{"id":1073,"date":"2010-01-26T19:39:23","date_gmt":"2010-01-26T19:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/gospelsoundcheck\/2010\/01\/video-danny-gokeys-first-video.html"},"modified":"2010-01-26T19:39:23","modified_gmt":"2010-01-26T19:39:23","slug":"video-danny-gokeys-first-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/gospelsoundcheck\/2010\/01\/video-danny-gokeys-first-video.html","title":{"rendered":"Video: Danny Gokey&#8217;s first video, My Best Days Are Ahead Of Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is Danny Gokey&#8217;s first video for his debut single, &#8220;My Best Days Are Ahead of Me.&#8221;<br \/>\nGokey was the darling of American Idol&#8217;s Season 8, finishing third but leaving with a dedicated fan base who fell in love with the worship leader with his heart on his sleeve.<br \/>\nAfter Idol, he&#8217;s launched a career in country\/pop music.<br \/>\n<strong>So what do you think of his first video and song?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>RELATED POSTS:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/gospelsoundcheck\/2009\/01\/more-on-american-idol-contesta.html\" target=\"_blank\">More on American Idol contestant Danny Gokey and wife Sophia<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/cgi-bin\/mt\/mt-search.cgi?search=American+Idol&amp;IncludeBlogs=81\" target=\"_blank\">More American Idol Posts<\/a><br \/>\nAnd if you want more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newchristianvoices.com\/blogs\/american-idol-blog\" target=\"_blank\">American Idol show recap, visit my Idol blog at NewChristianVoices.com<\/a>.<br \/>\n<i>Got a gospel or Christian music news tip? <a href=\"mailto:joanne@joannebrokaw.com\">Send me an email!<\/a><\/i><br \/>\n<i><a href=\"http:\/\/feedburner.google.com\/fb\/a\/mailverify?uri=GospelSoundcheck&amp;loc=en_US\">Click here to subscribe to Gospel Soundcheck by email <\/a>and have the Gospel Soundcheck headlines delivered daily to your email inbox. 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