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Johnny Mac Powell (born December 25 1972), originally from Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery, Alabama

Montgomery is the Capital , second most populous city, and the fourth most populous metropolitan area in the Southern United States United States state of Alabama, and is the county seat of Montgomery County, Alabama....
, is an American singer-songwriter and producer who formed the Christian rock
Christian rock

Christian rock is a form of rock music played by band whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the concept of the Christianity....
 band Third Day
Third Day

Third Day is a Contemporary Christian music and Christian rock band formed in Marietta, Georgia during the 1990s. The band was founded by lead singer Mac Powell and guitarist Mark Lee ....
 with guitarist Mark Lee
Mark Lee (Third Day Band Member)

Mark David Lee , originally from Powder Springs, GA, is the guitarist and a founding member of the Christian rock band Third Day with singer Mac Powell....
. Powell won the 2001 Gospel Music Association
Gospel Music Association

The Gospel Music Association was founded in 1964 for the purpose of supporting and promoting the development of all forms of Gospel music. There are currently more than 4,200 members worldwide....
 award for "Male Vocalist of the Year"
Dove Awards of 2002

The thirty-third GMA Music Awards were held at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, TN on April 25, 2002 recognizing accomplishments of musicians for the year 2001....
. His voice is often compared to that of Dave Matthews, as the two are very similar.

r his family moved from Alabama to Georgia, Powell attended McEachern High School
McEachern High School

John McEachern High School or McEachern High School is a public high school established in 1908 in Powder Springs, Georgia, USA. It was originally established as the Seventh District Agricultural and Mechanical School....
 in Powder Springs, Georgia
Powder Springs, Georgia

Powder Springs is a city in Cobb County, Georgia, Georgia , United States. The population was 12,481 at the 2000 census. Census estimates for 2005 show 14,507 people living in Powder Springs....
, where he met Lee and became involved in a band known as "Nuclear Hoedown".






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Johnny Mac Powell (born December 25 1972), originally from Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery, Alabama

Montgomery is the Capital , second most populous city, and the fourth most populous metropolitan area in the Southern United States United States state of Alabama, and is the county seat of Montgomery County, Alabama....
, is an American singer-songwriter and producer who formed the Christian rock
Christian rock

Christian rock is a form of rock music played by band whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the concept of the Christianity....
 band Third Day
Third Day

Third Day is a Contemporary Christian music and Christian rock band formed in Marietta, Georgia during the 1990s. The band was founded by lead singer Mac Powell and guitarist Mark Lee ....
 with guitarist Mark Lee
Mark Lee (Third Day Band Member)

Mark David Lee , originally from Powder Springs, GA, is the guitarist and a founding member of the Christian rock band Third Day with singer Mac Powell....
. Powell won the 2001 Gospel Music Association
Gospel Music Association

The Gospel Music Association was founded in 1964 for the purpose of supporting and promoting the development of all forms of Gospel music. There are currently more than 4,200 members worldwide....
 award for "Male Vocalist of the Year"
Dove Awards of 2002

The thirty-third GMA Music Awards were held at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, TN on April 25, 2002 recognizing accomplishments of musicians for the year 2001....
. His voice is often compared to that of Dave Matthews, as the two are very similar.

Background

After his family moved from Alabama to Georgia, Powell attended McEachern High School
McEachern High School

John McEachern High School or McEachern High School is a public high school established in 1908 in Powder Springs, Georgia, USA. It was originally established as the Seventh District Agricultural and Mechanical School....
 in Powder Springs, Georgia
Powder Springs, Georgia

Powder Springs is a city in Cobb County, Georgia, Georgia , United States. The population was 12,481 at the 2000 census. Census estimates for 2005 show 14,507 people living in Powder Springs....
, where he met Lee and became involved in a band known as "Nuclear Hoedown". This experience resulted in further collaboration when he began writing songs about his faith, formed a Christian band, called Third Day, and eventually landed a record deal with Gray Dot Records. Powell lives in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the Capital and most populous city in Georgia , as well as the 33rd largest city in the United States of America with a population of 519,145....
 with his wife Aimee and their three children Scout, Cash, and Camie Love.

