“Change your world” – Michael W. Smith
- Michael W. Smith is a singer-songwriter musician, who performs and writes popular Christian music, and he also plays piano, keyboard and guitar.
- Michael W. Smith’s full name is Michael Whitaker Smith, and he was born on 7 October, 1957, in Kenova, West Virginia, United States.
- Michael W. Smith has earned three Grammy Awards, 36 Dove Awards, 16 gold albums and six platinum albums.
- Of Michael W. Smith’s albums, over 17 million have been sold, with 31 songs featured as number one on the Christian radio charts, and nine in the top 25 on the mainstream charts.
- After high school, Michael W. Smith became addicted to alcohol and drugs, but he renewed is faith in 1979, and shook off the addictions during a tour with band ‘Higher Ground’.
Michael W. Smith
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- Michael W. Smith has written popular songs for Sandi Patty, Kathy Troccoli, Bill Gaither and Amy Grant, particularly in 1981 when he worked as a song writer.
- Michael W. Smith produced his first album in 1983, and has released at least 23 more albums, including instrumental and worship albums.
- Michael W. Smith founded the Rocketown club for teens, has been a member of the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation, a spokesperson in Compassion International and starred in the movie ‘The Second Chance’.
- Michael W. Smith was married in 1981 to Deborah Davis and has five children by the names of Ryan, Whitney, Tyler, Anna and Emily.
- Michael W. Smith has released ten videos and written thirteen books, and also contributed to a number of other works.
Bibliography:
Biography, n.d, Michael W. Smith, http://www.michaelwsmith.com/bio.html
Biography, n.d, Michael W. Smith.net, http://www.michaelwsmith.net/biography.html
Michael W. Smith, 2013, Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_W._Smith
