOVE album (which should be out
by Jan).
Photos of Rebecca Linda and Robert Frank's trip to
Greensboro, N.C. for world-wide TCT Alive Program on TCT (Total
Christian Television Network).
Website address for TCT is: www.tct.tv
Showtimes are all EST:
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 1 AT 1:30 AM EST ON DIRECT
TV 377
MONDAY NOVEMBER 2 AT 1:30 AM EST AND
1:30PM EST ON DIRECT TV 377-2 (HD)
To see Rebecca Linda and Robert
Frank's segment, CLICK
HERE:
Robert Frank Smith and Rebecca Linda Smith after
singing "We Will Remember", their 9/11 Patriotic song at TCT
studios in Greensboro, N.C. on Oct 26, 2009.
Pastor Larry Patton, Station Manager, Robert Frank and
Rebecca Linda Smith of Renewed Records, and Santosh Aghamkar, Production
Manager at TCT (Total Christian Television), Greensboro, N.C. on set for
filming of TCT-Alive Program on Oct 26, 2009, to be aired world-wide
with first showings on Nov 1 and Nov 2, 2009 on Direct TV 377 and
377-2 or on the Internet.
Rebecca Linda and Robert Frank with Host, Pastor Rick
Brooks, Senior Pastor of Free Church International in Greensboro, N.C.
for interview during TCT-Alive Program on TCT (Total Christian
Television) in Greensboro on Oct 26, 2009.
Update: Rebecca Linda Jesus' Grace CD rated # 1
Country Gospel album in Big Fred Walker's column in Joe Baker's Country
Western Newsletter (August 2009) and "Redeemed" (co-authored
by Karen Kay and Robert Frank from that album) rated # 1 Country Gospel
song.
Click
HERE For Alamagordo Music Fest 2009 Flyer!
12-7-08
Great news, Rebecca Linda's second
Country release with New Music Weekly, "Texas And Tennessee," is currently
at # 3 in Top 10 music downloads. This song is on her TIMELESS
album which we recently learned is being nominated for a Dove Award by
Gene Higgins, her producer at HMG Nashville.
Rebecca Linda Smith's TIMELESS classic
souvenir album was released in 2007 has scored hits
across five different music genres with all 10 singles (from the
12-song CD) including:
"Everlasting Love"---# 1 Christian
Country, # 15 Southern Gospel, # 30 Bluegrass (and climbing)
"Texas And Tennessee"---# 2
Western/Swing, # 3 New Music Weekly downoads (and climbing)
"Jesus' Grace"---# 5 Southern
Gospel
"Prisoner Of Love" (duet w/Dottie
Rambo)---# 6 Southern Gospel
"That Living Water"---# 10
Christian Country
"Committed"---# 10 Christian
Country
"A Crown Of Thorns"---# 13
Christian Country
"Jesus, Lord Of My Life"---# 26
Christian Country (released with original El Paso cut, song was
re-recorded in Nashville for this album)
"He Knows Just When To Give The Song"
(duet w/Dottie Rambo)---# 32 Southern Gospel
"Not Knowing Anymore" (duet
w/Marty Raybon)---# 39 Country, # 6 New Music Weekly, # 24 Most
played song in 2007 on Country Bear Internet Radio
The two songs not yet released are "Hope"
(written by Rebecca Linda) and "Fast White Plane" (written by Rebecca
Linda's songwriter husband, Robert Frank Smith). 9 of
the 12 songs on this masterpiece Inspirational Country album were
written or co-written by Robert Frank and Rebecca Linda.
Robert Frank and Rebecca Linda Smith
Renewed Records
This is one of two National
Memorials for Vietnam Veterans in America.
There are thousands of
visitors every Memorial Day weekend, this memorial was completed in
1971 by the late Dr. Victor Westphall in honor of his son, LT David
Westphall who was killed in Vietnam in 1968, this is the 40th year
anniversary of the death of LT Westphall and there will be a special
candlelight vigil on Sunday evening.
Rebecca Linda will be singing
the national anthem for the ceremonies and some special numbers from her
recently released Patriotic album, AMERICAN HEROES, including the song,
"Never Be Apart Anymore," written by her and her husband, Dr.
Robert Frank Smith. On Memorial Day, she will be performing the
national anthem again for the Memorial Day ceremonies with many military
and political dignitaries present and performing some other special
Patriotic and Inspirational Country songs.
The Vietnam Veterans National Memorial
Rising dramatically from a hillside
overlooking one of northern New Mexico's most beautiful Rocky Mountain
valley's this 6,000 square foot national shrine speaks of many things.
Not to glorify war, but to honor the men and
women who served in Vietnam, as well as all veterans for the selfless
sacrifices they made at their country's bidding.