Independent projects

Powell has collaborated with other artists on various occasions, most notably in the City On A Hill
City on a Hill (series)

City On A Hill is a series of praise and worship music compilations performed by Contemporary Christian music musicians and produced by Steve Hindalong, Derri Daugherty, and Marc Byrd, who are current members of Christian rock band The Choir....
 series, and more recently in 2007's Glory Revealed
Glory Revealed

Glory Revealed: The Word of God In Worship is a compilation album by popular Contemporary Christian Music musicians. It garnered the GMA Music Awards's Special Event Album of the Year award for 2008....
. Credits include:

  • "God of Wonders" (with Cliff & Danielle Young of Caedmon's Call
    Caedmon's Call

    Caedmon's Call is a Contemporary Christian Music band which fuses traditional folk music with world music and alternative rock. They are composed of Cliff Young , Danielle Young , Derek Webb , Andrew Osenga , Garett Buell , Jeff Miller , Todd Bragg , and Josh Moore ....
     on City on a Hill: Songs of Worship and Praise
    City on a Hill: Songs of Worship and Praise

    City on a Hill: Songs of Worship and Praise is the first in the City on a Hill series of compilation albums by popular Contemporary Christian Music musicians....
    )
  • "Sing Alleluia" (with Jennifer Knapp
    Jennifer Knapp

    Jennifer Lynn Knapp is a Dove Award-winning Contemporary Christian music folk rock musician. She is best known for her first hit single "Undo Me" from her debut album Kansas , and the song "A Little More" from her Grammy Award-nominated album Lay It Down ....
     on City on a Hill: Sing Alleluia
    City on a Hill: Sing Alleluia

    City on a Hill: Sing Alleluia was released in 2002. The album is the second in the City on a Hill series of compilation albums by popular Contemporary Christian Music musicians....
    )
  • "Our Great God" (with Fernando Ortega
    Fernando Ortega

    Fernando Ortega is an adult contemporary singer-songwriter in contemporary Christian music. He is noted for his interpretations of traditional hymns and songs, such as "Give Me Jesus", "Be Thou My Vision", and many others, but also for writing clear and accessible songs, such as "This Good Day"....
     on City on a Hill: Sing Alleluia)
  • "We Come To Your Throne With Weeping" (with Jeff Deyo
    Jeff Deyo

    Jeff Deyo is an American Contemporary Christian music solo artist and worship leader. He was also the lead singer of the band SONICFLOOd from its creation in 1999 through 2000....
     on Light)
  • "By His Wounds" (with Steven Curtis Chapman
    Steven Curtis Chapman

    Steven Curtis Chapman is a Contemporary Christian musician.After starting his career in the late 80s as a songwriter, Chapman has turned into one of the most prolific singers in the genre, releasing more than 20 albums to this date....
    , Brian Littrell
    Brian Littrell

    Brian Thomas Littrell is an United States singer-songwriter, best known as a member of the Backstreet Boys. He is also a contemporary Christian recording artist and released a solo album, Welcome Home, in 2006....
     & Mark Hall
    Casting Crowns

    Casting Crowns is a Grammy Award and Dove Award winning Contemporary Christian music that employs a soft rock music style. The band was created in 1999 by youth pastor Mark Hall at First Baptist Church in Downtown Daytona Beach, Florida as part of a youth group....
     on Glory Revealed)
  • "Restore To Me" (with Candi Pearson-Shelton on Glory Revealed)
  • Backing vocalist with Jason Wade
    Jason Wade

    Jason Michael Wade is the lead vocalist, songwriter and guitarist with the band Lifehouse . Originally from Camarillo, California, Wade comes from a highly religious background....
     (of the band Lifehouse
    Lifehouse (band)

    Lifehouse is an American rock music band from Los Angeles, California. They came to prominence in 2001 with the hit single "Hanging by a Moment" from their major-label debut album, No Name Face....
    ) on Steven Curtis Chapman's All Things New album
  • Backing vocalist on Carolyn Arends
    Carolyn Arends

    Carolyn Arends is a Contemporary Christian music, songwriter, and author based in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada....
    ' Seize the Day and Other Stories album
  • Additional personnel on NewSong
    NewSong

    NewSong is a Contemporary Christian Music group that was founded in 1981, at Morningside Baptist Church in Valdosta, Georgia. They have had 20 #1 singles and eight GMA Dove Award nominations....
    's Sheltering Tree album
  • Co-producer on Fusebox's Once Again album


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