Three Hit Singles Top the Charts for Songwriter, Clayton B. Howell
Clayton B. Howell's latest single "A God of Second Chances" debuted at #5 on the International Country Gospel Connection Chart and is still within the Top Ten for October at #9! Gospel Recording Artist, Keith Caldwell, delivers a powerful vocal performance on this title track from his current CD, A God of Second Chances. All songs on the CD are written by Clayton B. Howell and Keith Caldwell. Thank you to the radio stations worldwide who are playing our music and to the fans who are requesting it!

"Come Hungry To His Banquet Table", also from Keith Caldwell's current CD, A God of Second Chances reached #1 on the International CGC Chart for July 2008! This marks the first #1 hit single for both Clayton B. Howell and Keith Caldwell as songwriters, and it's Keith Caldwell's first #1 hit single as a a Gospel Recording Artist.

"Comin' Home," written by Clayton B. Howell and recorded by Gary R. Smith, hit #2 in December 2007.


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Clayton B. Howell holds a Bachelor of Arts in Piano Performance and has been honored with multiple Songwriting Awards during his professional career, which started at the young age of fifteen. Clay has had several of his original songs hit the Top Ten on multiple national and International charts. In July 2008, "Come Hungry To His Banquet Table" co-written with the song's vocalist, Keith Caldwell, marked the first #1 Hit Single for both men as songwriters and Keith's first #1 Hit Single as a Gospel Recording Artist. As a pianist and vocalist, Clay has performed almost every type of music known to man at myriad venues from concert halls to churches to New York style cabarets.

Keith Caldwell holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music and Theatre and a Masters of Fine Arts in Acting. Keith has enjoyed a successful and extensive professional theatrical career beginning in New York's Trixie True, Teen Detective in 1980. Keith was New York City's top male cabaret singer for ten years performing in such well-known clubs as The Duplex, Don't Tell Mama, The Eighty-Eights, Paulsen's and The Paper Moon. Keith, not only an actor and vocalist, has taught music and acting at the University level, has been a model, and has proven his talent as a songwriter and recording artist.

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Clayton B. Howell Bio
Clay is a 1980 graduate Magna Cum Laude from the former Gulf-Coast Bible College of Houston, Texas (now Mid-America Christian University in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) with a Bachelor of Arts in piano performance. He calls it the most worthless degree you can have, saying "If you can perform, who needs the degree; and if you can't, having one won't help."

Clay has performed in every venue from concert halls to New York style cabaret, to Church and Youth camp, singing and playing almost every type of music known to man. He has worked with powerful names in the Cabaret circuit, such as Keith Caldwell (one of NYC's most popular male cabaret artists for over 10 years) and Miss Marsha Carlton (former Miss Texas and diva of Theatre Under The Stars in Houston). He has also sung and backed Lisa Whitley, winner of "Gimme the Mic Houston, 2002" and has been the leader and lead arranger of Gary R. Smith's (Houston's own Male Country Gospel artist of the year for three years in ICGMA and also for the secular group Airplay International) bands and recording arrangements for several years.

Clay's writing commenced at an early age while he was still in high school. He was performing his original works at various venues by the time he was 15 years of age. In 1978, he released two of his songs with Tim Bruner of 1st Timothy and had limited success with them. He has worked with writing and singing great Stephanie Booshada, who was one of Oklahoma's most prolific Christian artists for several years. In 1979, Clay and Katherine Weinaug released "The White Lamb Adventures," a talking book with music based on Ms. Weinaug's best selling children's book for Baker Book House, released under that same name. The work has been translated into more than ten different languages, including Israeli and Japanese.

Clay began a writing association with Gary R. Smith in 1978 that has resulted in numerous awards and honors being garnered in the Gospel and Country Gospel arenas. "Comin' Home," has been released three different times with three different versions by Redeemer Records in Houston, published through Gospel Senders Music Publishing. "Comin' Home" was featured song of the month in Australia on one of the three secular music stations that played gospel music in 1979. It has reached number 5 in the Country Gospel Music Association Charts and hit number 2 on the Country Gospel Connection Radio Show with Micki and Gene Farington. It has also been in the top 10 on Airplay International's charts, an independent secular country chart for which Clay won his first Trailblazer award through Airplay International. He has three other documented top 10 songs including "The Picture," which was number 4 on the CGMA charts, "Choose Me," which was a collaboration with Randy DeLeFuente and Gary R. Smith and hit number 3 on the CGMA Charts, and "Walking Toward the Cross," which reached number seven on the CGMA Charts. He has won several awards for arranging and writing. In 1999, he was presented with Best Arranger award for his work on "The Gambler," a number one hit for Gary R. Smith. In 2000, he was awarded a King Eagle Award from Airplay International, the Trailblazer Award for outstanding writing in the Country Gospel field. In 2000 he was also awarded the Christian Leadership Award in Country Gospel Music from the Lone Star Music Awards and also Up and Coming Songwriter of the Year. In 2001 and 2002, he won King Eagle Award of Golden Pen for his chart-topping songs with Gary R. Smith. In 2002, they awarded him Songwriter of the Year for his work with Gary R. Smith and Redeemer Records. He has also received various community service awards for his work with Montrose Clinic (now Legacy Health Services) and Westbury UMC for his dedication to their music program.

Clay has held numerous positions on various non-profit boards such as Adventures Inc. a non-profit children's ministry group, The Children's Theatre of Houston where he sat on the advisory board as well as being a contributing composer and also held the position of Secretary to the Board of Directors for Shared Resources Credit Union.

Currently, Clay is actively promoting KCCH Music's A God of Second Chances and building the KCCH Music Publishing Co. Online Store of published sheet music. Clay is also working with his writing partner, Keith Caldwell, on a second KCCH Music CD production scheduled to be released later this year. Oh, and in his spare time, he co-leads the 8:30 worship at Westbury UMC with his group the "Soul Revivers."

Clay's personal Website: ClayHowell.com


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