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EARNEST PUGH PROTÉGÉ PIANIST JOHN PAUL McGEE HITS BILLBOARD TOP TEN WITH HOLIDAY CD “A CHRISTMAS WITH JOHN PAUL”

EARNEST PUGH PROTÉGÉ PIANIST JOHN PAUL McGEE HITS BILLBOARD TOP TEN WITH HOLIDAY CD “A CHRISTMAS WITH JOHN PAUL”Baltimore, MD native and pianist John Paul McGee has kicked off the yuletide season in a big way with his inaugural CD “A Christmas with John Paul” (EPM Music Group) debuting at #10 on this week’s Billboard Gospel Airplay chart. CLICK HERE to preview and purchase.

The five-song extended play CD showcases the classically trained pianist John Paul McGee tackling seasonal evergreens such as Nat King Cole Trio’s 1946 gem “The Christmas Song” with hues of Classical, Jazz and Gospel.

“It is often said that a picture is worth a thousand words,” says the Bethune-Cookman University graduate of the set that also features crisp new renditions of “Oh Holy Night,” “The First Noel,” “Sweet Little Jesus Boy” and a funky “Jesus, What A Wonderful Child.” McGee is signed to gospel star Earnest Pugh’s (best-known for the #1 gospel hits “Rain on Us” and “I Need Your Glory”) EPM Music Group label and the young pianist is touring on Pugh’s nationwide Christmas concert tour. “I am so excited to have this opportunity as an instrumental artist to paint wordless pictures through the mere power of sound. Listeners can experience the joy, peace, healing and love that come at Christmas time. As we celebrate the birth of Christ, I also celebrate this season of birthing in my own life where God is transitioning me to have even greater impact on lives everywhere through my musical gifts.”

Currently a graduate student at Atlanta’s Emory University and in hot pursuit of a doctorate in Religious Studies, McGee is a young man with a seasoned musical resume. Aside from composing songs on albums by Bishop T.D. Jakes and Alvin Darling & Celebration; he’s also created vocal arrangements for recorded projects by such traditional gospel music mainstays as the Arkansas Gospel Mass Choir, Youth for Christ, Troy Sneed, Bishop Bruce Parham and Rev. Rudolph McKissick. McGee has also shared stages with the likes of Patti Labelle, The Isley Brothers and The Clark Sisters.


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