The prayer for peace: A promise of
hope for America's future, and an understanding that war is not the
answer to our problem. With the Sangre de Cristo Range of the
Rocky Mountains as a backdrop, the memorial is a place for personal
inspiration for reflection on the cost and horrors of war...for respect
for those who fought, those who died, and those who came home from war
disabled.
Constructed by the family of Dr. Victor
Westphall, whose son LT David Westphall, was killed in a 1968 enemy
ambush in Vietnam, the memorial, is 8,500 feet above sea level and just
five miles from the slopes at Angel Fire. The Westphall family
completed the shrine in 1971. It is supported through the
generosity of veterans and other Americans who are dedicated to its
preservation.
The memorial's textured surface captures the
constantly changing sunlight of the clear New Mexico mountains air,
giving its walls a subtle play of color that grows vivid at sunrise and
sunset. Inside the memorial, the curving walls enclose a
nondenominational chapel and lead to a tall, narrow window thought which
visitors look across the tranquil Moreno Valley. This graceful
structure was designed by Santa Fe architect Ted Luna. The
Visitor's Center is open from 9 to 5 in winter, 9-7 in summer, seven
days a week, and the Chapel is open 24 hours daily. The Visitor's
Center includes a history of conflict display with videos and
memorabilia. Veteran's can use on site computers to get
information about loved ones, Volunteers are available at the Memorial
to assist veterans and other visitors with personal issues; and
educational tours for school, churches and veterans groups are also
available.
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter
574
Is making a very special invitation
to all veterans, especially the Vietnam Veterans, to join us in making a
very special healing trip to the Vietnam Veterans National Memorial in
Angel Fire, N.M. If you are having problems with PTSD, I recommend
that you pack your gear and make arrangements to take that step that you
will never regret. You will experience some very spiritual,
healing, holy moments that I guarantee will stay inside of you forever,
and not in a bad way, but in the most peaceful sense. Your spouse
and family are welcome to participate; they also hurt and need
help to understand the reason why we hurt. Hopefully also, you
will be able to communicate a lot better with your loved ones. We
need to start showing pride deep inside ourselves instead of the hurt
and bad feelings. You and your family will be touched in a manner
that you have never dreamed.
And as a tradition, our Chapter has
for many years set up a large mess tent in the area called "tent
city." Our brothers and sisters do a lot of cooking to feed
our families and everyone who visits our tent and needs a meal. We
ask our followers to donate twenty-five per family for the weekend, and
if you can donate any of the items on the food list, we thank you with
open arms. However, if you cannot afford anything, please don't
hesitate to join us; you are still invited and welcomed;
some day you may be able to help! A lot of the members leave on
Friday, while others get there on Saturday morning on Memorial Day
weekend which is on the last Monday in May. Also, you are welcome
to set up your tents, pop-ups, or travel trailers at tent city (no hook
ups). or you can stay at one of the RV places in Angel Fire.
Also, a lot of us rent the condos which are used during the skiing
season; They are beautiful and fit a lot of people. The cons
are rented to us at a very special low price. When you call for
reservations. just let them know you're with the Vietnam Veterans of
America, Chapter 574. The number to call for Condos reservations
is 1-800-338-2589, If you need further information, you can reach,
Lucio Moreno, President, Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 574, at
1-915-3872. Unusually I need to push you to make this spiritual
journey the first time. Thereafter, you will be looking forward to
being there on your own. Brothers and Sisters, take that step that
you need so badly, if not for yourself, do it for your family!!
Letters from Fans:
Rebecca,
This is your #1 fan. You probably might not remember who I am.
I received yesterday the autographed CDs that you mailed to me.
Thank you so much! My bible study group loves your singing and the songs
that you sang on the Cds. The songs that I love that are on your Cds
that you gave me are the following:
We Will Remember
Not Knowing Anymore (I cried the first time that I heard you sing
this)
Jesus, Lord of My Life (My all time favorite song from your Timeless
CD)
Jesus' Grace
Everlasting Love (I now start my day out playing this song)
Hope (I cried the first time that I heard you sing this song)
I would like to be placed on your e-letters or mailing list to be
informed of updated news about your events and music releases. You will
find my mailing address at the bottom of this e-mail note under my name.
God Bless,
Roy Browne (your #1 fan)
Columbia, IL
From: Richard Manus
Hi Rebecca, I've been listening to "True Love". What a
powerful voice you have, I ordered your CD "Jesus' Grace" and am
anxiously awaiting it arrival. God bless you. Richard Manus, host of www.WeWillPraiseTheLORD.com
From: Pete Lenloy in Vienna, Austria from Radio Carinzia
Dear Rebecca & Dr. Frank Smith!
Many thanks for your great "True love" CD. Excellent songs
and you`re in best form, i think. All of the songs are 100% right for
all of my format of radio. "From coast to coast",
"Gospel matinee" and "Texas in my mind" are names
of my daily radio work.
Again thanks and stay in touch. It`s
always great to have your music in my airwaves. Your frand & fan.
