Now - My Life
June 29, 1949
Born to
Martha Marie Mitchell and Curtis Leamon Revel (Son of Stephen Beaugard Revel
and Donie S. (Moore) Revel) in Florala, Alabama, United States of America.
On this date Gary had a sister, Vivian Laney Revel and 2 brothers, Benny
Curtis Revels, Kenneth Leamon Revel. Later Cecil Ray Fillingame Jr. would
become his younger brother from the marriage of his mother with Cecil Ray
Fillingame.
1959
Recieved Jesus Christ as his
Personal Savior and Lord in a small Assembly Of God church in Safety Harbor,
Florida, USA.
1967
Graduated Holmes County High
School, Bonifay, Florida, USA and joined the United States Navy
1967-1969
Served in U.S. Navy, Primary duty station/Fleet
Anti-Submarine Warfare School and Command Training Pacific Fleet
Headquarters. Training included Sonar, Electronics, Naval Intelligence and
other specialized fields. Investigated and helped bring to justice Some who
dealt in illegal drugs and espionage while participating in U.S involvement
in the Vietnam War.
September, 1969
Honorably
Discharged from United States Navy, moved from San Diego, California to
Hollywood, California, USA. Found himself thriving in the Hippy Scene on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood. He was soon embraced by some of the most
powerful movers and shakers in the Entertainment Business including David Cavanaugh, an executive at Capitol Records. His first
recording session was scheduled within weeks. It was at Capitol Records,
near the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street. Gary was writing
and recording different styles of music from country to rock. He soon began
working with Juddy Phillips (Son of Jud Phillips Sr. and Nephew of Sam
Phillips both of whom had helped launch the careers of Elvis Presley, Johnny
Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and many others). Juddy served as his producer and
manager for several years working together in Hollywood and Memphis,
Tennessee.
1970
Helped develop a production and
distribution deal for the Titus Moody film, THE LAST OF THE AMERICAN HOBOES.
This included the production of the sound-track album. Gary worked with
Byron Spears, Juddy Phillips, Judy Russell and others to eventually see the
film finished and showing in theaters across the country. Richie Allan
(written by Gary and Rick Strausser) and What More Do They Want (written by
Gary and Jud Phillips) were recordings released on BJB records around this
time. Co-wrote songs with Alan Stoddard and others as well.
1971-72
Los Angeles, New York City, Memphis and
eventually back home to Florida.
During this time Gary performed in some bars and lounges for awhile as
he continued writing as well as taking some courses in computer
programming. Gary recorded the songs Deep Mountain Lake, Just as Long as We're Together and Boogie Woogie in Fort Lauderdale Florida that are published by Acuff-Rose music later. He also co-wrote the song, Mother Nature (an environmental issue song), with his brother Ray Fillingame that is also published by Acuff-Rose later and becomes a single record for Gary.
January 23, 1973
Married
Linda Marie Willis
Gary and Linda have six children:
Gary Neal Revel Jr.; Born in Nashville, Tennessee, 1973.
Curtise Leamon Revel II; Born in Nashville, Tennessee, 1974.
Curtise has a daughter, 'Cathrynn' and a son, 'Sonny'.
Mary Noel Revel; Born in Nashville, Tennessee, 1976.
Mary Revel
is married to Michael Lezynski
They have three daughters, Kaila,
Elisabeth and Hannah
Rebecca Ann Revel; Born in Hollywood, California, 1980.
She is
married to William Buglehall and they have 2 sons and a daughter, Jacob, Nathan and Olivia.
Elisabeth Marie Revel; Born in Los Angeles, California, 1982.
Elisabeth has a daughter, Ariel Marie Revel-Marella and a son, Jayden.
Sonny Americas Revel; Born in Los Angeles, California,
1985.
1973-74
Shortly after Gary and Linda were
married they moved to Elba Alabama where Gary worked as a Farmers Buyer
Representative, a Bartender at the Heart of Dothan Motel's lounge and then a
Clothing Manufacturer's Representative for Casey's Jeans. They then moved
to Nashville Tennessee where Gary Jr. was born and then moved back to
Florida where Gary became an insurance agent. Several months later Gary,
Linda and Gary Jr. moved back to Nashville where Gary signed a publishing
agreement with Acuff-Rose Music Company. At the time Acuff-Rose was the
number one Country Music publisher in the world. Curtise Leamon Revel II was
born.
