Rick Hendrix(I)

Richard Binghames Hendrix Jr. (born January 11, 1970), better known by the name Rick Hendrix, is an Emmy nominated producer. Forbes Magazine refers to him as a sales mogul, and OK Magazine a young oldish giant in the digital era. Hendrix is an American music entertainment promoter and songwriter of southern gospel, country music and pop music. Hendrix a two time best selling author and writer of multiple number ones songs in multiple countries including a recent song of the year in the Philippines. Hendrix is a producer on Orlando Blooms latest film "The Cut". Throughout his career, Hendrix offered radio promotion, marketing consultation, film development and artist management. Hendrix was hired to help marketing on the film soundtracks for The Passion of the Christ for Mel Gibson and The Prince of Egypt for DreamWorks. In 2004, Hendrix received recognition for helping bring Elvis Presley brand back into the world market and helped Mariah Carey, Johnny Cash, U2, American Idol and other artists.Hendrix was a faith advisor for Hillary Clinton in 2008 and was deemed the Democratic Party's biggest evangelist by Washington Post for the 2008 primary and featured in Time Magazine for several years. Hendrix was awarded President George W. Bush Call to Service Council gave Rick Hendrix its highest honor with a "Lifetime Achievement Award" on Jan 14, 2009, followed by the same honor by 3 other United States seated Presidents. He was also named by North Carolina Gov. James G. Martin the youngest Ambassador from the state at that time in 1993 with The Order of the Long Leaf Pine. Kentucky Gov. Paul E. Patton bestowed the honorary title of Kentucky Colonel in 1999. Received his hometown of Granite Falls, North Carolina's first "Key to the City" honor in 1993. The city council named June 13 Rick Hendrix day with a festival and a concert. Hendrix is the writer for the screenplay "Plot 19" in development and is currently writing a novel about his home state of North Carolina.