Pete l.
From: Radio Carinzia
Dear Rebecca Linda & Dr. F. Smith!
Many thanks for your wonderful music. All of your songs are 100% right
for my daily "Gospel matinee" radio show, also for my
"From coast to coast" program. Audience response is great,
from the first day on. Again a big thanks and keep in touch. Pete L.
From: Hector Baisa
"Dr. and Mrs. Smith, I want to thank you for letting me hear your
songs. They are very moving, emotional and inspirational. I
liked them very much!" (Referring to "Forgotten Heroes"
single and the American Heroes album)
God bless,
Hector Baisa
Proud Life Member of Lucio G. Moreno Chapter 574
VVA, El Paso, Texas
From: Stella Dillenbeck
I heard your new single "Old El Paso" for the first time this
morning. I love it. Bob played it back-to-back with Marty
Robbin's
"El Paso." Robert Frank: keep up the great job of
writing those
songs! Rebecca Linda: nobody sings 'em like you do!
Later my dear friends,
Stella Dillenbeck
From Diane & Jim Genda
Hi There" just heard you again
tonight on Wayne Graham and Gospel Classics and wanted you to know how much
we love all your songs so went to their web site. You are so lovely. Hope
you come to Bridgeport Ct and do a concert one day soon....Love
From Charles Crews:
The songs you have written and sung are fantastic! To hear part of my life
set to music is an amazing feeling. Many times I have thought about our
life, and to hear that other people have seen the struggles we lived has
caused me to soften up, kind of cathartic. Thank you for sharing these with
me.
~Charles Crews
Charles R. Crews, PhD
Assistant Professor
Texas Tech University ~ College of Education
CACREP - SC - MEd, CC - MEd, CE-PhD
From Stella Dillenbeck,
Dear Rebecca Linda & Robert Frank:
I listen to your Timeless album almost every day. Each time I listen it is
like the first time all over again. The songs, music and words just keep
blessing and blessing.
I praise God that He put the two of you together: Robert Frank to write
the songs and Rebecca Linda to sing them (like no one else can!).
Stella Dillenbeck
Alamogordo, NM
From Johnny Counterfit:
Hi Rebecca & Robert:
I wanted to take a moment to thank you for the autographed
CD, We Will Remember; it was a pleasure meeting you both, and I enjoyed
Rebecca's performance. I listened to the CD cut, and I'll bet it brings
the audience to their feet when you perform it, around the country; the
OSD vets showed how much they enjoyed, We Will Remember! Best wishes in
your efforts.
Johnny Counterfit
The Johnny Counterfit Show
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special. Live concerts, satellite and terrestrial radio, network and
cable television, film, and video, presents this performer as a
unique’ artist, blending nostalgia with today, comedy with music, and
political satire unlike anyone else in show business.
From: Rowena Muldavin
Dear Ms. Smith,
I love your song
"Texas and Tennessee" and today was reviewing some of Joe Baker's
compilations and rediscovered "Purrfect Love." What a
terrific song! I will not only be playing it on my show, but am
emailing it to a dj friend of mine back east who might be losing his cat,
"Miss Little", who has been with him for many, many years.
He and I are both animal lovers, and I know your song will bring him a great
deal of comfort. Bless you for all the music you make, and know that
this particular song will have a very special meaning for my friend.
Kindest regards,
Rowena Muldavin
Host, All Things
Country
Channel 1, www.hpr.org
From the Le Master family, 9-2-08...
Hello to the Smith Family!
Dr. Smith, when Brandon ran into you last week at school he brought me a
business card. I haven't been online and checked your sight recently
and Steve and I were blown away by how fast things are happening for you
both! Wow! What a blessing that is for you both, what a gift
this truly is! I loved looking at your photos and was so happy to
see the billboard. Unbelieveable! This is so well deserved!
I will keep checking your site from time to time to try to stay updated on
how things are going for you. Thanks for sharing!
Steve, Karen and Brandon Le Master
#1 Fans!
From Joe Liles 8-26-08: Re; "We Will Remember" written by Robert Frank
Smith, recorded by Rebecca Linda Smith.
Rebecca . . . thanks for sharing this beautiful, powerful song
with me. Its a fine creation and the singing is great, too. I
hope it gets lots of play and circulation.
Joe
Hi
There, just had to finally drop you a line, we hear you all the time here in
Fox Oklahoma on wayne graham gospel classics radio programs and tonight they
were talking about you and how easy it is to go to there web site to find
you and it sure was so here we are and I just love your committed song and
oh my, We will remember is so lovely they played it on the 4th of July and
sure brought back memories. Well please keep singing and tell them boys what
a great job they do, your friends Pam & David Rogers
When Wayne Graham handed me your first release I new you would do very well with all those who also tune in to our Country program and I have had nothing but great feed back on all of your music we appreciate all of the great and heart felt music you and the good doctor allow us to play, I wish you the very
best. PS, Did you know that Wayne won Best Gospel Radio Show for the second year in a row with North America Int'l two weeks ago in Pidgeon Forge Tn. at their World Wide Awards program, and I was Blessed to win Best Country Music Program"? Your Friend Dave Spurlock.
