David Church - Bio

David's Memories of Hank Williams go back into his early childhood, listening to limited recordings on an old phonograph, and a local radio station. Family members playing and singing songs from the legend, captivated his interest.  This intensified  and increased his thirst for Hank's music. Through the years, as he developed his own style, whether it be bluegrass or the traditional style country that he is noted for Hank Williams music continues to have a lasting impact on David's vocal style and his writing techniques.

    

Subject:  The Wall Street Journal discusses Americana music &
International Artist  David Church

   The wall street journal recently featured an article written by Journalist Tom Holliday. This article discussed the rise of a new genre of music called "Americana".  Americana is loosely defined as a coalition of roots music including traditional country, bluegrass, singer/songwriter originals, and other strains that are too Twangy for mainstream country. Holliday goes on to discuss the rise in popularity among diverse age groups from college age to baby boomers and beyond.  He concludes by stating that there has been a virtual "explosion" of this type of music all across the country over the past few years.  

   "Americana" best describes the music of  Singer/Songwriter David Church.  With years devoted to both country and bluegrass music, Church has finally gained recognition throughout the world.  He has been featured artist in numerous magazines, newspapers, and websites, including, "HEET" magazine a monthly publication based out of Chicago with worldwide distribution.  Heet features internationally recognized country artists.  He has also appeared on prominent websites such as CountryReview.com, a site devoted mostly to mainstream country artists.

   David spent 10 years in bluegrass with the group he created "Open Highway" where he produced 4 albums and gained regional popularity performing throughout the Midwest.  In 1999, he met his partner, singer/songwriter, Terri Lisa.  They decided to investigate the country scene and recorded  a duo album in Nashville, produced by prominent producer/publicist, Dick McVey.  The album titled, "Custom Made" was released early 2001.  Custom Made was met with immediate success upon release to the world market.  Many songs on the album have received airplay all over the world.  The song "You've Got the Key" written by Joe Collins, climbed to the # 1 position in The Netherlands, # 6 in Germany and # 6 in Italy.  In addition, the song received an overall rating of # 11 for most airplay in a 6 month period.  Early 2002, David and his wife Terri Lisa were invited to perform with a promotional tour, "Western Heart Promotions"  and performed all over Europe at over 35 venues in prominent cities in Germany, Denmark, The Netherlands, and Belgium.  They were featured on numerous radio shows.

   Church has also gained popularity among Hank William fans.  Hank Williams, as with many traditional style country artists, was David's mentor and idol.  As Church developed his own style, he paid close attention to the late legend and studied both the writing techniques and vocal style.  Many people that have attended his performances have stated that David's voice is so incredibly close to that of Hank Sr. that it is almost as if Hank is alive and well, living in Ohio. He was recently invited to attend the 50th Anniversary Memorial to Hank Williams in Montgomery, AL.  The Celebration will take place in Montgomery, January 1-4.  Church will be performing along with Jack Green, Stonewall Jackson, and many other legends in country music, and some of the original Drifting Cowboys will be present.  Joyce Rea, of Marietta Ohio, now follows David and hardly misses a concert.  "There is a whole group of us from this area that follow (David.)"

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