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Debra

About Me

When I was a young girl, I'll never forget the thrill that I felt when my Mom said if I wanted to put the stamps in the books, she would take me to the S&H Green Stamp store and get me a guitar. I've written songs on various topics, but for the past few years, I've written songs with Christian and abuse prevention influence, hopefully, to bring awareness to some things that need attention. For example, the song, "A Soldier's Child" is the story of Lance and Kelsey Briggs. Lance was returning from military duty when his 2 year old daughter, Kelsey, was murdered. In this case, a man was overseas serving our country, and the system failed to protect his baby girl. Whether people support the war or not, we owe our soldiers better than this.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 25/07/2006
Band Website: www.fortheblackandblue.com
Band Members: I also have a page on youTube at http://www.youtube.com/Songzinmyheart. Check it out!
Influences: Merle Haggard. I love him, I love him, I love him. I am forever a...

Sounds Like: When I was younger, I heard comments like "you sound like a girl John Denver", "you have a Joan Baez quality", "you remind me of Carly Simon". My most comical memory is of someone who told me that I made them think of Jim Nabors (Gomer Pyle!!!) - - what they MEANT was that, to them, I sing so differently than I talk! Now that I'm older, my goal is to have enough wind to hold out my notes and to stay on pitch! Guitar MySpace Layouts - Acoustic Guitar MySpace Layouts Guitar MySpace Layouts
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Kathie’s Request

"Sweet Cinderella" was originally written for another girl who wishes to remain anonymous. Kathie Briggs gave me permission to rewrite this song as a tribute to Kelsey, but she later asked me to write...
Posted by on Sat, 24 May 2008 07:43:00 GMT

Rest in peace, Sweet Kelsey Briggs

FROM THE HEART - Written by Kathie Briggs 03-31-2008 05:10 AM As you all know the past three years have taken a toll on us that no individual should ever experience. We did everything we could to do t...
Posted by on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:52:00 GMT

A Grieving Parent

I never want to forget Shirica’s letter... 01-03-06 - 3:45 pm I can tell you what a grieving parent looks like.  I saw one first hand on Oct. 11, 2005.  I heard his voice on ...
Posted by on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:38:00 GMT

Kelseys Purpose by Kathie Briggs

Kelsey’s Purpose          ;           ;           ; ...
Posted by on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:03:00 GMT

Logan Tucker Story

Missing Boy's Little Brother Testifies AP - 8/30/2007 6:25 AM - Updated 8/30/2007 6:38 AM ALVA, Okla. (AP) _ A 9-year-old boy saw his mother take his older brother to an area surrounded by trees and ...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:43:00 GMT