My name is Judy Stephenson. I was born February 25, 1954. I have lived in Pamlico County
all my life. I was raised in a Christian home, my dad being a Pentecostal Holiness preacher. I
was brought up on southern gospel music. I always dreamed of being a singer and that
dream came true in 1990. I formed a gospel group called the Glory Bound Singers. This was
a big part of my life.... serving God and witnessing for Him. We were on the road a lot,
meeting a lot of beautiful people. In 1999, the group broke up and I felt a part of my life had
died. Although I still sang in church, revivals, and outdoor sings, I missed the steady going
and fellowship. Then, one day I met Ed Terry and he asked me to help him with a song he
had written, "Gas ain't cheap". At first I said I couldn't do it. I had never sang country songs.
Ed kept insisting I could and called me one evening and said, "we're going to record this
song....tonight." Well, record, we did, and although gospel is still my first love, I've enjoyed
working and singing more country songs with Ed. He encourages me to continue to sing the
gospel songs that relate to my life. I appreciate that so much, because God has been so
good to me and without Him in my life I would not be here. There's also someone that
encourages me and that's my husband David. He's the "Wind Beneath my Wings", and I love
him dearly. Also, he's my sound man. I thank God daily for him. I hope these projects Ed
has set up go over good. They're all for a good cause. He has a big heart and that's the
reason I decided to give COUNTRY a try. Thank you, Ed for giving me this opportunity to
help out in this wonderful thing you are doing for T*A*P*S.
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