Giants and Patriots Team Up This Time: Giants Super Bowl Hero Tyree and Pats' Watson Perform Together As Members of NFL Players All-Star Choir in Super Bowl Gospel Celebration 2008
World Premieres Sat. Night, Feb 9 on Gospel Music Channel at 9 PM ET
Contact: Jim Weiss, Gospel Music Channel, 770-692-4579, jim@gospelmusicchannel.com
NEW YORK, Feb. 6 /Christian Newswire/ -- New York Giants wide receiver David Tyree, whose touchdown catch and spectacular final drive-saving grab helped lead the Giants to victory in Super Bowl XLII, and Super Bowl opponent Benjamin Watson of the New England Patriots, will join forces to make their national television singing debuts this Sunday on the Gospel Music Channel television network as members of the first-ever NFL Players All- Star Choir. The choir's debut was one of the highlights of the Super Bowl Gospel Celebration 2008 concert event, which will world premiere exclusively on Gospel Music Channel this Saturday night, Feb. 9 at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT).
Photo: There ARE Choir Boys in The NFL: Super Bowl Party Continues This Weekend on Gospel Music Channel -- Grammy award-winning Gospel singer Donnie McClurkin directs the debut performance of the NFL Players All-Star Choir at the 9th Annual NFL-Sanctioned Super Bowl Gospel Celebration 2008 held in Phoenix, AZ during Super Bowl XLII weekend. Choir members included David Tyree of the Super Bowl Champion NY Giants and Ben Watson of the New England Patriots, Ray Lewis of the Baltimore Ravens and players representing all 32 NFL Teams. A 90-minute Super Bowl Gospel Celebration 2008 TV special will world premiere exclusively on the Gospel Music Channel television network this Saturday, February 9th at 9:00 pm ET/PT.
The Super Bowl Gospel Celebration 2008 was recorded live at Symphony Hall in Phoenix, AZ, site of Super Bowl XLII, last Friday, Feb. 1. Tyree and Watson joined players and coaches representing all 32 NFL teams, including All-Pro's Baltimore Ravens Linebacker Ray Lewis and Chicago Bears Defensive tackle Tommie Harris, to form the choir. The choir was lead by gospel legend Donnie McClurkin, who co-hosted the show along with David Mann, aka Mr. Brown from Tyler Perry's House of Payne television series and Perry's movies. Patti Labelle, CeCe Winans, Marvin Winans and Martha Munizzi were among the featured performers of Super Bowl Gospel Celebration 2008, the only gospel event sanctioned by the National Football League for Super Bowl Weekend.
Wal-Mart returns as sponsor of GMC's telecast of Super Bowl Gospel Celebration 2008, which will have numerous encores on GMC, including Sunday, February 10 (10 a.m. and 3 p.m. ET), prior to the NFL Pro Bowl game. (For telecast times, visit www.gospelmusicchannel.com.)
The NFL Players All-Star Choir includes
Mike Adams (Browns)
Josh Brown (Seahawks)
Derrick Brooks (Buccaneers)
Chris Draft (Rams)
George Foster (Lions)
Michael Gaines (Bills)
Roy Manning (Bengals)
Brandon Jones (Titans)
Eddie Kennison (Chiefs)
Ray Lewis (Ravens)
Bryant McKinnie (Vikings)
Ovie Mughelli (Falcons)
Ryan Nece (Buccaneers)
Richard Seymore (Patriots)
Steve Pierce (Browns/Retired)
Gino Mingo (Chiefs)
Tyrone Wheatley (Giants)
Charles Way (Giants)
Gino Mingo (Chiefs/retired)
Frank Sanders (Cardinals)
Willie Whitehead (Giants)
D'Brickashaw Ferguson (Jets)
Eric Henderson (Bengals)
Sidney Justin (Colts)
Leonard Towey Weaver (Seahawks)
Roland Williams (Rams/Retired)
Ty Warren (Patriots)
Marcus Price (Cowboys)
Benjamin Watson (Patriots)
David Tyree (Giants)
Sinorice Moss (Giants
David Merritt (Cardinals)
Darnerian McCants (Falcons)
Joe Jackson (Vikings/Retired)
Dan Carrie (Lions)
Gospel Music Channel is the nation's first and only 24/7 all music television network devoted to the uplifting, inspiring and diverse music that is gospel/Christian music. It is one of the fastest-growing cable channels in television today; the network more-than-doubled availability in 2007 alone and is now carried in all ten of the top ten markets and 23 of the top 25. Gospel Music Channel can be seen on various cable systems around the country.
