JIM WORTHING

 

PO Box 23614, Nashville, TN  37202

(615) 228-2826 (o)

(662) 417-4773 (m)

jworthing@bellsouth.net

 

RECORDING ARTIST / SONGWRITER /PRODUCER

 

    Uniquely talented recording artist in his 29th year of professional singing with a voice alive with the dynamics of faith and experience.   Produced and recorded five solo CDs.   Accomplished songwriter in gospel and patriotic music.  Prior to launching solo career, sang lead for over a decade with the Cumberland Boys, Opryland’s Gospel Quartet, in Nashville, Tennessee.  Gained initial professional singing experience with Re-Creation, an award winning Pennsylvania based touring ensemble.

 

 

    “Jim Worthing offers what few performers are able…a thrilling, audience-engaging stage show….a soaring, unmatched vocal ability…and a genuine spirit of concern for America and her people!  The magic is more than what he does…it’s who he is!  When we want to not only entertain our audience, but inspire them as well, we turn to Jim Worthing.”  

     Jay Muller, Show Director, Re-Creation USA, Inc.

  

      Regarding “Soul of Liberty”….”Maybe I’m just too sentimental for my old age, but this song brings tears to my eyes.  I see the faces of friends I flew with who didn’t come back.  I remember the feeling of being alienated, spat upon, cursed for serving in a war many didn’t believe in, and yet, having no regrets for risking my life to protect freedom, I’d do it again.  I guess those of us who have risked our lives and live in wounded bodies and minds have a different regard for freedom.  Our sanity requires it.  Listen to the song, “Soul of Liberty.”  It touched my soul.  Let me know if it does the same for you.”   

     Major Terry Smith USMC (RET), Decatur, AL

 

    Regarding “American Highway”…”Jim Worthing is a devoted Christian and American treasure, whose religious and patriotic convictions give remarkable testimony to the goodness of God and the moral and ethical foundations of this Nation.   Everyone who hears this recording will rejoice in the witness of the man and the adventure and thrill of the music.”

      Hugh Brooks, Founder of Re-Creation and The Veterans Fund, Inc.

 

   “ Jim Worthing’s talent and patriotism are exceptional.  He demonstrates his love for this nation and his respect for our active military through countless hours of volunteer activity and personal expense.  His creative talents continue to bring honor and gratitude to those who serve and who have served through his recording of “Soul of Liberty,” a song that he wrote with his wife, LaDonna.”

    Katie Brooks, President, The Veterans Fund, Inc.

 

Live Performances

 

· Featured entertainment at US Army Reserve 100th Anniversary Commemoration Dinner, Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, DC, April 23, 2008.  Composed and performed “For One Hundred Years” song for the event.  Also, performed “Soul of Liberty” live with a PowerPoint presentation of the day’s events.

· Performed at Spring Celebration: Music in the Gardens at Callaway Gardens, April 12 – 13, 2008.  Scheduled for “Fantasy in Lights”, Nov. 27 – 29 and Dec. 19 – 21, 2008.

· Featured entertainment at CPAC 2008, Washington, D.C., February 7 – 9, 2008.  Scheduled for CPAC 2009, February 26 - 28, 2009.

· Performed in memorial concerts for the late European star John Brack in Switzerland,  Dec. 8 – 16, 2007

· American MusicFest, Harrisburg, PA, June 2007, concert on Market Street Stage with his 4-piece band.

· Armed Forces Day concerts, May 17, 2008 and previously on May 19, 2007, City  Island, Harrisburg, PA..

· Altoona Curve Baseball, featured entertainment at Military Appreciation Night, May 24, 2008 and previously on July 3, 2007.

· Altoona Railfest, Railroaders Memorial Museum, Altoona, PA, July 2007, featured entertainment.

·  CPAC Presidential Gala, Washington, DC, March 2007, featured entertainment at event where Vice President Richard Cheney was the featured speaker. 

· Performed solo concerts for United States Armed Forces Veterans at VAMCs & Veterans Homes in NY, MS, OH, FL, IN & PA.

· Gideons Mississippi State Convention, March 2006, March 2007, and March 2008.

· Long-time host/featured artist, Marshall County Blueberry Fest. Gospel Concert Series, Plymouth, IN.

· Solo Gospel concert tours in AL, FL, NY, NJ, TN, LA, CA, MS, MO, IL, IN, PA, OH, MI, CO, MD, WV, KY, TX, DE, and WI.

· Featured soloist in 2004 and 2006 for large revivals at Fairview Baptist Church in Columbus, MS.

· Two multi-city tours of Switzerland with the late European star John Brack, Christmas 2004 & 2005.  

· National Exchange Clubs of America Nat’l Convention, featured soloist, July 2005.

· “2003 Miss Kentucky Pageant,” featured vocalist.

· Produced and hosted a Gospel Cruise for “The General Jackson Showboat,” Nashville, TN.

· Produced and directed “The Price of Freedom,” a community program for Grenada, MS in February 2002.  Composed script and directed choral performances from area school choirs.

· Produced and performed “A Celebration of Christmas” for Nashville Shores “Music City in Lights,” Nashville, TN, 2000 and 2001 Christmas seasons.  

· Averaged 650 live shows a year from 1987 - 1997 at Opryland, USA plus an additional 90 road shows a year with the Cumberland Boys, Opryland’s Gospel Quartet.

· Averaged 300 shows a year as a Re-Creation cast member (1980 – 1985).  Featured soloist and road manager in 1986 & 1987.  Shows included extensive choreography as well as solo and ensemble voice performances.

 

Discography

 

Produced and recorded five full-length solo CDs

· “American Highway” CD

· “Revived” CD

· “Healing Stream” CD  

· “There is Joy” CD

· “I Believe”  CD

· Co-wrote, produced, and recorded “Soul of Liberty” single

· Composed and performed “For One Hundred Years” song for 100th Anniversary of the US Army Reserve

· Recorded 11 albums as lead singer with the Cumberland Boys

· Scored 10 gospel top 80 hits with the Cumberland Boys

· Performed on over 50 different nationally and internationally distributed recordings

 

Radio/TV Appearances and Special Honors

 

· Honored to receive the personal coin of Lt. General Jack C. Stultz, Chief, Army Reserve and Commanding General, Army Reserve Command at US Army Reserve 100th Anniversary Commemoration Dinner, Washington, DC, April 23, 2008.

· Honored to receive the personal coin of Brigadier General William D. R. Waff, Deputy Commanding General, 99th Regional Readiness Command USAR in recognition for “Soul of Liberty,” Armed Forces Day, May 19, 2007 at City Island, Harrisburg, PA.

· Appeared as a solo artist on Paul Heil’s nationally syndicated radio show, “The Gospel Greats,” as well as on  Cornerstone Television Network,  “Radio EVIVA” (a European radio network), “Studio 18” (an Ireland radio network),  and numerous gospel radio stations across the U.S.

· Appeared on the Grand Ole Opry, Grand Ole Opry Backstage Show, Prime Time Country, Nashville Now, Crook & Chase, Music City News/TNN Awards Show, and Canadian TV (all as lead singer with the Cumberland Boys).

· Shared the Horizon Award, Christian Country Group of the Year Award, and 7 nominations for the Music City News/TNN Christian Artist of the Year Award (as lead singer with the Cumberland Boys).

· Received RIAA Gold Album Award for background vocals on Ricky Van Shelton’s “Don’t Overlook Salvation” (as lead singer with the Cumberland Boys).

· Awarded the prestigious George Washington Medal of Honor by the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge (as a member of Re-Creation).