Biography
MARY FAY JACKSON is a songwriter, recording artist, musician, television producer, and promoter. She is the host of an award-winning television program now in its 2nd decade called Texas Country Gospel. The program airs on Family Friendly Entertainment and is broadcast over Glory Star Satellite, Promiseland Television Network, and over 300 cable companies and independent TV stations, plus international broadcasts in India and the UK.
Daystar Television Network was home to Texas Country Gospel program for seven years following its inception in 1995. The program was awarded "Top TV Show of the Year" seven times from 1997-2006 by the International Country Gospel Music Association (ICGMA). Host Mary Fay Jackson was the recipient of the ICGMA "2007 Crossover Award". The Country Gospel Music Guild voted Texas Country Gospel "Top TV Show of the Year" in 2002 and again in 2006. The program also won "Top TV Show" 1999, 2000, and 2001 by the Texas International Music Association. Ms. Jackson was presented the "2008 Radio & TV Media Appreciation Award" at the 2008 Agape Fest.
Texas Country Gospel is a family-friendly entertainment show, featuring Southern Gospel Music, Christian Country Music, Bluegrass Music, Christian Comedians, Instrumentalists, Poets, Patriotic Segments, and Special Interviews with performing artists. Venues include Nashville, Tennessee, Branson, Missouri, and "on location" at many festivals and events around the nation.
In addition to hosting the Texas Country Gospel television program, Ms. Jackson also produces concept videos and commercials for Christian Television. She serves as Programming Director for the 24-hour-a-day Family Friendly Entertainment, Inc. Mary Fay travels extensively to promote Gospel Music at national events such as The National Quartet Convention in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee attended by over 40,000 people each September, the annual Inspirational Christion Music Awards held in Nashville, Tennessee, and The World Premier held in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
Ms. Jackson's signature song "Roses" is her most requested song in personal apperances. The song, wriiten by Ms. Jackson and recorded on CD and also featured on video, charted #6 by the Country Gospel Music Guild as listed in U.S. Gospel News Magazine. Another original song, "In Spite of Myself" charted #2. She currently has six CD's in release in addition to five CD's recorded with her family group, 1AChord.
Mary Fay Jackson has been the recipient of several prestigious awards by the International Country Gospel Music Association: Promoter of the Year 1996, Songwriter of the Year 1997, and the highest award - Ms. Gold Cross Award 1998. She has received many other I.C.G.M.A. awards, including Ms. Texhoma 1994, Top TV Show 1997-2006, Top Group 1994-1999, and Duto of the Year 2003. Additionally, she was honored with a Doctorate of Music and Doctorate of Humanities from the Emmanuel Baptist University of NC.
In November 1999; the Jones Family Theatre opend in Farmers Branch, Texas as a family entertainment center, Jimmy Jones hosted the Opry Style Gospel Music Show every Saturday. The award winning group 1 A Chord and the Jones Family Band opened the show every week. The many fans and viewers came to the theatre and met the people that they had watched on TV for years. Mary Fay helped MC the show and always greeted the guests with love. Mary Fay also performed at the theatre with the Jones Sisters and the Double Cousins, who also appeared regularly on the TV show.
