Albert Wray Denson (born May 13, 1960, in
Starkville, Mississippi
Starkville is a city in and the county seat of Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, Starkville's population is 24,360, making it the 16th-most populated city in Mississippi. Starkville is the largest ...
), more commonly known as Al Denson, is a
contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music (CCM), also known as Christian pop, and occasionally inspirational music, is a genre of modern popular music, and an aspect of Christian media, which is lyrically focused on matters related to the Christianity, Chri ...
artist and a
Christian radio
Christian radio refers to Christian media radio formats that focus on Christian religious broadcasting or various forms of Christian music. Many such formats and programs include contemporary Christian music, gospel music, sermons, radio dramas, ...
and television show host.
Biography
Denson first became well known for his involvement with contemporary Christian music. As of 2005, he has written 19 songs that reached the top 10 on Christian radio charts nationwide. He has seven songs that reached the No. 1 position on the Christian radio charts: "Peace Be Still", "Shine Out the Light", "To Forgive", "Be the One", "Take Me to the Cross", "Be", and "Come and Fill This Place". In addition, he has been nominated for five
Dove Awards
A Dove Award is an accolade by the Gospel Music Association (GMA) of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the Christian music industry. The awards ceremonies presented annually and have been held in Nashville, Tennessee excep ...
, and he won Song of the Year. He has been a featured performer for
Billy Graham
William Franklin Graham Jr. (; November 7, 1918 – February 21, 2018) was an American Evangelism, evangelist, ordained Southern Baptist minister, and Civil rights movement, civil rights advocate, whose broadcasts and world tours featuring liv ...
's and
Franklin Graham's crusades and
Dawson McAllister Ministries, and was a frequent guest on ''
Fire By Nite''.
Denson also hosts a weekly television show called ''
The Al Denson Show'', which is aired on
TBN,
Daystar, and
INSP, as well as among the 36 channels on the
Sky Angel
Sky Angel was a U.S. operator of Christian television networks; it operated three channels, Angel One, Angel Two, and KTV, all of which were exclusive to Dish Network. The company's corporate headquarters were located in Naples, Florida. The c ...
nationwide direct-to-home satellite TV service. He has since also started a program called The Parent Factor, a radio show geared towards parents.
In addition, Denson developed a line of
curriculum
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for school children in the United States, which teaches
character education and emphasizes instilling good character qualities in children.
As of 2019, Denson served as Liberty University's commercial music industry liaison.
Denson resides just outside
Dallas, Texas
Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...
.
Discography
*1985: ''Stand Up''
*1988: ''The Battle is On''
*1989: ''Al Denson''
*1990: ''Be the One''
*1992: ''The Extra Mile''
*1993: ''Reasons''
*1995: ''Do You Know This Man?''
*1997: ''Take Me to the Cross''
*1998: ''Reunion Praise''
*1998: ''Tabula Rasa''
*2000: ''From This Day On''
*2000: ''Awakening the Heart of Worship''
*2003: ''With One Voice''
*2005: ''Amazing Love''
Videography
*1990: ''Be The One''
*1992: ''The Extra Mile''
*1992: ''To Forgive''
*1994: ''Alcatraz''
*1994: ''The Door''
*1994: ''I Know A Love''
*1994: ''Reasons''
*1994: ''INSP Live Television Special'' (INSP exclusive)
*1997: "Take Me to the Cross"
*2000: ''An Evening of Praise with Al Denson''
References
External links
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1960 births
Living people
American male singers
American performers of Christian music
People from Starkville, Mississippi
Singers from Dallas
American television talk show hosts