Sparks Memorial
United Methodist Church
Bobby Bowen Concert Information

About Bobby Bowen

At the age of 16 growing up in a small town in Arkansas, Bobby Bowen knew he had a calling on his life to sing Gospel music. Being a fan of the Happy Goodmans and the Hinson Family, his calling was confirmed when he saw them perform live on stage.

In December of 1982 his dream came true when he was offered a job with The MidSouth Boys Quartet as lead vocalist and bassist. After 3 years the group changed direction and became a Christian Country trio and found success with their first top ten song on The Singing News top 40 charts with "Guilty of Loving Me." The following year not only did the band�s success double with 2 top five songs, "You Did It Again" and "That's My Child," but Bobby was also nominated in the top 10 finalists for lead singer of the year at the Singing News Fan Awards. In 1987 and 1988, "City Lights" and "Resting Place" were top five songs respectively.

A recording contract with Word Records in 1989 produced another top 5 song, "Sin Met Grace," and "Tabernacle" was a top ten song in 1990 resulting in a video on CMT and TNN. The band was nominated for a Grammy for Southern Gospel Album of the Year in 1992, and their third CD with Word Records produced another hit on CMT called "You Were At The End of Every Road" that same year.

In 1994 MidSouth signed a recording contract with Warner Alliance, a division of Warner Brothers, and in 1995 their freshman project with the label produced the hit, "Without You (I Haven't Got A Prayer)," which crossed over different music genres reaching number 27 on Billboard's Pop charts. A video release to CMT and VH1 also resulted from the crossover hit. The band won a Dove Award in 1995 for "Country Recorded Song of the Year" and that same year they won "Vocal Group Of The Year" at The CCMA Awards.

The members of MidSouth retired and went their separate ways in 1997, leaving time for Bobby to become more involved in his church and start a family. He became the sound tech at Cornerstone Church in Madison, Tennessee where he attends with his wife Becky and their children, Grace, Landis, Hope and Faith.

Promotional Materials
for the Concert & Meal

The following materials are PDFs, which require the free Adobe Reader to view and print. If you don't have it already (many computers will), it can be downloaded here: (http://get.adobe.com/reader/).

Large Poster for Concert & Meal (11 x 17)
Legal Size Posters for Concert & Meal (8-1/2 x 14)
Letter Size Posters for Concert & Meal (8-1/2 x 11)
Legal Size Bulletin Insert for Concert & Meal (2 sided, 8-1/2 x 7, ready to print and cut)
Letter Size Bulletin Insert for Concert & Meal (2 sided, 8-1/2 x 5-1/2, ready to print and cut)
Concert Ad to Place in Newsletter or Bulletin (8-1/2 x 5-1/2)
Dinner Ad to Place in Newsletter of Bulletin (8-1/2 x 5-1/2)

If your desktop publishing software won't let you place a PDF within another document, here are two jpegs that it should let you use:

Concert Ad to Place in Newsletter or Bulletin (8-1/2 x 5-1/2)
Dinner Ad to Place in Newsletter of Bulletin (8-1/2 x 5-1/2)

Here's a couple of jpegs that can be posted on your website or sent via email:

Concert Ad for Websites & Email
Dinner Ad for Websites & Email

Finally, here's some text you can cut and paste wherever you wish:

Bobby Bowen Concert
Bobby Bowen, former lead vocalist of the Grammy Nominated, Dove and CCMA Award Winning Band, MidSouth, will be live in concert at Sparks Memorial United Methodist Church, 900 Maxfield in Bellmead, Texas, on Saturday, August 8, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. The concert is free, but an offering will be taken for Bobby and his family. For more information about Bobby or the concert, visit our website, www.sparksmemorial.com. Questions? Call Sparks Memorial at (254)799−5124. Childcare is available by reservation only. Please call the church office before August 5 to reserve a place for your child. If you would like to bring a large group, please let us know.

Dinner Before the Bobby Bowen Concert
The Young Adults of Sparks Memorial United Methodist Church will be hosting a meal prior to the Bobby Bowen Concert. We will begin serving at 5:00 p.m. The Italian feast will consist of spaghetti with meat sauce or homemade vegetarian marinara, bread, salad, and dessert. Adult plates are $6.00 each, and children’s plates (12 and under) are $3.00 each. Please call the church at (254)799-5124 or send an email to sparksmemorial@gmail.com to make reservations. Proceeds from this meal will benefit the Young Adult Ministry at Sparks and other ministries throughout the world.