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1977 LP from Colorado country singer Bonnie Nelson, released on Hop-A-Long Records.

Bonnie Nelson is a country singer that was born in Denver, Colorado in April 1949. She started out singing in small clubs and performed on the KLAK radio program "Rocky Mountain Jamboree" for over a year. She has worked with stars such as Ray Price, Webb Pierce, Liz Anderson, Freddie Hart, Susan Raye, Charlie Walker, Rex Allen, Del Reeves, Johnny Western, George Morgan, Johnny Paycheck, and "many, many, more" top artists.

She and her singing partner Bob Britton won a Colorado Springs talent contest in 1972 and were invited to perform at the Grand Ole Opry. It was during this trip to Nashville that she was signed to five-year recording contract with United Artists Records. I was able to find three records she released for United Artists, including "Got Me A Feelin" b/w "Lonely Is", "He Sure Knows How To Love" b/w "California", and "Think Like A Woman" b/w "I Can't Say No To Love".

Bonnie was also the radio spokeswoman for International Harvester Company. She was known among truckers as "Transtar Rose", a title which is referenced on the cover of this LP. This LP was recorded at Woodland Sound Studios in Nashville with several members of the Nashville A-Team, including Billy Sanford on guitar and Bob Moore on bass, among others.

She recorded at least two other LPs and several more singles in the late 1970s that were put out on the private label Hop-A-Long Records. She released a self-titled LP in 1985, also on Squire Records. This LP was followed up with a few more singles on Door Knob Records, two of which broke into the Billboard Country Charts.

Bonnie is currently a minister in Nashville, Tennessee. She has released several CDs of religious music in the 21st century.

Thanks to https://kimsloans.wordpress.com/ for the most in-depth discography of Bonnie's that I could find online!

1976 LP released on Squire Records.

I cannot find a great deal about Bonnie Nelson online. She is a country singer that was born in Denver, Colorado in April 1949. She started out singing in small clubs and performed on the KLAK radio program "Rocky Mountain Jamboree" for over a year. According to the liner notes on this LP, she has worked with stars such as Ray Price, Webb Pierce, Liz Anderson, Freddie Hart, Susan Raye, Charlie Walker, Rex Allen, Del Reeves, Johnny Western, George Morgan, Johnny Paycheck, and "many, many, more" top artists.

She and her singing partner Bob Britton won a Colorado Springs talent contest in 1972 and were invited to perform at the Grand Ole Opry. It was during this trip to Nashville that she was signed to five-year recording contract with United Artists Records. I was able to find three records she released for United Artists, including "Got Me A Feelin" b/w "Lonely Is", "He Sure Knows How To Love" b/w "California", and "Think Like A Woman" b/w "I Can't Say No To Love".

Bonnie was also the radio spokeswoman for International Harvester Company. She was known among truckers as "Transtar Rose", a title which is referenced on the cover of this LP. This LP was recorded at Woodland Sound Studios in Nashville with several members of the Nashville A-Team, including Billy Sanford on guitar and Bob Moore on bass, among others.

She recorded two more LPs and several more singles in the late 1970s that were put out on the private label Hop-A-Long Records. She released a self-titled LP in 1985, also on Squire Records. This LP was followed up with a few more singles on Door Knob Records, two of which broke into the Billboard Country Charts.

Bonnie is currently a minister in Nashville, Tennessee. She has released several CDs of religious music in the 21st century.

Thanks to https://kimsloans.wordpress.com/ for the most in-depth discography of Bonnie's that I could find online!

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1972 LP from Indiana gospel singer Bertha Norman, released on Imperial Sacred Records.

Betha was from South Bend, Indiana and was the director of the gospel choir at St. John's Missionary Baptist Church. She attended the South Bend Conservatory of Music and traveled around the world performing at churches in Ireland, the U.K., and all across the United States. Bertha recorded at least 3 LPs, this being her third according to the liner notes.

Other credits on the LP include M. Elisabeth Hesbin on organ, Virginia M. Spann on piano, and The Randy Martin Trio on brass and backing vocals. The LP was engineered by Graham H. McQueen and Roger Mann. It was recorded and produced at G&E Productions in Mishawaka, Indiana.

From some articles I found online it appears that Bertha has passed away, but I do not know when.

Gospel LP from The Nutone Singers.

The Nutone Singers were from New Paris, Indiana and the members were Jo Ann McGarvey, David McGarvey, Kevin Gautsche, and Kristi Gautsche. They were active during the 1960s and 1970s.

The musicians on the LP are Tim Short on drums, Dan Burton on piano, Jack Sanderson on bass, and Charles Novell on organ and vibraphone. The LP was engineered by Phil Burkhardt.