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Ron Barrett

It's the Grace of God Keeping Me - In Stores Now!

About Me

Vocalist Extraordinare' Stellar Award Nominee - Traditional Gospel Male Vocalist - "Jesus is the Best Thing" - with Bishop Larry Trotter & Sweet Holy Spirit Combined Choirs Past Music Coordinator of Union District Baptist Association of Chicago & Vicinity. Former Music Team Leader of the Progressive National Baptist Convention of America. Appeared 5 times at the Chicago GospelFestival Minister of Music - Baptist State Convention of Illinois, INC Psalmist for Bishop Larry D. Trotter Featured soloist with numerous artists including:Dorothy Norwood, Jennifer Holiday, Deandre Patterson, Ricky Dillard, Bobby Jones, Albertina Walker, Shirley Ceasar,Tremaine Hawkins, Lemmie Battles, Jessy Dixon, The Chicago Soul Children. CURRENT DISCOGRAPHY Utopia Music Group - "I Just Came to Praise the Lord"Sweet Holy Spirit Church, Bishop Larry Trotter, "Tell the Devil I'm Back", "The Next Dimension" Rev. Clay Evans, The Fellowship Baptist Church Choir, "Coming Home" The Chicago Mass Choir, "Make me a Vessel" NuCity Mass Choir, "Lift Up Jesus", "Holding up the Blood Stained Banner" Sears Associate Gospel Choir - "Hold On", "God is My Refuge" Cliff Dubose & Friends, "Blessed Assurance", "Higher Ground", PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Praise & Worship Leader - New Covenant Baptist Church Rock of Ages Baptist Church -Worship Leader Vernon Park Church of God - Chicago, Illinois - Pianist Zion Hill Baptist Church - Chicago, Illinois - Minister of Music Fernwood United Methodist Church - Chicago, Illinois - Minister of Music Greater Mt. Hebron Baptist Church - Chicago, Illinois - Minister of Music Bethesadia Baptist Church - Chicago, Illinois - Pianist Union Hill Baptist Church - Chicago, Illinois - Assistant Minister of Music Shiloh Baptist Church - Argo-Summit, Illinois - Pianist MUSICAL & THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS The Gospel at Colonus - Schubert Theatre The Evolution of Gospel - Regal Theatre,One More Hit - ETA Theatre, COMMERCIAL JINGLE VOCALIST McDonalds,Molly McButter,Kraft Barbecue Sauce,Amtrak. AWARDS, PROCLAMATIONS, CIVIC and FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS Who's Who In Music The Jessy Dixon Award - Best Traditional Male Tenor First Vice President - Chicago Peoples Choice Gospel Awards, Soloist Bureau of the National Convention of Gospel Choirs & Soloist Chicago Gospel Choral Union,Chicago Musicians Federation, National Association of Negro Musicians, American Choral Directors Union Omega Psi Phi Fraternity,Phi Mu Alpha Fraternity, Outstanding Young Men of America National Association of Catholic Educators.

My Interests

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Member Since: 4/10/2006
Band Website: [email protected]
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Influences: The traditional gospel artist who paved the way!
Sounds Like: GOOD OLE SKUL CHOICH! THE KIND WE USED TO HAVE!
Record Label: Formerly with Utopia
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Bishop's on MySpace

People, people, people..... What's the deal with all the Bishop's on MySpace? It's more so-called Bishop's on here than in any archdiocese anywhere! Recently, I got a Friend Request from a 16 yea...
Posted by Ron Barrett on Fri, 08 Sep 2006 04:57:00 PST