Hi There, my husband Bob and I live in Arnold PA. and we keep hearing your wonderful songs on the
Wayne Graham Gospel radio programs and you are just great. We went to there web site and read all about you and all that you are doing and it is just wonderful so please know you have two more fans that will have the radio on to hear you. Nancy & Bob Wilson
Article on "TIMELESS"
; From HamptonRoads.com
The CD is gospel-filled, but the outstanding offering is a piece of
honest-to-Bob-Wills western swing nicely titled “Texas and Tennessee.”
It includes this line: “Texas on my mind, Tennessee not far behind.”
As the king of western swing would put it, “ah-ha.”
Smith-Renewed expresses pride in her association with one of gospel’s
most important names, Dottie Rambo, who joins her, as does former Shenandoah
lead singer Marty Raybon.
The songs, most written by the singer’s husband, Robert Frank Smith,
are performed sincerely and well. Special mention must be given the joyous,
country-flavored “Everlasting Love.”
Several of the songs by the El Paso, Texas, native are definitely
country-flavored. Mention should be made of two that are ultra-inspiring,
“A Crown of Thorns” and “Jesus, Lord of My Life.”
The life-enriching release often addresses troubles that can be overcome
if one has faith. Smith-Renewed does not try to overpower. She tries to
inspire, and she succeeds.
Frank Roberts
Rebecca Linda Smith-Renewed: "Timeless"
Tracks to download: “Texas and Tennessee,” “Everlasting
Love,” “A Crown of Thorns”
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Rebecca Linda Smith - Renewed - Jesus’ Grace
From: SouthernGospelNews.com
Label – Renewed
Producer Gene Higgins
Website – http://www.rlsrenewed.com
Rebecca Linda Smith comes to us from El Paso, Texas. If you like Christian
Country Music, then you will enjoy this new project. “Jesus’ Grace”,
the title song of the project kicks it off. Rebecca was a co-writer on this
song as well as three other songs.
“Redeemed” adds a little country swing to the album. This song is one of
several songs from the pen of Rebecca’s husband, Robert Frank Smith. “Jesus,
King of Glory” is a nice song written by Robert Frank Smith and moves from
country on the chorus to more of a Middle Eastern style on the verses.
Song number 4 on the project, “I Need Forgiveness”, has a driving track.
“What About Jesus?” is a nice ballad and better suits Rebecca’s voice.
She has a heavy, deep tone that sounds really nice on the ballads from this
project. “Jesus, Lord of My Life” has a little touch of an Everly
Brothers style to it and picks up the tempo.
“Cleansed by His Blood” is a three quarter time song and more of a
traditional Southern Gospel song. Rebecca follows this one up with a good
hand clapper, “Victory Song”. This one has some hot harmonica and fiddle
on it. “Master, Mend Me”, is another nice song by Robert. “Everlasting
Love” is a good up tempo, country flavored song. This one reminds me of
something that I would have heard Connie Smith sing a few years ago.
“I Need His Blood” gives us a taste of the fifties and then we progress
to more of a driving song with a rocking guitar, “A Crown of Thorns”.
Rebecca has included a classic song from the pen of legendary songwriter,
Dottie Rambo. Miss Dottie joins Rebecca on this one and is the highlight of
the recording. Rebecca ends the album, with a nice song written by Lisa
Brokop and Kim Patton Johnston. “Do You Know Me’ is a song about all the
unsung heroes that we pass on the streets everyday.
Rebecca has produced a nice album. There were times that I felt that she was
pushing her range a little. This was a long project with 14 songs and most
of them 3 plus minutes long. I would invite you to check out Rebecca’s
ministry on her website and listen to some of the sound bites.
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Rebecca Linda Smith-Renewed of Renewed
Records in El Paso performed at the "Operation Welcome Home" military event
presented by the 97th Services Squadron at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma on
Saturday, Oct 20. This was a Welcome Home in recognition of all deployers from
the past 18 months. Rebecca Linda sang songs from her new Jesus' Grace,
Timeless, and American Heroes Gospel, Inspirational, and Patriotic albums being
released nationally by Aspirion Records Group. She sang in the afternoon and
then closed the program in the evening with the hit single, "We Will Remember,"
a 9/11 song from the American Heroes album written by her husband, Dr. Robert
Frank Smith. Other artist performers at the event included Brie Dupar, Tessa
Rae Newman, Bunny Mills, John Henry, Sam I Am, comedian Tom Bodett (Tom
Cunningham), and several other artists.
