RICK HENDRIX The # 1 Promoter in American Music
Rick Hendrix, is an
American
promoter and songwriter of
southern gospel
and country music. Hendrix
is considered one of the most successful and influential promoters in
American music. He has written several number one songs and numerous Top
40 songs made popular in Christian music. Hendrix promotes for American
Idol and several major labels as an independent promoter. In addition to
music writing and promotion, Hendrix has also promoted blockbuster films
including The Passion of the
Christ
and The Prince of Egypt.
Success in Hendrix' short career is evidenced by a quarter of a billion
albums sold and 160+ number one songs promoted in the United States for
different artists including: Garth
Brooks,
Johnny Cash,
Bette Midler,
Lifehouse,
Mariah Carey,
Jessica Simpson,
Fantasia,
Reba,
Whitney Houston,
Ruben Studdard,
Creed,
Vince Gill,
Alan Jackson
and posthumous projects for Elvis
Presley.
Hendrix artists have won more than 250 Grammy's, 600 Country Music
Awards and 2 Oscars. Hendrix has been featured in USA Today, Washington
Post, Billboard Magazine,
The Globe,
The National Enquirer,
The 700 Club,
Primetime Live, FOX News, CNN, MSNBC and CBS News.
In 2008, Hendrix released a statement announcing his
run for Congress in 2010. And was elected A National Presidential
Delegate for 2008.
Songwriter
Many of the 1000+ songs written by Hendrix have become Southern Gospel and
Christian standards. Included among the titles: "You'll Never Run Out of the
Blood", " He Chose Me", "When There is No Hope (There is Grace)", "
Sometimes It Takes a Mountain", " God Still Dries Our Tears", and "Mama's
Letters to Jesus". Hendrix has been nominated as songwriter and producer of
the year nearly a dozen times in the Gospel Music Association's
Dove Awards.
Promoter
Since Hendrix first began promoting with his positive music convictions, he
has helped artists sell 250+ million albums and score 3,000+ national hit
songs. Hendrix and his company promoted the
Whitney Houston
and Mariah Carey
Oscar winning single "When You Believe" as well as the multi- Grammy # 1
smash hit "Dance With My Father" by legendary Luther Vandross. In the past
decade, Rick Hendrix has placed 6000+ positive/faith based songs, in all
genres, that have charted or played on modern day American radio.
Entrepreneur and influence
Hendrix has modernized and molded a home for
faith-based music, spanning all genres and moving past the boundaries of
past segregated marketing. Christian music can now easily be promoted to
rock and country radio by labels and artists, while secular artists are
finding a home on Christian radio as well.
His involvement with "positive" music has produced 160
number one songs and caused a revival within the genres, bringing together
giants of country music and the Southern Gospel and Christian industry. In
addition to being a promoter and songwriter, Hendrix has produced albums for
Christian artists since the early 1990s.
Hendrix collaborated with his mother, Donna Hendrix, to
write the Dove Award nominated song "Mama's Letters to Jesus" in 2002. The
song became an instant Top 10 hit and saw continued success as it was
developed into a book.
In 2004,
Billboard Magazine
interviewed Hendrix about BMG's decision to let him pick Elvis Presley's
first ever gospel single for national radio. Hendrix was also chosen to
release and promote Johnny Cash's last recording sessions in 2006.
Hendrix has mentored many up-and-comers in the music
industry, often helping to promote their first number one songs. Highlights
among this work include:
Diamond Rio,
Josh Gracin,
The Crabb Family,
Ernie Haase & Signature Sound,
Josh Turner,
Garth Brooks,
the promotion of songs for Elvis
Presley,
Johnny Cash,
Mariah Carey,
Bette Midler,
Creed
and the continued promotion of various
American Idol
artists.
Rick Hendrix, now divorced, resides in Granite Falls,
NC and Nashville, TN and shares custody of his two children: Hailey Hendrix
and Zachary Hendrix.
