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David Crowder Band - 84% match to Leeland

Active since the mid-90s, this Texas-based US Christian rock band has been led from the outset by David Crowder (vocals, guitar, piano). The origins of the band lie in the musicians Crowder gathered around him to perform live at worship sessions he led at the University Baptist Church, which he had formed while studying at Baylor University in Waco. The band’s original lin Read more

Jars Of Clay - 67% match to Leeland

Jars Of Clay rose to sudden prominence in May 1995 when their self-titled album became the first debut by a contemporary Christian act to achieve platinum status. The band was formed in 1993 by two friends from Greenville College in Illinois, USA, Dan Haseltine (12 January 1973, Rochester, New York, USA; vocals) and Charlie Lowell (b. 21 October 1973, Rochester, New York, US Read more

Chris Tomlin - 64% match to Leeland

Christopher Dwayne Tomlin, 4 May 1972, Austin, Texas, USA. This CCM singer-songwriter joined a number of other praise and worship artists who breached the US mainstream in the new millennium. A native of East Texas, Tomlin grew up listening to country music and learning to play guitar by listening to Willie Nelson albums. His strong Christian faith led him to become involved Read more

MercyMe - 61% match to Leeland

This praise and worship band was formed in 1994 in Oklahoma City, USA, by Bart Millard (1972, Greenville, Texas, USA; vocals), James Bryson (b. 1968, Clinton, Missouri, USA; keyboards), and Michael Scheuchzer (b. 1975, Bartow, Florida, USA; guitar). After a series of local concerts, the trio relocated to Texas where they bolstered the band’s line-up with the addition of Read more

The Afters - 61% match to Leeland

Formed in the late 90s by Matt Fuqua (vocals/guitar), Josh Havens (vocals/guitar), Marc Dodd (drums), and Brad Wigg (bass/vocals), this Dallas, Texas, USA-based Christian rock band began recording in the early 00s under their original name of Blisse. An independently released EP and album served notice of the quartet’s melodic alt pop, but they were forced to change the ba Read more

Matthew West - 59% match to Leeland

Shane & Shane - 58% match to Leeland

Shane Barnard (Texas, USA) and Shane Everett (b. Dallas, Texas, USA) enjoyed success on the praise-and-worship scene in the early 00s, with their music also crossing over to the mainstream charts. Barnard had originally recorded as a solo act and in a duo with Caleb Carruth. He met Everett while both men were still students at Texas A&M University, and although Everett o Read more

Newsboys - 55% match to Leeland

This Christian rock band was originally formed in Mooloolaba, Australia, in 1985 by John James (vocals), Peter Furler (8 September 1966, South Australia; drums) and George Perdikis (guitar). Originally going under the name News, they changed their name to Newsboys and relocated to the USA in 1987. Basing themselves in Nashville, Tennesse, their debut album Read All About It Read more

Shawn McDonald - 54% match to Leeland

Casting Crowns - 51% match to Leeland

This US Christian pop/rock band was formed in 1999 by youth pastor Mark Hall (14 September 1970, Montgomery, Alabama, USA; vocals). Formed to support Hall’s work on the worship circuit in Florida, the original line-up featured Juan DeVevo (b. 24 September 1975, Jacksonville, Florida, USA; guitar/vocals), Hector Cervantes (b. 13 September 1980, Daytona Beach, Florida, US Read more