LISTEN TO BEV'S SONGS ON HER CD, "RUN TO THE ROAR" available on http:\\www.beverlymatthews.org Beverly has had the privilege to share the stage with notable ministers and prominent leaders as Dr. Tim and Beverly LaHaye, William J. Bennett, Dr. Charles Colson, Dr. C. Peter Wagner, Lamar Alexander, Jane Chastain, Dave Roever, Dwight Thompson, Dr. David Shibley, R. W. Schambach, Cindy Jacobs, Dr. Larry Lea, Dr. Pat Robertson, Dr. Peter Marshall Jr., Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North, Newt Gingrich, Andrae Crouch, and Jessie Dixon. She has appeared on TBN, The Inspirational Network, and C-Span. Four of her songs have been published with the Diadem Sky Record label of Brentwood-Benson Publishing in Nashville. We know you will be blessed by the music and ministry of Beverly Matthews.

Her latest CD, "Streams in the Desert" is in the works January 2009. Bev's two books, "Mama, Can You Hear Me" and "When I Grow Up" are in progress. She is co-producing a television program on behalf of her outreach called H.E.A.R.T. "Help End Abusive Relationships Together." Go to her website http://www.we-r-heart.org/Update.html for the latest letter to family and friends. Don't forget to view her youtube video recorded the last week of January 2009 at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PppGc-vUCK8 and make a comment.

Inveterate storyteller Beverly Matthews credits her gift of gab to being the daughter of a Southern Baptist Deacon. "You stand in line at Walmart long enough and you'll find out what I have to say because I never meet a stranger and I get along with almost everybody." Bev has a lot about herself to tell. One would expect to hear great stories from a girl who sang for three Presidents of the United States and on national television, picked up sports equipment for the YMCA, became a librarian, performed for friends at a slumber party when she was 7, took her first voice lesson at 13 and he said, "you're tone deaf, unrhythmical, and should never sing in public, was offered an apprenticeship to audition at the New York Metropolitan Opera Company when she was 20 and later lived in a women's shelter for 28 days with her one year old baby.

Bev started down her music path when she was not long out of diapers. "As a child, I sang in my daddy's lap and recorded my first gospel song, "Jesus Loves Me" at age 2. I didn't start daydreaming about doing concerts until I was 15 when a woman told me I'd sing before Presidents, Ambassadors, and people of royalty, my songs would go worldwide and my audience would be healed, delivered, and set free during my concerts." Bev prayed about singing for two years even when she blessed her food and got her voice at a high school football game before she played clarinet in the band at half time. She stood up to sing the national anthem with everybody else and realized she had nearly a 3-octave range voice. Her best friend, Joy, said, "I didn't know you could sing." Bev said, "I didn't either!"

Bev continued gathering first-hand musical experiences, taking particular notice of rock and roll music she played at home on her stereo. She bought 45's of various kinds of music like Billy Preston, the Monkey's, the Osmond Brothers, the Jackson Five, Aretha Franklin, and the legendary Elvis Presley. "My mother ripped the record handle off my stereo when I played my Billy Preston music too loud but she didn't mind playing her own records of Elvis Presley." Like most, Bev paid her dues over the next 14 years. Working as a secretary by day, she played out her musical passions by night at home and later walked music row in Nashville to get someone to listen to her songs. While taking one of her trips down music row, she was given 5 minutes by the Vice President of Diadem Records in the United Artist Tower to play her song, "TOGETHER" in 1990. She signed four songs with their label over the coming weeks. "When I got my first songwriting deal, I was literally plucked from a secretary's chair and flown to Nashville. Everyone told me how great I was and how famous I would soon be. You learn pretty quick that everything everyone says doesn't happen right away."

Bev drew an opening slot for the fourth of July patriotic celebration in Longview, Texas and subsequently was invited to sing for President Ronald Reagan as he was to give a speech at SMU in Dallas, Texas on his return from England. "I didn't get to sing for President Reagan because he had a cold and his speech was cancelled but singing for three other Presidents was quite an experience in my career." Bev sang for national events like Concerned Women for America's national conference in Washington D.C. the following year and started giving concerts across the United States. She was offered an opportunity to record with Barbara Mandrell's producer, Tom Collins in Nashville. Louise Mandrell loved her song, "Godly Home" and told her she wanted Bev to write for her.

Steve Greisen of Reel Productions says, "Bev is the voice that can't be silenced." Everywhere she performs, she draws an immediate, enthusiastic response and a lineup of fans wanting to meet her and to get a piece of Bev's inspirational music for themselves. Bev Matthews does indeed have something to say. And she says it, and sings it, with an awe-inspiring and unbelievably powerful gift.

10.17.07 Did you know?
BEVERLY FUN FACTS!

Favorite color: Green

Favorite dessert: White Chocolate Cheesecake

Favorite Author: C.S. Lewis

Recreational activity that helps you relax: Walking and siteseeing

Outside of music what's your claim to fame: My beef enchiladas

Season of the year you enjoy the most: Fall

Candy you can't stop eating: oreo cookie fudge

Favorite Movie: It's A Wonderful Life

Favorite Verse: For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.(Romans 11:36) NIV

Little known fact: The summer break after high school I worked at picking up sports equipment at the YMCA.

Favorite song to perform: Hand in Hand

Favorite song of all time: Hallelujah Chorus

Birthday: September 13

Family: son
Jacob Austin, twenty-two years old

Dog: Sophie, a yorkie named after Sophia Loren