In 1996, Michael Card caused some concern within his primarily evangelical fan base by co-releasing an album ( Brother to Brother) as well as touring with musician John Michael Talbot.The show ceased production in March, 2009. The show was an amalgam of talk, musical performances and Bible study. It was also available via internet streaming audio and as a podcast. In the Studio with Michael Card was carried by stations in 48 states, Canada, and the Caribbean. In addition to touring and writing, Card also hosted a weekly radio program. As of 2005, he has joined with NavPress to pursue his interest in writing Christian fiction. He then branched out to other subjects not specifically based on his music, such as the Gospel of John, homeschooling, and Christian discipleship and mentoring. The books that resulted from album research bear the same titles as the albums. His studies were so in-depth that he couldn't condense everything he had learned into one short song. He originally started writing as a way to share the knowledge he accumulated while researching his songs.
Michael Card is the author or co-author of nineteen books. One current music project is his writing and mentoring of musicians under the Project. He has at times distanced himself from the CCM industry by criticizing the promotion of personalities over musical content and the shifting emphasis away from God in order to sell more albums. Other popular Card songs include "Immanuel," "Joy in the Journey," and "Heal Our Land." "Heal Our Land" was commissioned as the 1993 National Day of Prayer's theme song.ĭespite his success in music, Card has always maintained that his music career is secondary to his calling as a Bible teacher. Grant's recording was named #326 on the RIAA's list of 365 Songs of the Century in 2001. For example, the song "Jubilee" talks about the period of rest and the release from debts and slavery commanded in the Jubilee year as described in Leviticus 25, but also reveals how the idea culminated in the rest and freedom from condemnation offered through Jesus.Ĭard's most famous song is " El Shaddai", which was recorded by Amy Grant as well as by Card himself. Card is particularly adept at relating difficult or obscure concepts from the Old Testament to more understandable themes from the New Testament. The individual songs have subjects such as Genesis, Leviticus, Abraham, Isaac and Moses. For example, the songs from The Beginning are all based on the Pentateuch. Many of Card's albums are structured around a unifying theme. With the exception of Starkindler, Card writes the vast majority of the music he records (although sometimes with collaborators). The compilations often include one or two new songs along with previously released material.
Another album, Starkindler, is composed of Card's interpretations of traditional Celtic hymns. Since then Card has released nineteen original albums and at least six compilation albums. The record label agreed to hire Scruggs as long as his first project was to produce an album featuring Card. His friend, musician Randy Scruggs, then asked him to record a demo tape so Scruggs could get a job as a producer. William Lane, asked Card to write some music to accompany weekly sermons at their church. He got his start when his professor and mentor, Dr.
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MusicianĬard never intended to be a professional musician. As of 2005, he is working on a Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Classical Literature. His studies in physics and astronomy allowed him to support himself while a student by working for six years at a planetarium. He received Bachelor's and Master’s degrees in Biblical Studies from Western Kentucky University, and was awarded the university's "Distinguished Alumni Award" in 1997. Ĭard was born in Madison, Tennessee as the son of a doctor and grandson of a Baptist minister. He has also authored several books, including Gold Medallion Book Award winner A Sacred Sorrow. Since his debut in 1981, he has sold more than 4 million albums and has written 19 number one singles.
He is best known for his contributions in Contemporary Christian Music, which couple folk-style melodies and instrumentation with lyrics that stem from intensive study of the Bible. Michael Card (born April 11, 1957) is an American Christian singer-songwriter, musician, author, and radio host from Franklin, Tennessee. Michael Card plays a right-handed strung guitar left-handedly. Singer, Songwriter, Author, Composer, Radio Host
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