Need new fodder for your playlist, country and gospel fans? Turn to the Internet.

Singers Gina and Charlie Jones are part of a growing group of musicians using the Internet to spread their music.

Gina was born in Jerome and grew up between California, Idaho and the Midwest. While living in Buhl as a teenager, she performed with her brothers at bars around south-central Idaho.

Gina's mother, Iva Jean Barnhart of Hagerman, said Gina was always determined to keep up with her older brothers. When she was about 10 years old, she taught herself how to play bass and strong-armed her way into a singing position in the band, even though her brothers didn't believe she could do it.

"They thought she was too young," Barnhart said.

At 15, she signed a five-year deal with a recording company in Nashville, Tenn. She graduated from Buhl High School and moved to Nashville to pursue her singing career. There, she met Charlie, a classically trained pianist. Charlie grew up playing in church - a far cry from the Idaho saloons Gina crooned in.

When the two married and joined musical forces, they had more than 400 works of music combined. Composing music now is easier than ever, Gina said. They collaborate and compare notes. If Gina hears a melody in her head, she can hum it and Charlie reproduces it on the keyboard.

Gina and Charlie spent hours online seeking a distributor when they found Mustang Records. The company gives them complete creative control and distributes their work to artists and producers. Since the Joneses signed with Mustang earlier this autumn, their songs have had thousands of hits online.

Much of their music is country gospel, with a few pop country songs. Both Charlie and Gina have contributed to the repertoire; Charlie wrote "Daddy" in honor of his father, and Gina wrote "The Mind of Christ."

No matter what genre their listeners prefer, or whose songs they like best, the couple agrees that spreading their message is what matters.

"God really put us together for a reason," Gina said.

Melissa Davlin may be reached at melissa.davlin@lee.net.