Rick Hendrix

Rick Hendrix
Born	Richard Binghames Hendrix, Jr. (1970-01-11) January 11, 1970 (age 42) Granite Falls, North Carolina
Occupation	Songwriter, promoter and artist manager
Nationality	American
Genres	Southern gospel, country, pop

Richard Binghames Hendrix Jr. (born January 11, 1970), better known by the name Rick Hendrix, is an American positive entertainment promoter and songwriter of southern gospel, country music and pop music.^[1] Through his Rick Hendrix Company, Hendrix offers radio promotion, marketing consultation, film development and artist management. Hendrix was responsible for helping market the soundtracks of the films The Passion of the Christ for Mel Gibson and The Prince of Egypt for DreamWorks.^[2] In 2004, Hendrix revived the Elvis Presley brand back into the Christian world market^[3] and helped Mariah Carey, U2, American Idol and other artists.^{[citation needed]}

In 2008, Hendrix announced his intention to run for US Congress in 2010. After a fierce battle as a faith surrogate and elected delegate for Hillary Clinton in North Carolina, he decided not to run for office.^[4] He was later elected a National Presidential Delegate for Barack Obama in 2008 after Hillary Clinton, moved from the convention floor to suspend the roll call of the states and formalize her former rival's nomination by acclamation. Hendrix was deemed the Democratic Party's biggest evangelist by Washington Post for the 2008 primary.^[5]

Awards

• President George W. Bush and his Call to Service Council gave Rick Hendrix its highest honor with a "Lifetime Achievement Award" on Jan 14, 2009.^[6]

References

External links

• Official Website – Rick Hendrix Energy Group
• Rick Hendrix to Write Life Story

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