1975
Wrote LITTLE DID WE KNOW (Ballad of Stringbean-
David Akeman- and his wife Estelle) with Mary Noel-Kershaw, wife of
Sculptor-Artist-Attorney Jack Kershaw. Released a single record of LITTLE
DID WE KNOW and PEANUT MAN (Written by Gary and his wife Linda) on the Rebel
Records label. The songs were published by Acuff-Rose ASCAP arm Milene and
produced by John Erdelyan. Gary worked with Jack Kershaw and they published the book, The Stringbean Murders. The book told the story of how Stringbean, (David Akeman) and his wife Estelle were brutally murdered.
1975-76
Worked closely with Jack Kershaw and Mary Noel-Kershaw in various business development projects. Helped launch the first video game, (an early version of PONG), in association with the company, Video Design. Wrote and
produced AN OLD FRAME HOUSE. Members of the George Jones backup band played
on the session.
1977
Worked with Jack Kershaw, attorney for James Earl Ray and Mark Lane who would also become one of James Earl Ray's attorneys on the investigation of the assassination of the (Nobel Peace Prize Winner) Reverend and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Mark Lane co-authored with Dick Gregory the book, Code Name Zorro, that would later become a motion picture project for Wesley Snipes. During my investigation of Dr.
King's murder I wrote and Recorded the song THEY SLEW THE DREAMER .
It was published by (Now SONY/ATV MUSIC) the Acuff-Rose Music Publishing
Company, Milene Music Inc. ASCAP Gary met Roy Acuff this year who was
helpful to him during this difficult year. Mary Noel-Kershaw was the co-
writer on the song. Acuff-Rose was the Oldest and most Renowned Country
Music Company in the world during the time Gary spent working with them.
THEY SLEW THE DREAMER was released as a single record on Rebel Records of
Nashville and immediately came under attack by the press. Gary also
released the single record AN OLD FRAME HOUSE on Frame House
Records. Gary's memoir, To Live or Maybe Not, and a screenplay by William Sachs, MLK, provide some of the details of this year.
February 7, 1980
Gary moves himself, his
wife and three children; Gary Jr, Curtise, and Mary Revel to Hollywood,
California where he reaquaints himself with some of his old friends.
Rebecca Ann Revel was born this year.
1981
Released the single record BOUND TO LOSE on
Plain Wrap Records. This was a song Gary had written and produced in
Hollywood in 1970 or 1971.
1982
Earned Diploma in Advanced
Theology from American Bible College, Pineland, Florida, USA. Elisabeth
Marie Revel was born. Wrote PAC-MAN ON HER MIND with Joe Yore and released
it on his newly formed record label Top's Records. Gary produced this
record with Irfan Mirza and some of the Mac Davis backup band were the
session musicians.
1983-84
Wrote UMBRELLA GIRL with
Lockie Head. Produced the single record UMBRELLA GIRL with B Side, RIVER BOTTOM ROAD and
released it on his Top's Records label. Gary also founded a Christian
Counseling ministry, Friends Indeed. He often worked the streets of
Hollywood ministering to those who were on the brink of destruction. His
ministry included answering calls of those who were desperate and sometimes
going to their homes to pray for them and offer encouragement and help.
Gary led many to the saving and healing touch of our Savior Jesus
Christ.
1985
For his next music project Gary took the
name of 'Czar Tuck' then recorded and released the song TREAT AMERICA LIKE A
LADY on his label, Top's Records. Lead Guitar/Ronald Hershewe.
The song was dedicated to
First Lady Nancy Reagan at a ceremony in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
The song was then recorded by Actor: Hal Jon Norman in a dramatic
vocal performance and released on Top's Records.
1986
Worked with Robert McDaris, Rex Faulkner, Magical Bessemer and others while recording Hollywood Star and some other songs in the famous Capitol Records studios on Hollywood and vine.
1987
Gary spent most of this year helping his son, Gary Revel Jr. get established in the entertainment business. Later this would prove to have been an important time in his son's life as Gary Jr. would go on to be an international singing star.
1988
Began working with Dale Tuttle on getting his
music released. Moved from Hollywood to Canoga Park,
California.
1988-90
Wrote "I KNOW (We're Gonna Make It
Love)". Produced the single record with Dale Tuttle being the recording
artist and Maria on the B side. Released it on Top's and it hit the Cashbox
indie charts. Alan Young worked on promotion.
1991-
96
Six children in school, sometimes 4 different schools at the
same time. Gary was very involved with their education. He and his wife
Linda, often served in the PTA becoming Chairman of the Ways and Means
Committee and then Co-Presidents at the Nevada Elementary in Canoga Park,
California. Worked with Lydia Black on some songs and music procutions.
1997
I negotiated and executed an agreement
with filmmaker William
Sachs to bring the story of his investigation of the Martin Luther King
Jr's assassination to film.
