[LWC]

Who is your favorite artist LWC?

My favorite song is "Peace in the Valley". My father has sang that song in church ever since I have been alive. Still at 83, he picks the strings and sings it in churches around Ezel today.

His music background started off playing back-up to Chet Atkins and Skeeter Davis many moons ago.

I have learned to classify my favorites, lol.

My personal favorite to hear in church is "Just As I Am" and those invitationals, they still pull on my heart and I have been saved by grace for 10 years, lol.

My favorite Gospel artist is the Gaither Vocal Band. I have to clarify that as well, the G.V.B WITH Bill Gaither, Mark Lowry, Guy Penrod and the greatest tenor gospel singer ever, David Phelps.

My favorite gospel band used to be The Crabb Family, but they have broken up with most members doing their own thing now. Jason Crabb is still somewhat successful, but they will never be as good as they all were together. I just love that style of gospel music, that reminds me of my mamaw's church.

My favorite Christian band is very hard to decipher. 3rd Day has had some not-so-good-songs, but when they have a good one, it is REALLY good. Mercy Me is probably my favorite but Casting Crowns first two albums were legendary. Voice of Truth, Lifesong, If We Are the Body, and Who Am I (maybe my favorite Christian song) just to name a few.

Christian music, as a whole, today, is better than it ever has been. Back in the 90's there was Michael W. Smith dominating and 4 or 5 other bands that were good, but to turn on the radio, you had to hope that a good song was on. Today, I don't even listen to CD's much anymore, I usually just tune in to KLOVE (when they are not doing their telethon) and listen away. Just about everyone that comes on, is good. And nobody is really dominating anymore. Mercy Me, Casting Crowns, 3rd Day, Sanctus Real, David Crowder Band, Skillet, etc... all of those are having big song, after big song, but nobody is dominating, and that is great news for Gospel/Christian Music.

My favorite Christian artist is hard as well. I grew up listening to a LOT of Michael W. Smith, my sister and the youth I used to teach in Sunday School, did a lot of interpretive movements, black-light skits, puppet dramas, etc... to his songs, so I have a LOT of fond memories of him. I also am a big fan of Jeremy Camp. A lot of personal memories of him as well. His music helped to draw me back into Christian Music. A lot of M.W.S's recent music isn't as good as his stuff in the 90's. Healing Rain, to me, was his last really good song.

There are a lot more good ones today as well: Chris Tomlin, Natalie Grant, Jeremy Camp, Matthew West, Josh Wilson and TobyMac (if you like his style)

I know that was a complicated answer to a simple question, but it is good to let people see how much good music there is today.