Awards
- 1982 Hendrix youngest DJ in history at that time
to be licensed by
FCC
at 12 years old
1985 Hendrix youngest artist manager in history,
managing
Tiny Tim
(Tip Toe Through the Tulips)
1991 First platinum record for
Garth Brooks
1991/2008 145 multi-platinum albums: Platinum
albums: 122. Gold albums: 71 (RIAA)
1994 First Gold record for
Diamond Rio
1994
1994 Hendrix interviewed by
Pat Robertson
on 700 Club
1994 Hendrix interviewed in
USA Today
1994 Made an Ambassador by
North Carolina
General Assembly Governor James G. Martin
1994 Proclamation naming June 13 Rick Hendrix Day
in North Carolina
1994 Recognized by President
Bill Clinton
in 1994
1995 Double Grammy Win for "Go Rest High On That
Mountain"-Vince
Gill
1997 Grammy Win for Trisha Yearwood/Garth Brooks
"In Another's Eyes"
1997 Hendrix on
CBS News
1997 Grammy for
Butterfly Kisses
1997 Gold Single for "Butterfly Kisses"
1997 Grammy for "The
Apostle"
motion picture soundtrack
1998 Hendrix awarded million selling album award
for "Prince
of Egypt"
1998/2004 10 time
Dove Awards
nominee
1999 Hendrix presented plaque for 1999
Oscar
winning song "When You Believe"
1999/2004 Writer of BMI/Dove Award or industry
nominated Songs of the Year: 1999, 2000,2002,2003,2004
2000 Grammy for
Creed
"With Arms Wide Open"
2000 Grammy "I Hope You Dance"
Lee Ann Womack
2000/2001 Rick Hendrix Company Holds # 1 position
for a Year in Singing News
2002 Hendrix awarded 4 million sells for 9/11
faith song
Alan Jackson
"Where Were You"
2002 named a Kentucky Colonel by Kentucky Governor
Paul E. Patton
2002 Songwriter of the # 1 Song Awarded to
"Sheltered" by Powersource Magazine 2002
2002
Grammy
for "Where Were You " by Alan Jackson
2003
Hendrix and team celebrate 3 Grammy Win for
Luther Vandross
"Dance With My Father"
2004 Hendrix awarded gold record for "Passion
of the Christ"
2004 Songwriter of the # 1 Song Award to "You'll
Never Run Out of the Blood" by Singing News 2004
2005 Hendrix scores record 121th # 1 song
2005 Hendrix on cover of
Billboard Magazine
for the release of Elvis Presley
Gospel project
2007 Hendrix artist won their 250th Grammy Award
2007 Hendrix produced or promoted his 800th
project
2007 Grammy for
Vince Gill
'These Days"
2007 Hendrix wrote his 2,000th song
2007 Hendrix songs reach daily milestone of
500,000 plays daily
2007 Hendrix and team score Grammy for
Johnny Cash
"God's Gonna Cut You Down"
2007 Received radio award for his 3000th National
Hit
2007 Songwriter of the # 1 Song Award to "He Chose
Me" by Singing News Magazine 2007
2008 Hendrix Elected a US
Delegate
2008
Yahoo
Financial News named Hendrix the Inventor of Positive Music
2008 Hendrix was awarded for helping artist sell a
quarter of a billion CDs
2008 Hendrix announced his run for the
United States Congress
in the midterm elections 2010
2008 Hendrix only
Baptist
seated as a delegate
2008 Hendrix scored his 3,187 Christian Song on
radio charts
2008 Hendrix released the history breaking 6,000
Christian song on modern day radio
2008 Hendrix scored his 164 Faith based # 1 song
2008 Song Hendrix helped revive "Get Away Jordan"
wins song and album of the year
Gospel Music Association
2008 Rick Hendrix Elected National Presidential
Delegate 2008
2008 Hendrix receives million selling award from
Mariah Carey
2008 Hendrix named most successful promoter in
history by www.iconperformingarts.com