EPISODE 17: “WE FOUGHT FOR THIS” FEAT. AUTHOR CHRISTINE HANDY AND MEGA QUARTET PRODUCER RAY BRASWELL JR.

LIVE – WED., MAY 12, 2021 This episode will feature inspirational music, positive inspirations, and CHRISTINE HANDY – a mother and breast cancer survivor living in Florida. Christine is also an author who released her first book “Walk Beside Me”, a fictional depiction of her illness and a long road to recovery. As an accomplished model, Christine began her career at the age of 11 in her hometown of St. Louis. Throughout her career, she has done campaigns for notable brands like Guess, J. Crew, JC Penney, Bud Light, Pepsi, Petco, and Target. After her diagnosis, Christine now aims to serve as a spokesperson, speaker, and Ambassador for cancer-related causes. Her story has been featured in prestigious magazines like American Volkssport Association, Edge, Inner Realm, The Art of Healing; Kindred Spirit, Outreach, and more. Christine has also been featured as a breast cancer advocate and expert on Fox News Radio. –AND- RAY BRASWELL JR. What Sun Studios is to Memphis, Gold Star is to Houston, and Malaco is to Jackson, Mississippi, Raymarkable Studio is to Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Some of the finest in traditional gospel music over the past 20 years has flowed out of Raymarkable Studio and its founder, the producer, musician, singer, and songwriter Ray Braswell Jr. Born in Rocky Mount in 1979, Braswell was raised in a churchgoing family that loved music, especially traditional gospel. Surrounded by music and attending the church pastored by recording artist Dr. Thomas L. Walker (“One Day at a Time”), it was no surprise that young Braswell aspired to make it in the music industry. By age fifteen, Braswell, an aspiring drummer, transformed his parents’ garage into a recording studio. Armed with a Tascam 424 four-track mixer, he produced his first record, by a local female duo called Little Alice and Penny. Braswell gained significant industry experience by singing with the Revivers, a quartet formed by former Sensational Nightingales lead vocalist Charles Johnson. He also toured for a time with the Canton Spirituals