1998
I consulted with Producer
-Director-Writer William Sachs on the screenplay for the movie tentively
titled MLK about my investigation of the King Assassination. It is optioned
by Braun Entertainment
Group Inc. (Zev Braun and Philip Krupp) of Beverly Hills, California in
association with Ted Turner's TBS. Working with Tom Krumell on songs and music production.
1999
I release some of my music including They Slew The
Dreamer on the internet.
A jury in Memphis, Tennessee finds Lloyd Jowers guilty of being
one of many conspirators in the assassination of Martin Luther King jr.
This finding validates Gary's stand on the evidence since his investigation
in 1977. No longer can any credibility be given to the false assertion that
James Earl Ray killed Martin Luther King Jr.
2000
I enter the
fulltime ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ. Held my first evanglistic
crusade on April 28, 2000 at the Warner Center Marriott Hotel in Woodland
Hills, California. He debuted THEY SLEW THE DREAMER at one of his Christian
Concerts on August 27, at Chatsworth Foursquare Church.
 Co-wrote and recorded the song, MEET THE LORD IN THE SKY (Gary Revel and David Garcia) with Joe Rubino coproducing, doing background vocals and playing lead guitar. Part of my ministry included my testimony of how God
protected me in the midst of my investigation of MLK's assassination. Martin
Luther King Jr's murder was planned and executed by organized crime and
government insiders and was brought about partly by King's stand against the
Vietnam War. I have begun writing an autobiographical literary work with
some information about my investigation of the assassination of Martin
Luther King Jr.
2001
I release some of my songs on
mp3.com and HOLLYWOOD STAR" HIT THE TOP 10, AS DID "HOW MUCH MORE" also "MY
BABY'S GONNA LEAVE" HIT THE TOP 100 OF THE NEW COUNTRY CHART.
On
August 17, 2001 Gary Revel wrote a letter to Attorney General John Ashcroft
dealing the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr, President John F
Kennedy and Presidential Candidate Robert F Kennedy. The letter delved into
conspiracy and how various groups work together for evil purposes. Within a
month of his letter the United States suffered the worst terrorist attack
ever. If the Attorney General had read this letter and acted on the
information contained within America might not have suffered the attacks on
9/11/2001.
Gary Revel Jr. wins Finnish Star contest in Finland.
2002
Gary's new song "MEET THE LORD IN THE SKY" is a hit as of
January 5, 2002 and his other hit songs HOLLYWOOD STAR, AS LONG AS WE'RE
TOGETHER hit the top 40 of mp3.com's music charts September 29 of 2001 in
their respective categories of Rock-Americana and Country-General.
Had a head-on collision early in 2002 and reports of my death
from the collision are greatly exagerated. I am spending most of my time
recovering from the accident and writing. Finishing an autobiographical
work "To Live Or Maybe Not" that I plan to publish soon. Gary Revel Jr. wins the Finnish Star
in Finland.
2003
Still recovering, and writing. Some time around
this time Sony/ATV Music buys Acuff-Rose which includes Milene Music Inc.
and the copyright to 'They Slew The Dreamer' as well as other songs by Gary.
Gary calls Sony/ATV Music Nashville and learns that at least several of his
demonstration recordings of his songs have been lost.
2004
Published first autobiographical literary
work, TO LIVE OR MAYBE NOT.
He also publishes 4 books of poetry, The Poets Fare, Eternal
Pursuit, Nobody and A Frost Thought, as well as the House Select Committee
on Assassinations Interviews with James Earl Ray he recorded at Brushy
Mountain Prison in 1977.
2005
I publish my new book of
poetry, 'Milestones' at
lulu.com. The book is a compilation of his 4 chapbooks of poetry and new
poems, some from his picture-poetry.
Official Web Site for Gary
Revel and Jongleur Music Web Site launched.
A link to a free
e-book of over 50 poems by Gary is on the site as well as links to more of
his poetry and art.
Gary releases a new CD "Deep Mountain Lake" on his Jongleur Music label. The CD includes 11
songs published by Sony/ATV that he wrote or co-wrote over a period of time
that spans about 20 years. It is a semi-compilation CD in that ten of the
songs are performed by Gary as the recording artist and one of the songs, I
KNOW, is by the recording artist Dale Tuttle.
Gary releases a new Christian-Pop CD "I Give You Praise" on his
Jongleur Music label. The song is
published by his Jongleur Music publishing company.
Both these and An Old Frame House CD Single also the Christian
CD Minstrel Sirvente are now available as well.
AN OLD FRAME HOUSE starts getting played on several Internet
radio stations. Gary releases I KNOW, Artist: Dale Tuttle on the internet
and it is immediately picked up and added to the Radio Louisiana
playlist.
