Evie is my favorite singer. I still recall the very 1st time I ever heard of and saw her. I turned on the tv and a young lady was running through a field of tall grass singing as the chorus to a song, "PRAISE THE LORD, HE NEVER CHANGES". As I stayed tune hoping to hear her name, I found I had just tuned in to a Billy Graham Crusade and the announcer said her name was Evie. That moment she had captured my heart and that song stayed with me. How I wish VCR's were out then and I owned one. I have so much wanted to view that over and over again as more of Evie's TV apperances. Within 6 months after the one TV apperance we had an assembly at my high school and there was to be a surprise guest to sing before the planned assembly. Our Bible School President had somehow gotten Evie to sing at my high school Eastern Alamance High while she was here with the Leighton Ford Crusade. I recall being in total shock. The student body LOVED HER. I recall running back stage of the auditorium exit to meet her, but I was too late. She had left. I was disappointed to say the least. My typing teacher, Mrs. Newman proof read a letter that I had written to Evie. Evie responded to my letter and in 1978 when Evie was in Concert in Raleigh, NC my Bible School Teacher the late Mrs. Hightower took me and the whole Bible class to the concert. At intermission I was fortunate enough to meet Evie and get her autograph. I proudly own a vinyl copy all of Evie's American releases and a couple of Swedish/Norweigen releases, however am very upset that more of her music was not released on compact disc. Songs like "Be Still" "A Picture Of You" "Day by Day" "I Need Thee/I Surrender All" medley "This Live" "You Have Everything In Your Hands" and more need to be converted to compact disc for better sound quality and our younger audience whom will never own a record player as the Lp's are out of print. Evie's music should always be in print. She's the QUEEN OF CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC....the pint-sized powerhouse.... and is the absolute best of them all...even the ones being marketed today. I admire her for taking time off to raise her children and be a pastor's wife. But, I sorely miss her. May God ever continue to bless her in all her endeavors. (I love you Evie!!!!) a long time fan from North Carolina.
PS HOW ABOUT A EVIE IN CONCERT ON DVD!!! IT WOULD BE NICE IF THE BILLY GRAHAM CRUSADE PRODUCTION TEAM WOULD RELEASE SOME OF THE FOOTAGE OF YOUR APPERANCES TO INSERT IN THE 'wished for' CONCERT. WOW!! THAT WOULD BE GREAT SEEING YOU SO YOUNG SINGING SOME OF THE SONGS along side HOW YOU'VE GRACEFULLY AGED. YOU'RE STILL JUST AS LOVELY WITH THOSE DIMPLES AND BIG SMILE. Listen up PELLE! "INGLE AND WILLIE GAVE YOU A GEM. KRIS AND JENNY, YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL MOM!
KARLSSON FAMILY: MAY GOD EVER CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU."
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