By Phil Cross on September 4, 2009
My Story:
I began writing sometime around the age of 18 or 19…. I traveled around quite a bit as a soloist doing church dates, revivals, and campmeetings. I would sing all my own original songs and people loved them, but I never felt like they were really top shelf material…
I would go to Jimmy Benson’s ...
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Category: Song Writers
By Phil Cross on September 4, 2009
Why I Write:
I wrote my first song 1989 while sitting at my desk at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia. The first song wasn’t a great one, but it lit a fire inside that is still growing. I knew then that God had gifted me with something unusual…putting phrases together that relate ...
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Category: Song Writers
By Phil Cross on September 4, 2009
Why I Write:
I guess you could say it runs in the family. My Mother is a wonderful songwriter and the author of one of the most popular songs in the Independent Baptist movement (which I was raised in) entitled: “Goodly Heritage”. I always knew the Lord wanted me to sing songs. Little did I know ...
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Category: Song Writers
By Phil Cross on August 16, 2009
As I was planning our first SONG of a LIFETIME event, I called Dottie to fill her in. She was so excited and thrilled to be invited to participate. She was so honored that Dr. Charles Stanley and the Atlanta First Baptist church was going to be involved. She loved Dr. Stanley ...
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Category: Blog
By Phil Cross on August 15, 2009
Category: Photo Gallery
By Phil Cross on August 15, 2009
Category: Photo Gallery
By Phil Cross on July 28, 2009
Why I Write:
“I was the kid made fun of, the outcast, and the misfit of Westview Elementary, Tyner Middle School, and Tyner High School in Chattanooga, Tennessee. But God had a plan for my life. He used the brokenness of my childhood to inspire me to write songs about a God who is ...
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Category: Song Writers
By Phil Cross on July 28, 2009
Category: Photo Gallery
By Phil Cross on July 28, 2009
On Sunday, February 15, 2009 an overflow capacity audience gathered at Atlanta First Baptist for the debut event of the SONG of a LIFETIME tour. The two-hour program featured inspiring stories behind some of gospel music’s most loved songs along with the Atlanta First Baptist Choir and Orchestra, The Hoppers, The Squire Parsons Trio...
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Category: DVD
By Phil Cross on July 28, 2009
This DVD was captured at the 2008 National Quartet Convention in Louisville, KY. Over 6000 people witnessed a glorious afternoon that simply cannot be described. Fourteen of today’s songwriters like Rodney Griffin and Jim Brady joined classic writers like Mosie Lister and Kyla Rowland...
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Category: DVD