2006
June 1st the CD-Album DEEP
MOUNTAIN LAKE reached #23 on the Americana/Country Chart of the Roots Music
Report. Gary releases the CD Album IN MY DREAMS on the Jongleur Music label.
Gary hits the UBL Top 100 and Pop Charts.
Daughter, Elisabeth
Revel gave birth to a newborn baby girl on November 11, 2006. Her name is
Ariel Marie Revel-Marella.
2007
Gary is traveling a lot
this year and visiting family and friends. William Sachs has the option for
the movie to be based on the story of Gary's investigation of the
assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. The music video of the song THEY
SLEW THE DREAMER is available and has been viewed over 30,000 times. A number of interesting comments have
been left at it's You
Tube posting.
Gary also releases Mother Nature the music video with a
hint at the possible dangers of Global Warming by Gary is playing on
YallWire.com.
2008
Albums now playing and for
sale on iTunes and more.
FIRE AND THE HOLY GHOST
A GARY
REVEL CHRISTMAS
THEY SLEW THE DREAMER
MARTIAN BOOGIE
Junior's Cave
Interview
Christian Lamitschka Interview
2009
Rebecca divorces Ron Gurule and
marries William Buglehall in July. Gary begins work on a new screenplay with Robert Burnside about the JFK assassination.
2010
Jongleur Music releases a new remix
and remaster of They Slew The Dreamer on the Reverbnation.com disitribution
channel.
MLK Movie
Presentation published. The presentation is a Web Page presentation as
well as available in Power Point and Power Point slide show.
Attending the St Christopher's Episcopal church in
Killeen, Texas, Father Paul Moore.
Completed a new screenplay about the JFK
assassination. It is co-written by author Robert Burnside and the title is
'Other Thing'.
An old friend, Robert McDaris, owner of Puppet Soup Records, gets back in touch with Gary after many years. Released a new album by recording artist, 808, and a new single by recording artist, Joy Pershall, on the Jongleur Music label. Gary edited and published a mystery/crime drama novel, CHILLED OVER ICE, by author, Toya Marie Jordan. It's on paperback and amazon.com and hardcover at lulu.com, also epub at iTunes. New album, MUSIC THE DEVIL HATES, on The Christian Jukebox.
New granddaughter, Olivia Buglehall, thanks to Bill and Rebecca Buglehall. One of my oldest and dearest friends, Jack Kershaw, died.
2011
Releasing new Original Rock and Christian Music on Jongleur Music/Riant Records. New artists; Steve Mac, Curtise II and Mickey Hunkin. Jongleur Music Book Publishing adds a number of new titles. Jongleur Music Pictures adds several new screenplays to it's development schedule. Gary began editing the Leutrell Osborne memoir BLACK MAN IN THE CIA that is scheduled for publication in 2012.
Gary and Linda have six children:
Gary Neal Revel Jr.; Born in Nashville, Tennessee, 1973.
Curtise Leamon Revel II; Born in Nashville, Tennessee, 1974.
Curtise has a daughter, 'Cathrynn' and a son, 'Sonny'.
Mary Noel Revel; Born in Nashville, Tennessee, 1976.
Mary Revel
is married to Michael Lezynski
They have three daughters, Kaila,
Elisabeth and Hannah
Rebecca Ann Revel; Born in Hollywood, California, 1980.
She is
married to William Buglehall and they have 2 sons and a daughter, Jacob, Nathan and Olivia.
Elisabeth Marie Revel; Born in Los Angeles, California, 1982.
Elisabeth has a daughter, Ariel Marie Revel-Marella and a son, Jayden.
Sonny Americas Revel; Born in Los Angeles, California,
1985.
2012
Published Black Man in the CIA via Jongleur Music Book Publishing. I started developing RED POLKA DOT DRESS (The story of the assassination of Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy) and DON'T STOP DANCING (The True Life Story of Michael Jackson based on the Gary Revel Investigation) for a motion picture production. DON'T STOP DANCING is written by French screenwriter, Jordan Tate and myself; RED POLKA DOT DRESS is written by Frank Burmaster and myself.
2013
My son, Curtise Leamon Revel, died of Stage 4 Cancer February 7th, 2013. This was only a couple of weeks after my brother Benny C. Revels died of Cancer in January, 2013. A few weeks after my son's death I began to develop a plan to build a major motion picure studio in Texas.
Gary Revel Jr. is performing as a contestant in the Voice of Finland television show. His friend Michael Monroe - Hanoi Rocks is his team leader and one of the judges on the program.Rebecca Buglehall is a Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker in Texas.
TO LIVE OR MAYBE NOT, the autobiographical literary
work by Gary is for sale at AMAZON.COM.
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