MIKE & KELLY BOWLING RENEW AGREEMENT WITH BECKIE SIMMONS AGENCY

NASHVILLE, TN (1-26-09) – Mike & Kelly Bowling are pleased to announce they have renewed an exclusive booking agreement with the Beckie Simmons Agency of Nashville, Tennessee. The trio continues to perform their signature radio favorites at venues and churches around the country full-time. Mike & Kelly recently garnered the Singing News 2008 Song of the Year for “Your Cries Have Awoken The Master” and additionally two number one singles from their debut Canaan Records’ project, Faith To Believe. Their current release, “A Miracle Today” continues to climb the National Radio Chart and currently sits in the Top 5 for February 2009. Their unmistakable harmony and uplifting performances have made them Southern Gospel fan favorites.

“We are so happy to continue to represent Mike & Kelly Bowling. All of us at BSA are huge fans of their music and consider them lifelong friends. We look forward to a long relationship booking the trio in churches and auditoriums for everyone to hear. Their success over the past year has proven their place in Southern Gospel music and we are excited about what the future holds working together,” stated Beckie Simmons-Bates.

Mike & Kelly Bowling are no strangers to the Christian music world having a long list of accomplishments during their vocal careers. While Mike began singing and playing piano at a very young age, he had a very impressive beginning to his professional career at only 16 years old when he embarked on a two year span singing with the legendary LeFevres. Mike then went on to earn a degree in Respiratory Therapy before returning to the music world. In 1995, he joined the New Hinsons, a perfect blend considering Mike’s vocals are very distinctively similar to those of the late Kenny Hinson. After lending his vocal abilities to several of their high-charting songs, Mike went on to join another successful family group, the Perrys. While with the Perrys, Mike was featured on songs such as "God Sent Angels," “By Faith I Can Touch Him Now" and “Not Even A Stone."

After Mike’s marriage to Kelly, he spent the next six years traveling as a soloist garnering a tremendous amount of success. In fact, he has been noted as the first Southern Gospel soloist to achieve three consecutive number one songs on the Singing News Top 80 charts (“Thank God For The Preacher,” “The Call” and “I Take Him Back”). Kelly spent more than 15 years with her family, The Crabb Family. During that time they were the recipients of three GRAMMY nominations, 11 Dove Awards, 16 number one songs and numerous other accomplishments. Kelly’s unmistakable voice can be heard on the family's hits "Don't You Wanna Go," "Good Day," "Jesus Will Do What You Can't" and "Trail Of Tears." After the birth of the Bowling's third child, Kelly realized it was time to join her husband on stage as Mike & Kelly Bowling.

Together, Mike and Kelly have created a sound that is as refreshing as the trio sounds of the early 70s. History will note that they have been true to the excellence of their ability without diminishing or distancing the listener. They have appeared on the Gaither Homecoming series concerts and videos, TBN, during Gospel Music Week, at GMA’s Seminar in the Rockies, presented during Gospel Music’s Dove Awards and performed at numerous other major events.

For booking information on Mike & Kelly Bowling, contact The Beckie Simmons Agency (615-595-7500, www.bsaworld.com or e-mail: beckie@bsaworld.com.) For more information on Mike & Kelly Bowling, visit www.mikeandkellybowling.com. For radio inquiries, contact The Rick Hendrix Company (rick@rickhendrix.com) or call 615-662-4848.

Caption: Pictured (L-R) Rick Hendrix, Crystal Burchette-Johnson, Beckie Simmons-Bates, Kelly and Mike Bowling.