• Is print music available for any songs performed by Bonnie Keen on her solo recordings, with First Call or on any projects that feature Bonnie as a guest vocalist (e.g. Gaither recordings)?

• Does Bonnie have access to any CDs or videos that she is a featured guest on and is she able to make these available for purchase?

• Are sound tracks available for any songs by Bonnie on her solo recordings, with First Call or on any project that features her as a guest vocalist?

• Are any of First Call's CDs or cassettes available for purchase?

• Why are all of First Call's releases out of print and why can't Bonnie and the other members of the group simply re-release these projects on their own?

Is print music available for any songs performed by Bonnie Keen on her solo recordings, with First Call or on any projects that feature Bonnie as a guest vocalist (e.g. Gaither recordings)?  The answer is NO.  If there was print music available at one time, it is now out of print and no longer available. 

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Does Bonnie have access to any CDs or videos that she is a featured guest on and is she able to make these available for purchase?  The answer is NO.  Bonnie has only been a guest vocalist on these projects and does not have the ability to sell these.  Many of these projects are out of print and no longer available for purchase at any store.  Our only suggestion is that you check with some of the online auction sites.  The only exception may be the Gaither CDs and videos that Bonnie has been a guest on.  If you want to find out about their availability, we suggest you try going to Gaithernet.com. 

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Are sound tracks available for any songs by Bonnie on her solo recordings, with First Call or on any project that features her as a guest vocalist?  Currently there are NO sound tracks available for any of Bonnie's music.  However, we are working on sound track CDs with songs from her SOLO recordings (Marked For Life, God of Many Chances).  But again, we'd like to stress that there are NO sound tracks available for any First Call songs or songs Bonnie has performed as a guest vocalist on other CDs or videos.

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Are any of First Call's CDs or cassettes available for purchase?  We have good news and bad news for this question.  First the bad news.  ALL of First Call's recordings are now OUT OF PRINT and are not available for purchase at retail stores.  You may be able to find copies of some First Call recordings on several online auction sites.  Now the good news.  First Call is currently in the studio working on a new acappella hymns project due out later this year.  We have also confirmed that Discovery House Music is planning on re-releasing a "best of" CD from First Call's extremely popular Evening In December recordings.  This is due out in time for Christmas 2005.  Keep checking Bonnie's Web site for more information on both of these First Call projects.

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Why are all of First Call's releases out of print and why can't Bonnie and the other members of the group simply re-release these projects on their own?  It's unfortunate, but Christian music goes out of print very quickly.  What does it mean to go "out of print"?  It simply means that a record label decides to stop pressing new CDs, cassettes or in the old days, vinyl records.  In First Call's case, all of their recordings were done in partnership with various record companies like Word Records and Warner Alliance.  These record companies chose to stop pressing First Calls releases and so they are no longer available for purchase.  All of these labels are NOW owned by large, secular record or entertainment companies and only care about the bottom dollar when it comes to the possibility of re-releasing older projects.  If they don't think it will be profitable, they won't release it. 

When an artist does a recording with a record label, usually the label owns the "master" of that recording.  That means they have the copyright to that recording and can do with it as they please.  Bonnie and Marty McCall of First Call have tried unsuccessfully over the years to get their previous record labels to re-release their projects.  Our hope is that with the new capability to download songs electronically that record labels will begin making songs from older projects available.  However, this has not yet happened with any of First Call's songs.  We'll keep you posted.

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