#diana degarmo

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So this is how it feels Reachin' for heaven And this is how it feels Kissin' the sky This is what it means Touching forever Like a phoenix rising from the flames I'm reachin' for heaven

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going into the color purple next month knowing i supported fantasia to beat diana degarmo when i was nine

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Rev. Jessy Dixon (March 12, 1938 – September 26, 2011) was a gospel music singer, songwriter, and pianist, with success among audiences across racial lines. He garnered seven Grammy award nominations during his career.

Musicians with whom he worked include Paul Simon, Andrae Crouch, DeGarmo & Key, and most recently Bill Gaither in the Homecoming series of concerts. He wrote songs for Amy Grant, Natalie Cole, Cher, and Diana Ross.

He was an ordained minister with Calvary Ministries International of Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Born in San Antonio, he sang and played his first song at the age of five. He was discovered by James Cleveland, one of the first artists to sing and record Jessy Dixon’s compositions, “God Can Do Anything But Fail,” and “My God Can Make A Way.” The organizers of the Newport Jazz Festival invited him to perform his new song, “The Wicked Shall Cease Their Troubling,” at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. He and The Jessy Dixon Singers were requested to do four encores.

He found himself touring with Paul Simon across the US, France, Canada, Scandinavia, Israel, and Japan. His affiliation with Simon lasted eight years, during which time he recorded two albums, Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin’ and Still Crazy After All These Years, both of which sold a million copies. A later collaboration with Simon took place for Wartime Prayers, a song that appeared on Paul Simon’s 2006 Surprise album.

Bill and Gloria Gaither invited him to sing at a Homecoming video taping. He was a favorite on the series, and has traveled all over the United States and abroad surprising gospel audiences with his stirring performances of “It’s A Highway To Heaven,” “Operator”, “Leaving On My Mind”, “Blood Bought Church”, “The Wicked Shall Cease Their Troubling”, “Lord Prepare Me To Be A Sanctuary”, and “I Am Redeemed”. He performed in the show, Black Nativity with The Jessy Dixon Theater Group. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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Dreams by Diana DeGarmo Custom Mix Backing Track

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So I’ve only seen 1 live production of Joseph. It was the 2014 US touring production with Ace Young as Joseph and Diana DeGarmo as the narrator. And for whatever reason, at least during the performance I went to, Ace had terrible breath control. So Close Every Door sounded like

Close Every Door [breathe] to me.

It was not great

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Alto (Mikki Del Monico, 2015)

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Norm Macdonald (feat. Diana DeGarmo): Gimme The Wand

Now that everyone is aware that Norm Macdonald is insanely funny, it's time to remind everyone that he was also a decent singer. Put more respect on the Dirty Work guy's name. Joined by Diana, he belts out a nice swing number of gifting him with godly power. If he hates Canadians, there's no reason to distrust him.

Song Score: 1850/10

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My Big Gay Italian Mafioso Wedding Alto is cheesy and silly and I absolutely love it. Diana Degarmo (American Idol -Season 3) and Natalie Knepp deliver a WLW romantic comedy with music, humor and a ton of Italian stereotypes, but most importantly, a happy ending.

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She was once lost, a single mother living on welfare. Then, Fantasia Barrino found the faith to rise above her situation and take a long shot: an open call for American Idol. That led to two albums, one memoir, and spectacular success as the star of The Color Purple - proof that the American Dream is alive and well and living on Broadway.

Oprah: Did you feel like your life was over once you got pregnant?

Fantasia: That's what everyone made it seem like. I knew I couldn't just get a job in a store, because I wasn't good at counting, and I didn't want to mess up anybody's money. And every time I tried to fill out an application, I wouldn't finish it because I wasn't a strong enough reader. My only plan was to sing.

