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<copyright>2010 Jim Yackel All rights reserved.</copyright>
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<itunes:summary><span style="color: yellow;">The 5 song <u>So Very Soon</u> E.P. CD is now available in the Jim Yackel store at $4.99 U.S. and free shipping.  </span> <br />
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Be sure to visit my webpage at <a href="http://www.jimyackel.com/music.htm" target="_blank"><span class="bb_url">http://www.jimyackel.com/music.htm</span></a>  There, you can get music ministry news and happenings.<br />
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<li>The CD <b>Agape'</b> is available through the <b>Store</b> link at the top of this page.  <br />
<li>To purchase MP3 downloads of my music, including the songs featured on this site, please visit <a href="http://www.jimyackel.com/cdbuy.htm" target="_blank"><span class="bb_url">http://www.jimyackel.com/cdbuy.htm</span></a><br />
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Now some background info...<br />
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Recent Hi-Lites:<br />
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<li>The So Very Soon E.P. CD was released in June 2009<br />
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<li>Jim's sing <i>God Is Love</i> spent time at #1 on the IndieHeaven.com Pop chart in April' 2008.<br />
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<li>Jim's songs <i>Supernatural Wonderful Thing</i> and <i>We Are The Church</i> both reached #1 on the UnsignedBandweb.com Christian Rock charts in January, 2008. <br />
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<li>Jim Yackel was nominated for two 2007 MOMENTUM Awards, sponsored by the Christian Independent Artists Summit. Jim was nominated in the Male Vocalist of the Year and Rock Artist of the Year categories. <br />
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Jim Yackel came to the cross and gave his life to the Lord Jesus Christ in 2000. Circa 2005, the Holy Spirit prompted him to become active again in music, which led to the 2007 release of his first Christian-Rock CD, titled AGAPE'. The influence of the Beatles can be heard in the melodies and chord changes, but the lyrics speak of Jesus, His free gift of salvation, and His soon return. Maranatha! <br />
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The road Jim Yackel took to the cross was a long and winding one... <br />
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Yackel began playing nightclubs on the "Thruway Circuit" in upstate New York in 1980. The bands and the personnel were in a perpetual state of flux; however Jim's Beatles influenced pop-rock writing style remained as his trademark. <br />
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After years of pursuing the elusive recording contract, Yackel and his band Groovetown Fire Department independently released a CD in 1994. GFD did not last long after its lone recording venture, which prompted Yackel to go solo and release a cassette-only album titled "Petition" in 1996. In 1998, Jim Yackel retired from making music, believing that his exodus from music would be permanent. What he knows now and didn't know then was that the period away from music was but a temporary one. More accurately, Jim's "retirement" was a change of season and a time for restoration, which would lead him to being born again through Christ Jesus. Jesus gave him life everlasting and a new purpose in music making. <br />
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Recommended if you like the music of: <br />
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<li>The Beatles <br />
<li>Mercy Me <br />
<li>Cheap Trick <br />
<li>Elvis Costello <br />
<li>Supertramp <br />
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<title>So Very Soon</title>
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<itunes:summary>Melodically haunting yet spiritually uplifting pop/rock track that implores the believer to look up for your redemption draws near -- Jesus is coming back for us so very soon!</itunes:summary>
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<title>We Are The Church</title>
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<itunes:summary>From the CD <b>Agape'</b>.  A lively rocker that sings unabashed praise to the Lord Jesus.</itunes:summary>
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<title>Ashley</title>
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<itunes:summary><span style="color: silver;">Now available on the <i>So Very Soon</i>  E.P. for sale here in the Jim Yackel store. </span> Guitar-driven Power-Pop track where the mortal singer pleads with the Lord to woo a woman into faith and <br />
salvation while at the same time hoping and praying for friendship or romance with this woman who has inspired the song.</itunes:summary>
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<title>Israel</title>
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<itunes:summary><span style="color: silver;">Now available on the <i>So Very Soon</i>  E.P. for sale here in the Jim Yackel store. </span>  Mid-tempo guitar-driven rocker based on Genesis 12:3, Ezekiel 38 and 39, and Revelation 19:11-21.  Praise the King of Kings and Lord of Lords!</itunes:summary>
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