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"Hank Williams-I Saw The Light","Elvis",
"Kitty Wells-Honky Tonk Angels" He watched His Dad sing songs at Church
'n' and then afterwards He ; His entire family would sing take turns singing together with Him at Home.
In 1977, Carey began gigging wk-ends at: Hotels, House Parties & Wedding Halls; covering 50's, Punk,
After Wrestling with Depression, Anxiety; He finally listened to His Mother; Who prayed, He'd meet People Who could Mentor Positive Changes in His Life.
He Decided to physically lighten The the Load & Sold His Truck & Gear and Called Alcoholics Annonymous.
He Aggressively Attended many Meetings ... { 90 meetings in 90 Days / then weekly for approx 6 years }
during which time, He was able to Get Back on to His Feet and completed A Highschool Diploma in Alternative School with 5 english courses. Through A Teacher's encouragement, He wrote some Poetry which He sent out to Several University Contests.
The "Third Awesomely Big Break" happened in a Little Country Chapel one Spring Night, May 1990.
While singin' Hymns to Jesus with five Christian Church Folka group of Christians.He had sang Hymns before; but these people knew seemed to know who they were Singin' To and they also seemed trustworthy and genuine.
With nothin' to lose He continued to hangout and
a half hour or so later, Wham !
He Found Himself; Surrounded with an Incredible Incredibly awesome Peace.
This was where He found out that,
"The Lord is was and Is Real"!
This was where He first met "Jesus".
The Invisable, profound Power 'n' presence of Jesus.
From Carey's first CD "A Beggar Without His Bride - then - "More of You and Less of Me - most recent release - Free To Fly" is an expression of His personal journey with the Lord through song and how His personal gruff blues / rock style's is evolving.
Although life's has many twists and turns,
He knows The Lord's steady, unchanging power has overidden the anguish of addiction and He has brought purpose and destiny into his life. there are those days when ____ yikes ; but God's faithful !
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