I am a court clerk in the city of Jackson, MS. I grew up in a family of musicians. Everyone sings, writes or plays an instrument. I sing when I can. But I would love to hear my songs on TV one day or sang by a famous artist. That would be so cool.

DEBRA BENSON - BIO

HI, MY NAME IS DEBRA BENSON. I LIVE IN GOOD OLD JACKSON, MS HOME OF THE JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY SONIC BOOM OF THE SOUTH MARCHING BAND AND THE FAMOUS MISSISSIPPI MASS CHOIR.

I AM A DEPUTY COURT CLERK WITH THE CITY OF JACKSON’S MUNICIPAL COURT BY DAY AND SINGER/SONGWRITER BY NIGHT. I HAVE BEEN SINGING ALL MY LIFE LOVING MUSIC OF ALL KINDS. SINGING STUDIO BACKGROUND FOR VARIOUS BLUES ARTIST RECENTLY GAVE ME AN UNEXPECTED OPPORTUNITY TO DO MY OWN CD. NOT KNOWING I COULD WRITE MY OWN MATERIAL, I DID ON A DARE. NOW HERE I AM WITH A TEN (10) SONG CD, 8 OF WHICH ARE ORIGINAL COMPISITIONS.

I AM VERY PROUD OF THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT, ESPECIALLY SINCE I PRODUCED THE ENTIRE CD MYSELF. I ESTABLISHED MY OWN RECORD LABEL “AZIZA RECORDS” AND PUBLISHING COMPANY “TABIA PUBLISHING“. I AM AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF ASCAP. I GOT MY CD PLAYED ON RADIO STATIONS IN MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA, GEORGIA, LOUSIANA, TEXAS, FLORIDA, TENNESSEE, ARKANSAS, OKLAHOMA, ILLINOIS, CONNECTICUT AND NEW YORK CITY. HOWEVER SMALL THIS MAY SEEM I CONSIDER IT A MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT SINCE I’M WORKING WITH A ONE WOMAN TEAM. I EVEN MANAGED TO DO A JINGLE OR TWO FOR A LOCAL RADIO STATION. I GUESS IT MUST BE PRETTY GOOD SINCE IT IS PLAYED DAILY AS ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE STATIONS MORNING SHOW ON MAGIC 100.9 FM IN JACKSON, MS. I’M ALSO PROUD OF BEING FEATURED ON CARL SIMS NEW “BRICK HOUSE” CD, SINGING A DUET WITH HIM CALLED “WHEN SOMETHINGS WRONG WITH MY BABY” WRITTEN BY ISSAC HAYES AND DAVID PORTER MANY YEARS AGO. CARL SIMS A BLUES SINGER/ENTERTAINER IS FAMOUS FOR SINGING SONGS LIKE “I’M TRAPPED”, HOUSE OF LOVE” AND “17 DAYS OF LOVING” WHICH ARE CLASSICS IN THE BLUES MARKET WORLDWIDE.

“JUST PASSING TIME” IS THE FIRST SONG I EVER WROTE. WRITTEN JUST A SHORT TIME AGO, IT WAS WRITTEN SIMPLY AS A LETTER TO MYSELF. THE REST IS HISTORY.

I HOPE YOU WILL LISTEN TO “PASSING TIME” THE CD WHEN YOU ARE SOMEWHERE “JUST PASSING TIME”. I HAVE ALREADY WRITTEN SONGS TO BE INCLUDED ON MY NEXT CD. THIS CD WILL BE ENTITLED “NOT JUST PASSING TIME”.

MY GOAL IS TO DO A SOUND TRACK FOR A MOVIE. DO YOU THINK I CAN DO IT? DON’T DARE ME!

LOVE YA!