Forever Gold is an oldies band based in Bedford, Indiana. Known for their enthusiastic rock-and-roll, smooth harmonies, and energetic entertainment, Forever Gold became a local favorite after its members were part of the multiple sell-out performances of Good Vibrations in 2006. At Croonin' for Crohn's, Forever Gold will be performing some of the Good Vibrations favorites, as well as new, never before seen material.

In addition to pleasing audiences in the United States and Europe with the alternately witty and insightful songs featured on his five solo CDs Lost In Your Hometown, Behind The Midway, King For
A Day, Live and Otherwise Volume 1, and Lazy Afternoon,
Jason Wilber has played lead guitar for notable folk, rock, and country artists John Prine, Hal Ketchum, Greg Brown, Iris DeMent, Todd Snider, Greg Trooper, Carrie Newcomer, and Tim Grimm. Highlights of Jason's work with John Prine include two Grammy nominated albums: Live On Tour and In Spite of Ourselves (which spent 32 weeks on the Billboard Country Charts) and the 2006 Grammy Award winning album Fair & Square. Jason Wilber's TV and radio appearances include Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Sessions At West 54th Street, Austin City Limits, Live with Regis and Kathy Lee, CNN's Entertainment Week, The Road, Mountain Stage, E-Town, and The Grand Ole Opry.

JoAnna Kai Cobb is a 6th Grade Math Teacher at Bedford Middle School in Bedford, Indiana; is the founder of JoKai CobbWebs; and organized Croonin' for Crohn's with her husband, Ed. A graduate of Indiana University and Olivet Nazarene University, she holds both Bachelors and Masters degrees in Education. At Little Theatre of Bedford, JoAnna has performed in 16 plays and musicals. Roles performed include "Annie" in Annie and "The Narrator" in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. She also performs the National Anthem at several regional events, including Indianapolis Indians and Pacers games, and is the current Lawrence County Idol. JoAnna is a member of the band Forever Gold, whose members performed in the highly acclaimed Good Vibrations in 2006. A sufferer of Crohn's disease since April 2003, JoAnna ran her first half-marathon last year and enjoys spending time with Ed and her stepsons, Sam and Mac.

Lisa Higgins has been in the entertainment field for 25 years! She attended Oakland University in Rochester Hills, Michigan, where she earned a Music Education Degree with a minor in theatre and communications. She has been in various singing groups, bands, stage productions and theatre troupes in her journeys. Her endeavors also included a side career in radio, doing voice-overs and commercial jingles. Lisa eventually set out to realize her dreams when she made a big move to Nashville, Tennessee with intentions of pursuing a career in the music industry. The Nashville Palace, The Blubird Café, Opryland, The Opryland Hotel, and even The Grand Ole Opry are just a few of the places where she could be found singing. She also sang her share of demos and backups in an effort to be recognized. As with many Nashville singers/wait staff, recognition came slowly. Her career took a small detour when she married and had three amazing boys. This career change remains the best decision she has ever made. Currently, Lisa resides with her family in Bedford, Indiana, where she proudly works at Oolitic Middle School (Go Bearcats!), in the Resource Department. She is also a member of the bands Long Branch and Forever Gold. Recently, she has been seen in the productions of Good Vibrations and Patsy Cline and Friends, where she had the honor of portraying the amazing Brenda Lee.

Stephen Roberts has been one kind of musician or another since the fifth grade, when he was told by someone much smarter than him that he should play the trumpet. "Well, why argue with experience?" he thought. So he played the trumpet pretty much non-stop until he graduated high school. Stephen started singing somewhere along the way, mainly in church. Since then, he has let his trumpet playing lapse into nonexistence. That was a big mistake because he really enjoyed playing. But Stephen's passion is singing. His favorite artists, this week anyway, are Josh Groban and Harry Connick Jr. He has been in a couple of stage productions including the Little Theatre's presentation of Jesus Christ Superstar, where he played Judas Iscariot. He is currently a member of Community Baptist Fellowship and is proud to be a vocalist in the greatest praise band of all time. Stephen is also involved with the technical side of music. He frequently works with Jay Black, Owner of Blacklight Entertainment, and Al Hamilton of Hamilton Systems. Jay, incidentally, is providing sound for "Croonin' for Crohn's." Stephen has recently acquired a small sound reinforcement rig of his own and is in the process of starting a pro-audio business (Insert commercial here). Some of his other interests are computer repair, movies, and he is completely and hopelessly addicted to radio controlled airplanes and helicopters (donations for addiction maintenance accepted).

From his days leading the cello and acoustic guitar folk/rock duo, Certainly Rough, to his time spent singing cover tunes for the Petty Thieves, Brandon Pfeiffer has definitely had no trouble doing what he does best. He's spent countless hours playing pop, indie-rock, and alt. country tunes across the Midwestern United States, in addition to months spent in the studio writing, producing, recording, and remixing nearly any genre imaginable. He's been a songwriter for the last 15 years, a radio DJ for the last 12 years, and has run his own media production company for the last five years. After several short runs of acoustic and demo song collections, after producing and promoting records for several other artists, and after finally listening to the advice of friend (and drummer) Matt Jackson, Brandon Pfeiffer finally offers up his first full band solo studio album, Nothing Short of Now, produced by Don Chaffer (Waterdeep) and available now from Little America Records. (Photo by Garet Cobb)

Singer/songwriter Deb Doyle was named 2007 Lawrence Coounty Idol Songwriter of the Year with "Woman of Steel". Deb writes and performs primarily original material with a bluesy-folky feel. Influences ranging from spirituals to mountain/folk music, Jimi Hendrix to James Taylor, and John Denver to Johnny Winter have given her music a wide range of appeal.

In 1972 James Kirkman was accused of a crime, the charges of which he could not be proven innocent. Continually on the move to avoid the long reaching arm of the law, Jim found solace in the arms of a multitude of women. Skip ahead to the year 2006 when Andrew Hartman, a product of one ladies kind assistance to Jim, locates his father and also Bill Turpen, another of Jim's children. Wanting to maintain a familial connection between them, the three men hit upon their common interest of music, forming the
Andrew Hartman's Funtime Band. As they struggle to become a family, they play the music that keeps them together and always stay at least one step ahead of the law.

Jim Stevens is the Music Director, Band Leader, guitarist, and singer for Forever Gold. He has also performed these roles in the wildly popular Good Vibrations—A Sixties Musical Review. He was the music director, musician, and sound track recording engineer for the Little Theatre of Bedford productions of Jesus Christ Superstar and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. He was the music director, band leader, and guitarist for LTB's A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline and Country Legends, and has worked in Nashville, Tennessee, as a studio musician, singer, songwriter, and recording engineer. Jim owns his own recording studio, Hummingbird Place, in Bedford, where he has recorded, mixed, and produced albums for bluegrass, pop, gospel, and original music artists. He has also recorded, mixed and produced original radio theater shows for Little Theatre of the Air, including Treasure Island, The Cask of Amontillado, The Tell-Tale Heart, and The Just So Stories, as well as being the sound engineer for several LTA live radio shows. Jim is the principal owner of "Out Of The Blue" Publishing Co. and plays guitar and sings at his church.

The Bedford Middle School Choir

Mike Shannon