- Mac Powell
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Name = Mac Powell
Img_capt = Mac Powell with left-handed guitar
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Johnny Mac Powell
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Born = birth date and age|1972|12|25Montgomery, Alabama ,United States
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Origin =Atlanta, Georgia
Instrument = voice, guitar
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Genre =Christian rock
Occupation = songwriter, producer
Years_active = 1994 - present
Label = GrayDot, Reunion, Essential
Associated_acts =Third Day
URL = http://www.thirdday.com/
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Notable_instruments =Johnny Mac Powell (born
December 25 1972 ), originally fromMontgomery, Alabama , is an American singer-songwriter and producer who formed theChristian rock bandThird Day with guitarist Mark Lee. Powell won the 2001Gospel Music Association award for "Male Vocalist of the Year".Background
After his family moved from Alabama to Georgia, Powell attended
McEachern High School inPowder Springs, Georgia , 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 inAtlanta, Georgia 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" series, and more recently in 2007's "
Glory Revealed ". Credits include:* "God of Wonders" (with Cliff & Danielle Young of
Caedmon's Call on "")
* "Sing Alleluia" (withJennifer Knapp on "")
* "Our Great God" (withFernando Ortega on "City on a Hill: Sing Alleluia")
* "We Come To Your Throne With Weeping" (withJeff Deyo on "Light")
* "By His Wounds" (withSteven Curtis Chapman ,Brian Littrell & Mark Hall on "Glory Revealed")
* "Restore To Me" (with Candi Pearson-Shelton on "Glory Revealed")
* Backing vocalist withJason Wade (of the band Lifehouse) on Steven Curtis Chapman's "All Things New" album
* Backing vocalist onCarolyn Arends ' "Seize the Day and Other Stories" album
* Additional personnel onNewSong 's "Sheltering Tree" album
* Co-producer on Fusebox's "Once Again" albumExternal links
* [http://www.thirdday.com/ Official Third Day site]
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