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Gary Gets Guitar Endorsement With Zager Guitars!
Thursday, Feb 2, 2012

Story coming soon!

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Gary Helms To Open For Country Star George Ducas!
Thursday, Jan 19, 2012

Country Star GEORGE DUCAS will team up with special guest Gary Helms to bring his tour on the road in the spring and summer tour season.

Ducas is currently touring in support of his CD "Windows Down" the first release as an independent artist.

Music critics across the country are taking notice of Ducas's sincerity in his new music is drawing larger crowds not only through his sold-out crowds all over the country but
also in the songwriting and it's appeal to other artists as well as radio.

He has enjoyed success as an artist with two albums on Capitol Records and a string of hits like his Top 10 single “Lipstick Promises.” Ducas preceded his recording
deal by penning Radney Foster’s solo career launching Top 10 hit “Call Me Lonesome,” and has continued to score as a writer of hits for Sara Evans (her multi-week #1
song “A Real Fine Place To Start”), George Jones and Garth Brooks (the Top 20 duet “Beer Run”) and the Eli Young Band (“Always The Love Songs,” which hit the Top 10).

Gary Helms has had one hit single when his career stalled due to the untimely death of his son in 2007 and has not regained the traction that could put him back at the top
of the field within the industry.

Helms is now looking to expand his musical horizons calling on friend and fellow songwriter George Ducas as he takes to the road to bring his own brand of music to
radio and fans across the nation.

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Gary Helms to kick off 2012 Pirates and Pickers Tour in Galveston!
Thursday, 19 Jan 2012, 11:00 AM EDT

Galveston - Country music rising star Gary Helms is coming to Galveston to kick off his 2012 tour.

Helms will begin his "Pirates and Pickers Tour" with a show at Melrose Pub on January 28.

Helms did not tour in 2011 and only played a few shows in the midst of recording his latest which is still in production.

A new series of videos are currently in production as well for the tour with upcoming music videos and ad spot.

After his show in Galveston, Helms will perform at clubs, fairs and festivals country throughout the winter season which will also take him to places abroad aboard the
Carnival "Magic" Cruise ship. The spring and summer has Gary opening tour dates for George Ducas. Ducas is best known for his hits songs "Lipstick Promises" and
"Tear Drops". The tour says additional dates and venues will be announced at a later date.

More tour and ticket information is available at www.garyhelmsmusic.com .

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English Video Guru David Baker Was In Town For The Video Shoot!
Galveston, Texas land mark Melrose Pub was the location for English video director David Baker Saturday night.
Baker was in town to shoot Gary and the boys acoustic live performance along with interview footage for upcoming television and media use.

Baker will soon be shooting Gary's next few videos in the Nashville area as well as Dallas, Texas. Baker states "I'd like to make it to Jamaica, Grand Cayman and Cozumel
with Gary and the guys but have to see if my schedule is clear next month before we can make that a certainty."

Look for Baker's work on Country Music Television Pulse. His workload always keeps him moving with various country music stars and the upcoming and ongoing Gary
Helms projects allow him to expand his creativity more than some country artists videos allow for.

"I enjoy working with David, he makes the shoot fun and still gets what he needs to keep the video interesting not to mention he's just a real good guy!" Gary quotes. Gary
also went on to say he had worked with Baker on other video productions in the past and was very pleased with the outcome.

Watch for new video hits from Gary Helms in the near future and stay connected here for the latest updates on Gary Helms, Texas Black Gold and David Baker.

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A Fitting End To A Great Cruise!
The Pirates and Pickers Country Music Cruise is in it's fifth year and leaves February 19th 2012.
Pirates and Pickers started out as a cruise with friends and family members and added the live music of Gary Helms in an acoustic performance setting on the ships deck
with as much as one third of the ships ocean goes on the deck of the ship participating and singing along with the music.

The cruise has also had other quality musicians and singers along for the cruise with Gary Helms to enjoy the fun and enhance the musical environment. Among them
James Houston nephew to the Grammy Award winning Kenny Rogers whom had appeared on stage with Rogers in the years past as well as television shows when
Rogers fronted the Houston based super group First Edition. Also bringing an enjoyable rhythm to the sound in prior years was Russel Fiedler, a Texas based
percussionist that added the Island sounds to the music via the Bongo and Djembey.

This time the "Carnival Magic" carnival's newest cruise ship will be the host for the music scene that will be shared in a family oriented setting with two shows hosted by
Gary Helms in medium sized rooms on the ship. A show or two may take shape on the deck as usual but has not been scheduled at this time.

James Houston is said to be performing with Gary for these shows but no confirmation is available at this time.

Tickets are still available through the cruise link on Gary's website at http://www.garyhelmsmusic.com/cruise and the cost is cheaper for inside rooms due to rate cuts for
this cruise by Carnival Cruise Lines but they must be booked through Gary's web link for the rates to apply so your guided to the correct cruise administrator.

The cruise will be visiting the Caribbean Islands of Jamaica, Grand Cayman and Cozumel Mexico for a seven day cruise.

Gary stated in a recent interview "I really love the cruise and sharing time with family and friends but like they say everything comes to an end. I guess it's time I did my last
music cruise but what a way to go out... it's going to be fun!"

One hundred twenty six people packed the deck for the largest sing along on the open sea on the last cruise on the after hours show. In Gary's comment the next morning
he states "That was amazing! The ships crew can get in trouble
for that but they came and sang along with everyone else, that was a huge honor, James and I heard the kick off when we were
getting things started and then it went pandemonium and all we heard was the ending. lol... I enjoyed that and I am sure they did
too from the reactions and that was only the second night on board."

He later goes on to state at the end of the cruise "We had people asking us to do that every night of the cruise but honestly we were worn out so we only played it a couple
nights, I sure thank everyone for coming along and hope they can all make it next year!"
Sadly enough after this cruise there will be no next year after this one. This will be Gary's last music cruise he states unequivocally.
"It's been fun and I look forward to my next adventure, I hope you do too.." he stated.

To see more about the cruise visit: http://www.garyhelmsmusic.com/cruise

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Gary Helms adds A New Ringtone!
Get your new ringtone of "You Oughta Try My Kiss" at Gary's Myxertones page today!
You Ought To Try My Kiss - Gary Helms

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