Shawn McDonald

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Name = Shawn McDonald
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Background = solo_singer
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Born = 1978
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Origin = Eugene, Oregon, U.S.
Instrument = singing
guitar
Genre = CCM
Occupation = Singer
Songwriter
Years_active = 2000–present
Label = Sparrow Records
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Shawn McDonald is a Contemporary Christian music (CCM) singer, songwriter and guitarist.

Childhood

As a child, he lived with his grandparents because his parents could not take care of him. Not really understanding the situation, he became rebellious. He would sneak out of the house, drink alcohol, get intoxicated, and later use drugs. He ended up living on the streets where he grew and sold drugs for money. After getting in trouble with the law, he wanted to get his life in order and a boy named Chris and his grandmother started inviting him to church. He did not attend church, but one day as he was sitting, he picked up a Bible that his grandmother had given him and read a scripture which talked about cleaning out the demons in your house. Relating "demons" to his drugs, he decided to get rid of all his drugs. A couple days later, the police came to his home with a search warrant but did not find anything. This caused him to really get his life back on track and he asked Chris to bring him to church. Shawn McDonald also was a roommate in college with Dominic Khan, the Youth Leader of KECP(Korean Evangelical Church of Portland).

Family

Shawn married Kate, older sister of Christian singer Bethany Dillon, on May 28, 2005. Their son, Cohen Reid, was born in April 29, 2007.

Discography

Albums

* "Simply Nothing" (2004)
* "Live in Seattle" (2005)
* "Ripen" (2006)
* "" (2007)
* "Roots" (2008)

EPs

* "NapsterLive" (2006) - Napster Only
* "Connect Sets" (2006) - Sony Connect Only
* "Free" (2006) - iTunes Only

Independent

* "Focal Point" (2002)
* "Here, There & Everywhere in Between"

Contributions

* "All Creatures Of Our God And King" (with Bethany Dillon)from Amazing Grace (Music Inspired by The Motion Picture) (2007)
* "O Holy Night"from (2006)
* "Salvation (Psalm 71)"from The Message: Psalms (2005)
* Featured on "Going Home" by Logan Martin (2007)

External links

* [http://www.shawnmcdonaldmusic.com Official Site]
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