After I saw Ruben win, that's when I thought, "Okay, I've got to do something." I found out that the next auditions were in Atlanta. I didn't have money or a car, so my grandmother and aunt gave me about $50 and filled up the gas tank of my brother Rico's Oldsmobile. People in High Point started talking: "I think that Fantasia girl is tryin' to sing again." I felt like I was coming back; I had faith again.

Oprah: So the experience restored your hope?

Fantasia: Yes, but I had a hard time in the beginning of the show. Some of the voters didn't like the fact that I had dropped out of school and had a baby out of wedlock. How could I be a role model for their kids? Also, I had no money for clothes to wear onstage. I felt like I didn't belong in this fancy competition with all these people who could go shopping when they wanted. I knew that if they didn't make it, they would have something else to do with their lives. This was all I had.

Oprah: In your book you wrote, "I just kept wearin' my same pair of tight jeans with different tops and different big hoop earrings and matching high heel shoes. But when I sang, I just sang from my heart and my voice probably sounded better than those jeans looked...I knew whatever happened it was gonna be okay." I love that.

Fantasia: The person I was rooming with offered to buy me some clothes, but I didn't want to feel like a charity case. I thought, "They're not looking at my clothes, and I'm going to sing like I ain't never sang before."

Oprah: At the beginning of the competition, you were just happy to be participating. When did you start wanting to win?

Fantasia: I never allowed myself to want that because I was scared of the disappointment. I thought, "Even if I don't win, I feel like a winner because I've come this far; whoever wins, God bless, and if I don't, I can still get a record deal."

Oprah: But there was a shift the night you performed your unforgettable rendition of the George Gershwin song "Summertime."

Fantasia: That was the night that everything changed. People came up to me and said, "I wasn't voting for you at first, but I have no other choice now, baby." That night, I wanted to be pure. I wanted the world to hear me cry out [sings]: "One of these mornings, y'all gonna rise up singing, then you'll spread your wings, and fly to the sky." I wanted people to see me, to change their minds about me. And that night, they did.

Oprah: A few weeks later, what did it feel like to be one of the last two singers standing?

Fantasia: It was between me and Diana DeGarmo, and I didn't think they were going to give it to me. But by that time it didn't matter; I had made it to the top two, out of all those people. Little ol' 'Tasia, the girl everyone gave up on. The one who dropped out of school. The one who had the baby at 17. When I was announced as the winner, I fell into Diana's arms and hugged her so hard that my bracelet, my necklace, and my heel broke. It was as if the chains of bondage had finally been removed from my life.

Oprah: Let's move from one stage to another - what did you think when you were approached to perform in The Color Purple?

Fantasia: I didn't think I could do it. My manager took me to see the show and said that two men wanted to meet with me. They turned out to be Scott Sanders and Gary Griffin [the show's producer and director], and Scott pulled out a picture of the marquee with my name on it and said, "I want you to be Celie." But I was scared. For days, I thought and prayed, and I finally decided to try it. On opening night, I thought, "I've got to do my best for all the people who've come to see the show." When the crowd applauded during my first lines, I knew they wanted to see me do good, and I thought, "I can do this."

Oprah: That was the first play you'd ever seen, and now you're starring in it. When the little girl from High Point who didn't like her lips or her body or herself sings, "I'm beautiful and I'm here" - how does it feel?

Fantasia: I feel like Celie. Every night when I sing those words, I always break down; I'm talking to myself. I finally feel pretty. I want my own daughter to live by those words. One night, after Zion had seen the show, she said, "Were you singing to me?" I said, "Yes - because you are beautiful." Every night when I play Celie, I feel myself growing up. Now I do things I never would've done before: listen to jazz, light candles, read books - and I didn't use to like reading! I am becoming a woman.

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[ig stories] pattimurin - 11/17/20

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Jekyll and Hyde the musical at North Shore Music Theatre Directed by Robert Cuccioli September 25 – October 7, 2018 

J/H:  Constantine Maroulis Lucy:  Diana DeGarmo Emma:  Tess Primack