David Wallace Crowder (born November 29, 1971), known professionally by his

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Crowder since 2012, is an American

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singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and author. He was the lead singer in the now defunct

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, before he started his solo career in 2012 on sixstepsrecords and

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labels. He released his first solo album. ''

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'', on May 27, 2014. Crowder released his first solo single off the album, "

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", on November 25, 2013, which rose to the No. 3 position on the

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chart. '' American Prodigal'', Crowder's second solo album, was released on September 23, 2016 and his third, '' I Know a Ghost'', on November 9, 2018. His fourth solo album, '' Milk & Honey'', released on June 11, 2021.

Background

He was born David Wallace Crowder, on November 29, 1971, in Texarkana,

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. He went to college at

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in Waco, Texas. Crowder

Crowder was the lead vocalist of the David Crowder Band from 1996 until it was disbanded in 2012 when Crowder started his solo career on Sparrow Records imprint, ''sixstepsrecords''. During the band's time together they released 16 singles through 6 studio albums, 2 live albums, 4 EPs and a compilation album. Crowder released his debut solo studio album on May 27, 2014, ''Neon Steeple''. The lead single, "I Am", released on November 25, 2013, charted at No, 3 on the ''

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chart. "Come As You Are" achieved a

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nomination in 2015 for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song. His second solo album, ''American Prodigal'', was released September 23, 2016. The first single, "Run Devil Run", was released on June 18, 2016. "Forgiven" was the second single released. On September 19, 2018, Crowder announced a third solo album and released the first two singles, "

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" and "

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". The album, '' I Know a Ghost'', was released on November 9, 2018. In autumn 2021 - spring 2022, Crowder toured in the USA.

Discography

Studio albums

Other albums

EPs

Singles

As a lead artist

As a featured artist

Promotional singles

Other charted songs

Music videos

Awards

GMA Dove Awards

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Notes

Books

David Crowder has authored two books: *David Crowder, ''Praise Habit: Finding God in Sunsets and Sushi'', NavPress, 2005. *David Crowder with Mike Hogan, ''Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven, but Nobody Wants to Die or (The Eschatology of Bluegrass)'', Relevant Books, 2006.

References

External links

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