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It should surprise no one that Bruce Carroll finds himself today in a better place spiritually and musically than ever before.
Although the world may point to his two Grammy awards, 7 Dove awards and 11 No. 1 hits on the Christian charts and say you have arrived, Bruce doesnt see it that way. For him, the musical journey is just beginning, and every day it takes a fresh turn.
The proof is in his new CD, Big World. Bruce penned all 12 songs, their lyrics rich with perspective. The music bears a patina only time and experience can lend, and hes eager to share it.
Theres more maturity in my faith, my life, my production. Im playing better and singing better, which is one of my motivations for doing this CD, he says.
In many ways, this award-winning singer/songwriters life has come full circle. From his first public performances as a 12-year old in a trio with his older brother and sister, all the way through his many prestigious awards, Bruces musical path has been fruitful, if not always straight. He began his career in secular music, inspired as a kid by the harmonies and convictions of Peter, Paul and Mary. He pursued his dream of being a professional folk musician through the bars and supper clubs across Texas and beyond. After moderate success, many years on the hard road and a bout with addiction, he found Christ in 1979.
When I encountered Christ, all that went away, he says. I was set free never looked back.
He even put his music aside for a time, not wanting to play the clubs and bars anymore, and tried other work. But it kept tapping him on the shoulder, and he eventually made his way to Nashville. Bruces trials had given him empathy and his relationship with Christ had given him a purpose that resonated in his songs, and the burgeoning Christian music industry took notice. Over the course of seven years, he would make eight top-selling albums for Word Records and win a trophy case full of awards.
Bruces music defies narrow description beyond great. His early folk inspiration, years on the Texas scene, an affinity for pop music and a love for bluegrass all weave in and out of his composing. Always, it is original, inspired and able to strike deep chords with his listeners. It deals with real issues through real insight.
Ive always been outside the box lyrically and musically, he says. Some of my new work is pop orchestral, some is real scaled back. Some is earthy acoustic. Its a mixed bag of styles that just happen to be all what I like and what the songs seem to want to wear.
Bruce believes this project and his concerts now represent more depth than ever before. Theres more life lived, more experience and hopefully more wisdom gained that I can sing about. We dont have to make anything up; life is so amazing.
He continues to write, record and perform new music from his home base near Memphis, TN. He has authored a best-selling, award-winning Christian book, Sometimes Miracles Hide. He and his wife Nikki are working on a second book.
After years on the road more often than he was home, this family man has also added to his resume a dynamic music ministry at Hope Presbyterian Church, one of the fastest growing churches in America. His music is no small part of that success.
Its church for the unchurched, he says of Hope. I used to be an unchurched guy. I know how uncomfortable church can be for the unchurched, feeling like you dont belong.
That sensitivity and a feeling of inclusiveness flow through his music. Touching on what we all experience grounds it.
I am leaning towards writing heart songs about real life issues, songs that arent able to be tied up in nice little neat bows, because life is not tied up in nice little neat bows. Sometimes we dont get the answers, so we operate in faith. Sometimes people just want to know someone knows how they feel. Sometimes that is the redemptive quality of the song: Ive felt your pain.
Bruces current ministry also allows him to produce on Hopes in-house record label he started and do numerous concert dates in other cities each year, opportunities he embraces. He feels God has great plans for him to continue sharing his music and to enable other artists like himself to do the same.
I want to make as much noise, stir up as much trouble, change as much thinking, bust peoples predispositions, turn stuff upside down. I want artists to own their songs and projects.
We all need to be out of the box, he continues. Thats why I called my latest release Big World. Its a big world, Battles to be won, adventures yet to come. Its a big, big world, Beauty to defend, faithful to the end. This is what life is, and I was meant for this big world.
Theres a lot more God wants to do with us, Bruce says. This is a big world and we serve a Big God. God doesnt want us to be restrained.
Discography
SOLO RECORDINGS
1987 Something Good is Bound to Happen (Word)
1988 Richest Man In Town (Word)
1990 The Great Exchange (Word/Epic)
1991 Sometimes Miracles Hide (Word/Epic)
1993 Walk On (Word/Epic)
1996 Speed of Light (Benson)
1998 Boomerang (Benson)
2005 Big World (On the Grove)
OTHER RECORDINGS
1990 Our Hymns (Word/Epic)
1992 Our Family (Word/Epic)
1992 Evening Tapestry (Warner Bros.)
1994 One Summer Evening Live (Word/Epic)
1999 For the Record (Best of) (Word)
2000 A Day of Hope (On the Grove)
2001 A Night of Hope (On the Grove)
2002 Hope Christmas (On the Grove)
2002 Return Of The Killer B's (On the Grove)
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
11 ..1 Songs to date
24 Dove award nominations
4 Grammy nominations
1989 Cashbox award /New Artist of the Year
1989 Dove award/Above and Beyond song
1989 Dove award/ Richest Man in Town album
1991 Dove award/Who Will Be Jesus song
1991 Grammy award/ The Great Exchange album
1992 Dove award/ Sometimes Miracles Hide song
1993 Grammy award/ Sometimes Miracles Hide album
1994 Dove award/ If We Only Had The Heart song
1994 Dove award/Walk On album
1999 Performed at the Special Olympics World Games
2000 Angel award/ Excellence in media for Sometimes Miracles Hide book
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