Mary Fay Jackson's Awards
Top Group 1994-1999 1AChord
Ms. Texoma 1994
Promoter of the Year 1996
Songwriter of the Year 1997
Top TV Show 1997-2002 "Texas Country Gospel Television Program"
Ms. Gold Cross Award 1998 Highest ICGMA Award
ICGMA Bob Wilson "1999 TV Show of Year"
Texas International Music Association "Top TV Show" 1999, 2000, 2001 For "Texas Country Gospel" TV Show
CGMA South Central Region "2000 Media Personality"
Country Gospel Music Guild "Song of the Year 2000" Mary Fay Jackson and Shirley Hayes
TIMA "2000 TV Show of Year"
Top Group of the Decade - 2000
Duo of the Year 2001Mary Fay Jackson and Shirley Hayes
Texas International Music Association "Top Trio of the Year" 2001
Country Gospel Music Guild "TV Show of the Year" 2002
Country Gospel FanFest 2011 "Favorite Duo" Due of the Year 2003 Mary Fay Jackson and Mike Culpepper
Christian Country Music Association "Certificate of Achievement" 2003 For Broadcasting Christian Country Music
The Cowboy Church of Hot Springs, Arkansas "Troubadour Award" 2004
Received top TV Program of the Year 2005 Country Gospel Music Guild
Circuit Rider Golden Harp Award 2006 for Television Network Show/Personality
Received top TV Program of the Year 2006 ICGMA Gold Cross Media Awards-50th Banquet
ICGMA "2007 Crossover-Award" from the International Country Gospel Music Association
2008 Radio & TV Media Appreciation Award from the Agape
Agape Fest "2010 Female Pioneer"
I.C.G.M.A. "Due of the Year" 2010
TIMA "2011 Song of the Year ROSES"
CMA Fan Awards "2012 Favorite TV Show"
ICGMA "2012 Inductee Hall of Fame"
Agape Fest "2012 Media Personality"
ICGMA "2013 Texas Country Gospel TV Show of The Year"
Agape Fest "2013 Media Personality"
SGMA "2015 Calvin Willis SGMA Award"
Texoma Gospel Music Association "2017 Producer of Year" & "2017 Churches, Crosses & Faces"
SGMA "2017 Female Vocalist"
ICGMA "2017 Joe Paul Nichols Life Time Achievement Award"
Emmanuel Baptist University "2018 Doctorate of Music & Doctorate of Humanities"
Songs She Sings
Live Every Day
Written by Mary Fay Jackson and Michael David Culpepper Springwell Music/BMI
(chorus)
Lord help me live every day as if
today were my last;
Let me dream about tommorrow;
Forget about the past,
Let me be a ray of light in the
darkest of the night,
Help me live every day, as if today
were my last.
Today is the first day, of the rest
of our lives.
All that really matters, is what we
do for Christ.
This old world is changing, time is
passing so fast.
So help us every day, as if
today were our last
Sometimes the storms of this life
They bring us to our knees.
And this old world that we live in
There seems to be no peace.
But, Americans and Christians,
we're walking hand in hand
United together, Oh Lord please
help us stand.
(Ending)
Let me be a ray of light in the
darkest of the night.
Let me live every day, as if today
were my last
Everything Will Be Just Right In Heaven
(author unknown)
You may not walk the
Road I want you to
I may not understand
Some things you do
We have our ups and downs
Our smiles and frowns
But everything will be just right
When we up there.
(chorus)
Everything will be just right
in Heaven
There'll be no storms of life
To blow me down
Everything will be just right
In Heaven
Everything will be just right
When we get up there
There'll be no cold and lonely
Nights up there
The sun will shine and smiles we
Then shall wear
Sweet music will ring softly
Through the air
And everything will be just right
When we get there
(chorus)
Everything will be just right
Everything will be just right
Everything will be just right when
we get up there
Master's Bouquet
Death is an angel sent down
From above, sent for the buds
Amd the flowers we love, but
Every bud & each blossom some
Day will bloom as a flower
In the master's bouquet.
(chorus)
Gathering flowers for the Master's
Bouquet, beautiful flowers, that will
Never decay, gathered by angels
And carried away, forever to bloom
In the Master's bouquet
(chorus)
Let us be faithful til life's
Work is done, blooming with love
Til the reaper shall come, then
We'll be gathered together for aye
Transplanted to bloom in the
Master's bouquet
Contact
phone: 1-888-881-MARY (6279) or 940-736-7881
e-mail: maryfay@ntin.net
mail: P.O. Box 83, Gainesville, Texas 76241
web: http://www.maryfayjackson.net
