LYNN BECKMAN: News

LYNN BECKMAN

LOOKIN' DOWN THE ROAD

ANCHOR CROSS

Here's a wonderful talent now based in Maryland. If you like true-blue country a la story-telling-style then this is for you. Deep-velvet vocals (Lynn is a fella!) in the best Cash-Reeves tradition, the 21 engaging ballads have been commendably produced so deserve to be sought out by the devotee (especially for the Billy Walker tribute). The mainly self-penned 'easy listening' ballads are professionally paraded and delivered with tender heart. Over recent years, country radio DJs worldwide have taken this man seriously as his talent begs comparison with the best. Not lacking in experience because of past history, this latest CD is ample proof that he is a most competent and compelling talent. Guesting... are his son Tim, Lisa Meadows, and Ronnie Reno.

PAUL DAVIS www.pauldavisauthor.com www.newchristianmusic.co.uk www.ncmradioshow.com www.ukcma.org

Published In NCM Newsletter -- 12/22/2006. Award to officially be presented March 03, 2007 in Bedfordshire, Leighton Buzzard, England (UK).

LYNN BECKMAN writes, “This is a most cherished and humbling moment in my life, musical ministry and career, and I am truly grateful. I wish to thank Paul Davis; Laura Ewers; the DJs and media around the world; all my fans and friends; and all persons involved for your kind considerations in my behalf in presenting to me the 2006 NCM RADIO MIKE AWARD, as NCM COUNTRY MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR --USA. I am truly grateful, deeply humbled and very surprised. If I may be permitted, I wish to accept this award in memory of Grand Ole Opry Country Music Legend Mr. BILLY WALKER, his wife Bettie, and his two band members, Danny Patton and Charlie Lilly, dear friends all, who where were tragically killed when their touring van wrecked on May 21, 2006. Billy and Bettie were very supportive of my music, and I appeared on various shows with Billy and The Tennessee Walker Band on the road and in Nashville. Billy and Bettie were the ones who first introduced me to NCM and made me aware of Mr. Paul Davis and his excellent work in Gospel and country music. It came about when a Gospel song I wrote and Billy recorded, entitled "FOR ME," was released world-wide on NCM. Billy and Bettie told me of their very high regard for Mr. Paul Davis. Again, I offer my most sincere thanks for this award, and I also offer my congratulations and best wishes to all of the other award winners and to NCM for its outstanding outreach in sharing the Word of God in song throughout the world.”

NEWS FLASH---NEWS FLASH--NEWS FLASH---NEWS FLASH:

"COME AND DINE" from Lynn Beckman's "SOMETHING Old..New..Borrowed..Blue" album debuted at a WHOPPING #1 on the New Christian Country Music chart the week of May 12, 2006, and it also came in at a DOUBLE-WHOPPING #5 the same week on the all-genre Euro Gospel Music Chart. It is Lynn Beckman's first #1 Gospel song ever. See the top 20 listing:

NCM COUNTRY CHART 2006
NCM Country Music Chart 12th May 2006
1. Lynn Beckman – Come And Dine
2. Calvary Quartet – Canaanland Is Just In Sight
3. Tompall Glaser & Jordanaires – Peace In The Valley
4. Gene & LaVada Triesch – Know Your Master
5. Lynden Childers – A Father’s Heart
6. Captain T (Tom Hunnicutt) – An Old Time Preacher
7. Clint Miller – It’s A Grief
8. Michael J. Ramplin – I’ve Stepped Over The Line
9. Bryan Chalker – Two Little Orphans
10. Randy Travis - Here I Am To Worship
11. Wes Davis - My Eyes Will See
12. Karen Taylor-Good - God's Refridgerator
13. Donny Richmond & Stonewall Jackson - Jesus Is My Lifeline
14. Karen Lynne - There Is A Reason
15. Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder-I'm Ready To Go
16. Gus Eyre - Big John, Cash That Is
17. Tompall Glaser & Jordanaires - When They Ring Those Golden Bells
18. Paul Wheater - In My Father's House
19. Clint Miller & The Del McCoury Band - Wings Of A White Dove
20. Johnny Cash - Suppertime

BY PAUL DAVIS

LYNN BECKMAN
SOMETHING OLD... NEW... BORROWED... BLUE

SWANTON RECORDS

This whole winning concept is a welcome release with tried-and-tested common themes. I loved it! Ideal repertoire for secular-country and country-gospel interpretation, the true-blue ‘country & western’ trend continues into the 00’s with this classy singer-songwriter now a Methodist preacher. This special double-concept gem is an assemblage of some of Lynn’s newer ballad songs with some older gospel classics. Each song is presented in a typical deep-voiced country fashion with fiddle and steel and such out front. Unashamedly, I’ve never stopped playing this in the car ever since I received it. Yes, sure it is sentimental but these are quality ballads by a quality talent, an absolute gem.

NCM EASTER CHART
NCM Easter Chart week ending 10th March 2006
1. James Jube – Easterlight
2. Lynn Beckman – There’s A Cross On The Hill
3. Lynda Randle – Power In The Blood
4. Anamcaras – Hung On High
5. Barry & Terri Collecutt – Thank You For The Cross
6. Jerzy – Let’s Look Together
7. Ernie Haase & Signature Sound – Then Came The Morning
8. George Hamilton IV – Must Jesus Bear The Cross Alone
9. Danny Owen - Watch The Lamb
10. Frank Lacy – The Old Rugged Cross
11. Vitamin F – Don’t Take Me Down
12. Philip Grimes-The Old Rugged Cross Is Still Standing
13. Gardiner Family-Resting Place
14. Jessy Dixon-Gone
15. Lynda Randle-The Old Rugged Cross
16. Lawson Spiller-No Greater Love
17. Linda Hargrove-I’ll Live On
18. Jeff Anderson-Open My Eyes
19. Nancy Honeytree-Call Of The Harvest
20. Lynn Beckman-He Is Risen

"There's A Cross On The Hill," track number 2 on the new Lynn Beckman "SOMETHING Old..New..Borrowed..Blue" CD is being released (March 1, 2006) on the NCM label out of England for distribution and promotion across Europe and around the world.

While the song does not mention any particular town in it, the inspiration for the writing of it came when the Ministerial Association in the Oakland, Maryland, area placed a cross on a hill outside of their town. Inspired by the cross and its visible prominence, a local resident named Mrs. Arzella Parsons suggested to Lynn Beckman that there should be a song about it. Taking her suggestion seriously, a few days later, "There's A Cross On The Hill" was on paper and headed for the recording studio.

Other songs that have been released on the NCM-Disc label in the past couple of years are "A Brand New Book," that charted for 17 weeks in 2004, "He Is Risen," featured as an Easter season release in 2005, and "There Were No Toys," a Christmas song from "The Father & The Son" CD that charted during both the 2004 and 2005 Christmas seasons.