Pastor Rodney “Mailman” Mills is a founding member of The Virginia Aires and Pastor for Solid Rock World Wide Outreach Ministries.  He is a lead vocalist and songwriter for The Virginia Aires.  Pastor Mills has ministered since 1985.  The Lord blessed his ministry with a home church in 2003.  His desire to spread the Word of God was so powerful that he originally started the church in his grandmother’s house preaching on Friday nights with the services called “Friday Night Live”.  Since then The Lord has blessed the church with a new building and even recently had to expand due to growth in the church.  If you live in the Chesapeake, Virginia area or visiting the area please visit Pastor Mills and his family at the Solid Rock World Wide Outreach Church located at 245 Indian Creek Road in Chesapeake.

Rondell Shannon has been a member of The Virginia Aires since 1993, playing lead guitar and doing background vocals.  Rondell is also a member of the Solid Rock World Wide Outreach Church where he plays guitar for church services.  His contribution to the group is great being a talented vocalist, musician and songwriter.  Other group members would say that a good way to describe Rondell is that he’s humble.  He works hard in his ministry for God looking for nothing in return and always being one who is ready to do what ever needs to be done.

Kenny Halsey is an original member of The Virginia Aires, leaving the group for around 10 years and then returning in 2003.  Kenny’s role in The Virginia Aires is of great magnitude taking into consideration that he performs lead and background vocals as well as being a gifted songwriter.  Kenny is Minister of Music for the Solid Rock World Wide Outreach Church leading the Solid Rock Choir.   

Valry “BaBa” Spence has been a member of The Virginia Aires since 1998 playing drums and doing background vocals.  BaBa has shown that he is also a talented songwriter, writing “Came Into My Life” on the “Live In The Country II” release by The Virginia Aires.  He also plays drums for Pastor Mills former church located in Chesapeake.  BaBa’s passion brings a unique style to The Virginia Aires’, significantly enhancing their stage performance.

Cory Shaw has been a member of The Virginia Aires since 1999, playing bass guitar, doing lead and background vocals.  Cory attends the Solid Rock World Wide Outreach Church where he also plays guitar for church services.  Dedicated is a good way to describe Cory.  Cory loves his family dearly and it was his dedication to God that got him through missing his son’s birth while touring the west coast with The Virginia Aires. 

“Live In The Country” Released in 2002 

“Live In The Country” has a gentle mixture of slow ballads to mid-tempo selections so the listener is treated to a very well proportioned performance.  The project opens in a very serious mode with the bass driven “To Serve The Lord.  This particular song finds both Pastor Mills and Kenny Halsey passing lead vocals like globetrotting songsters.  Their ability to feed off of one another is given ample showcase in this five-minute hair-raiser.  All one can say after this opening selection is WOW!

 “New Home” is a riveting mid-tempo selection that is driven by a heavy bass grove and will surely catch any listener’s attention.  Pastor Mills’ abilities show why he is definitely one of the best new lead vocalists on the road today.  His ability to not only sing but also genuinely interact with the audience is electrifying. 

 “Live In The Country II” Released February 2006

The request for another release on these young men proves that quartet style music is still in great demand.  “Live In The Country II” is over an hour packed full of soul stirring gospel.    The lyrics are meant to touch both hearts and souls while the music sets your feet to tapping and hands clapping.  

“Holding On” opens the CD giving the strength and encouragement that each of need at some time in our lives. “Do You Believe”, led by Charles Stanley and Pastor Mills, will have you finding your running shoes as you run the race for God.  Pastor Mills and Kenny Halsey slow things down with track four entitled “Time”, once again complimenting each other’s vocal abilities. 

Adding flavor to this release are guest artist Natasha Halsey, leading on “I Can Only Be Who I Am”, with Virginia Aires Bass Guitarist Cory Shaw and Rev. James Smith, leading on “He’s My All & All”, with his son Rev. Kerry Smith.  Pastor Mills is accompanied by the Solid Rock Church Choir on track eleven entitled “Drugs”. 

Rev. Kerry Smith has a talent of taking traditional gospel hymns, such as “In The Garden” and “May Be My Last Time”, and creating a new-fangled sound that suits the gospel listener of today.   

“Live In The Country II” has something for every gospel music fan but most importantly it will bring you to your feet and make you uplift your hands to Heaven as you rejoice in the blessings The Lord has given to you.

First Lite Records would like to congratulate The Virginia Aires for winning The North Carolina Gospel Announcers Guild 2006 Prestige Award for Male Quartet Group of the Year!!

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