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Inky

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Apr 14, 1999, 3:00:00 AM4/14/99
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Hey, does anyone know what happened to East to West? They met up at
the college that I'm taking courses through. They only cut two albums
(self-titled & North of the Sky) didn't they? Any thoughts?

-- Inky

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And if I had to I don't know if I could lay it down.
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Glen Walker

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Apr 14, 1999, 3:00:00 AM4/14/99
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They broke up a few years ago. Neal Coomer I don't know about but Jay
DeMarcus toured with Michael English as his guitar player and
co-produced Michael's album "Gospel". I understand he is now trying his
wings in the country music field with, I believe, his cousin, Gary
LaVox, who also appeared with Michael English on a few tour dates. I
really liked East to West and thought they sounded great together. You
must be referring to Lee University. Michael English will be at Lee
University tomorrow, April 15th for a concert with the Lee Singers. I
know it will be a wonderful concert!!


Inky

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Apr 14, 1999, 3:00:00 AM4/14/99
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>You must be referring to Lee University.

Yep, but I take off-campus studies.

Thanx for the info about E to W. Unfortunate, I thought they were
good.

-- Inky

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HeyRachee

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Apr 17, 1999, 3:00:00 AM4/17/99
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You know, I have been trying to find out some more info on the whole break up
thing myself! I talked to Neal and Jay just 2 weeks before they were scheduled
to go into the studio to record the 3rd album (this was, of course, a few years
ago). They had just added a third member to the group (his name was
Javin--lived in Tampa, went to school with them at Lee), and sounded great!
Then, all of a sudden, Jay is with Michael English! I talked to a friend at
the record company who had no idea what happened, but said that Neal was going
to release a solo project as Patrick Neal Coomer. He was still touring as PNC
and the East to West Band. Still no word on that either!

Anyways, Jay is now on tour with some country singer named Melissa or Mindy or
somthing that starts with an "M". And Jeff Ross (who was part of the band) is
now co-host on CMT's Hit Trip.

This is all I know...if anyone else can fill in pieces, that would be great!


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David Murray (SG Fan)

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Apr 17, 1999, 3:00:00 AM4/17/99
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HeyRachee <heyr...@aol.com> wrote in message
19990417010010...@ng53.aol.com...

>You know, I have been trying to find out some more info on the whole break
up
>thing myself! I talked to Neal and Jay just 2 weeks before they were
scheduled
>to go into the studio to record the 3rd album (this was, of course, a few
years
>ago). They had just added a third member to the group (his name was
>Javin--lived in Tampa, went to school with them at Lee), and sounded great!
>Then, all of a sudden, Jay is with Michael English! I talked to a friend
at
>the record company who had no idea what happened, but said that Neal was
going
>to release a solo project as Patrick Neal Coomer. He was still touring as
PNC
>and the East to West Band. Still no word on that either!


A little more info:

At Atlanta Fest 1997, Neal and the East To West band performed as East To
West without Jay on the main stage. Later when Point Of Grace was on stage,
they mentioned that Neal was going to be releasing a solo album soon under
the moniker Patrick Neal. Jay DeMarcus had already put on a few pounds and
had began touring with Michael English at this time. Jay, however, WAS
working with Neal in the studio as the producer for his new album. At a
concert in September, Jay told me Neal's album was coming along great and
would probably be hitting the stores around the spring of 1998. He said it
would be on the Benson label. This, obviously, never happened. I don't know
if some of the shuffling that was going on with Benson and Diadem had
anything to do with it or not. Regardless, Neal is not listed as a Benson
artist at the present time. I read an article last week that stated they are
down to about six artists, including one or two that have yet to release
anything, like newcomers A Cross Between.

David Murray /db-m...@rfci.net (to reply remove the dash)
http://www.rfci.net/dbmurray
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Making hay while the sun shines.

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