Charis Music Group Studio

Jude seems pretty content to know that we just upgraded the final 1975-1981 shows from vinyl/2nd generation to first generation master tapes.

Are you thinking of a new hot tub? Well I can give you one place you may have second thoughts about. Here is my personal experience with Family Leisure in a letter I addressed to them.

I do not know if there has been a change in ownership or not, as prior to making our significant purchase, we had heard overwhelming positive reviews and experiences that influenced our decision to select you for our hot tub purchase. However, after that, it has been anything but pleasant. We paid 50% down. We were called on 9/5 asking to setup delivery. We explained that work was still being completed and that we would call to set up a date. We called on 9/9, 9/11, and was told both times "we are giving your information to scheduling to set up your delivery." We heard nothing, NOTHING! i called again on 9/13 and 9/16 and given the same line, scheduling will call you. I called yet AGAIN on 9/18, 3 times no less and was FINALLY told, we need your remaining 50% payment for scheduling to call you. I paid over the phone on the same call and was told scheduling would call. NO CALL. After calling again on 9/19, I was told 'your tub will be delivered tomorrow (9/20). Guess what?!? NO DELIVERY SCHEDULED when I called today to ask about what time I should expect your team to arrive.

And to top it off after going through three or four more personnel i get, "oh we can't schedule a delivery without seeing pictures of the delivery path!!!" Are you kidding me?? Where was this information all along? So, now SUPPOSEDLY there is going to be a delivery on now MONDAY 9/23. At this point, I'm honestly ready to cancel your order and take my business elsewhere. I am SORELY disappointed in the lack of customer service and due diligence.

Shannon Lynn

If you've had a great experience, I guess count yourself fortunate but I would make a different choice knowing what I know now!!

Just a sample of what we have worked on…….

Shannon Lynn

I have been trying to work on this analog to digital project for 3 years and finally made it a priority and completed it this morning. These are promotional pieces for the California Special, a 6-hour radio special produced in 1975 by American Top 40 and American Country Countdown parent company, Watermark.

Watermark also produced a revised version of their 1971 special, The Elvis Presley Story in 1975. Both the California Special and EP Story were headed up by KHJ genius Ron Jacobs. The writer for both was best selling author Jerry Hopkins. Jerry was an American journalist and author best known for writing the first biographies of Elvis Presley and Jim Morrison of the Doors, as well as serving for 20 years as a correspondent and contributing editor of Rolling Stone magazine. He also penned several other biographies, wrote history and humor, and was a writer-producer for Mike Wallace, Steve Allen and Mort Sahl. In all, he published 37 books and authored one thousand magazine articles.

The host of the California Special was John Stewart, a singer/songwriter and RCA recording artist. The press notes state that John Stewart was a natural to be the host.

Jerry Hopkins said, "We were very fortunate in acquiring the services of John Stewart to be narrator for our California Special. He was born here, raised here, he's a veteran of the whole scene here, he's so into that whole era".

The "era" Hopkins speaks of is 1960 through 1975 and the music covered by the special is all the great Southern California hits of the period... all the unforgettable surf songs, car songs and girl songs by The Beach Boys, Jan and Dean, Rick Nelson to name but a few.

Stewart, probably best remembered for his seven year association with The Kingston Trio, has, for the past several years, been making it on his own as a single. Singing his own songs at club dates and concert tours has become a way of life. Now his intimate knowledge of the
music, the people and the Southern California life-style are all brought to the fore as he unfolds the whole fascinating story of an exciting episode in the annals of American popular music on the California Special.