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September 22,1999
Derrick Starks
An Ali Saints Debut Album
Reunion
Mallory Church of C hrist
3908 NE Mallory Avenue
Portland, OR 97212
503-288-1092
T O IN V IT E A L L M IS S IN G
SH EEP TO C O M E H O M E
Warren Blakney
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h a v e n ’t h a d a n y t r a g ­
ed ies in m y lif e ,” D e r­
rick
S ta rk s
say s
humbly. "But, musically, 1 didn’t
have my business straight on my
end.” Almost a decade ago. Derrick
submitted a song to a record label.
They used his song and it became a
big gospel hit. "I never got paid,” he
says o f the sad experience. The late
Grammy-nominated choir conduc­
tor Thomas "M aestro" W hitfield
helped Derrick deal with his anger
at being swindled out ot the profits
o f his first composition. "Tom m y
gave me advice about it, he says.
“He told me to take it as a learning
experience. I was ready to go to
court. 1 had been reading a book
about publishing and that was no
help. 1 thought I had done every­
thing the right way. I filled out my
forms and a copy was accidentally
sent back to me. Where my name
was, someone else ’ s name was typed
over it. Now, 1 have an attorney
check over everything.”
Today, D errick has forgiven the
culprits, but he was m ostly hurt
because he thought o f them as
friends. He has found some true
friends though. T hose friends,
Brian Spears and Ben W hitfield,
run D etroit’s Crystal Rose Records
and th ey ’ve done all they can to
support D errick, not exploit him.
He w rote or co-w rote nine o f the
ten songs on his new album “H e’s
On Tim e” and he got w riting credit
for every one o f them. Although,
D errick was robbed o f a song, he s
been blessed w ith favor. W hen the
tim e cam e to record his new al­
bum, he received help from two
gospel heavy-hitters: Vanessa Bell
A singing preacher from (he
North Peoria Church oj Christ
in Tulsa, Oklahoma
will be encouraging us from the word.
Through Loving Christian Fellowship.
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A rm strong and Rance Allen. D er­
rick was A rm strong’s m usical di­
rector for several years. “W hen it
was tim e for me to do my album ,
she did it for m e,” he says. “ 1 met
Rance at a COGIC convention and
at some other events. W hen 1 wrote
that song Choose Ye This Day 1
had Rance in m ind, so I sent it to
him and when he heard it, he said
h e ’d do it.” D errick’s unique mix
o f traditional and contem porary
gospel is bridging the gap betw een
young and old gospel lovers.
B o rn in D e tro it in 1970,
D errick’s life was full o f faith and
music. His dad is a pastor. One year
his dad bought the family an organ
for Christm as, but Derrick was the
only one o f his five siblings who
took an interest in it. He was seven
years old. He played at church and
eventually began playing at func­
tions around the city. Locally,
D errick’s name was being bandied
about as the next big talent to rise
out o f Detroit when he caught the
attention o f Thomas W hitfield who
becam e his primary influence. 1
was a Tommy fan. I’d go to his
concerts and follow him. I hung
around him so much that I wanted
to do things he had done and he was
w ith Crystal Rose, so I w anted to
go there too. So, I eventually sub­
m itted a tape to Brian Spears.
Since then. D errick’s choir has
backed John Tesh, Vickie W inans,
the W hitfield Company and W alter
Hawkins.
Gospel Music Talent
Search
N ashville - Southern communi­
cations o f N ashville Tennessee is
conducting a song and artist search.
The Southern Gospel talent search
will offer grand-prize winners a na­
tional release to Southern Gospel
Radio. Entry forms will be avail­
able September 22, 1999. All en­
tries must be received no later than
W ednesday, November 10, 1999.
For over 15 years Southern
com m unications has charged ra­
dio hits for such artists as Ricky
S k a g g s, T h e C a th e d r a ls , the
G aither V ocal band. The M artins,
and Bruce C arroll am ong others.
To receive entry inform ation
call 615.345.2500 or visit South­
ern C om m unications on the web
@ ww w .socom pro.m id-tn.com .
Rev. Perry L. Palmer
A funeral was held 11 a.m. Thurs­
day, Aug. 19, 1999, in Emmanuel
C on cert
Temple Full Gospel Pentecostal
Church for the Rev. Perry L. Palmer,
who died Aug. 15 at age 68.
The Rev. Palm er was bom
Sept. 8, 1930, in Panama
C ity, Fla. He enlisted in the
U.S. Army at age 16 and
served in the 82nd A irborne
D ivision. A fter m oving to
Portland in 1959, he was a
b u m p e r s tra ig h te n e r and
m anager at Lenninger Plat­
ing. He was ordained as a
m inister in the Full Gospel
Pentecostal Church in 1972
and had served as Sunday
sch o o l
s u p e r in te n d e n t,
brotherhood president and
deacon. He was an associate
senior pastor at Emmanuel
Tem ple at the time o f his death.
He m arried M audell Turner.
Survivors include his wife;
d a u g h te rs, Ju lia X. P alm er,
M arilyn Lockhart, Nicola W ill­
iam s and Shannon O live, all o f
Portland, Iris L. o f Ellenw ood,
G a., and LaDreama M cBride o f
Colum bus, Ohio; sons, Jackie
L. o f V ancouver, W ash., and
K eith A. o f Portland; brothers,
A rthur J. o f Portland, A lphonzo
O ates o f W inter H aven, Fla.,
W. O dice o f M iami and Ralph
o f Lutz, Fla.; 19 grandchildren;
and eight great-grandchildren.
In te r m e n t w ill b e in
W illam ette N ational Cem etery.
A rrangem ents are by Vann &
V ann Funeral Directors.
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