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Guy Penrod hits top of gospel charts

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    From preacher’s son to Grammy Award-winning musician

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And welcome back to a spirited debate.

Well you up -- preachers kids singing hymns in the church and now he's at chart topping gospel artist.

God cannot is a powerful voice in -- music.

He was a mainstay of the in the Gaither vocal band and a few years ago embarked on a solo career and he joins me now from Nashville Tennessee.

Talk about what's ahead hey -- -- -- Was great to see it you know they've got to get quite you know you didn't have it here nobody would ever recognize you realize that.

I I did.

Shut it off sometimes about getting -- haircut but I felt so if I did I'd lose what fan -- -- may have.

And so -- horizon for you because -- not only branched out as a solo career a few years ago but you are starting to host.

A show as well.

Tell -- about that.

Yeah you know I'm not a good multi tasker -- -- branched out retired out local -- back in 2009.

Traveled with -- for fourteen years blog at -- I'm back we were on.

And usually view I think it -- point.

And had a wonderful time as a part of that but wanted to get -- -- some stuff on my almanac -- and try to.

Affect the culture that I could belief system -- -- -- and I'm raising my family and and so we cut a good -- record in 2000 and felt very deep and then I am record last year that has done really well or.

And you know as far as.

Other things I'm having a wonderful I'm hosting a television show on based our network.

Which is a gospel music show we have a bunch of folks that I traveled from tying with for years that come through.

And I get to interview a woman and this is some good music and expose some good music that you they're watching audience so I'm -- a fabulous I'm getting to do about it.

You know we're -- justice lying -- -- cover of your -- and new CD is called hinged.

And you grew up in no -- in the -- basically how important is that was that in terms of you branching out to become -- Gospel singer.

Well obviously.

Being -- gospel -- that was pretty important to me I'm not cute baby.

Venerated you know on where they're between my mom and and wanted to leave the church make -- we didn't -- that this kid.

But I'm very familiar Richard culture I'm thankful for for -- -- I know there's a lot of people that I'm about the church that.

I cannot agree with a mentor Bill Gates -- who used to say.

I you know I've -- a guy think he on the arc with no.

But it was the best ship afloat.

And I kind of feel that way about the church see I still -- -- people like me.

And he gets sticky sometimes but it is the fashion world and so I'm very very thankful for here it's.

Brought me out again in -- fellowship of believers.

You could you stayed.

In the security of the gave her band really.

You know what was that like with bill gave her.

Well -- mind -- he's the man that -- fifty years and to Christian music industry he and his wife Gloria.

Or awarded.

I believe in 2000 to -- Ascap songwriters of the century.

So you know they've made a serious Smart and to be able to be in that company can.

And around people like that.

I'm very true I certainly benefited from my involvement -- not just personal but in our careers well.

And those -- -- predict an outcropping of that -- packet off process where.

Gloria used to challenge -- younger ones that they got hired its own way in the art.

Because they're like.

They're like portable pieces of philosophy or theology so that -- time to get they bubble up.

You can sing a song like can't you know count your blessing on all like that -- -- campus -- When you are discouraged thinking all applause -- -- harm anybody can name them one by one that will surprise social quoted.

At a 115.

Year old message.

I think it is relevant today as it's ever been -- and what I'm happening across the land defector is.

We don't say anything because there always is because they're good they've endure.

-- -- time tested true.

And we have the human -- -- -- -- -- cropping when you come and go with every generation back to basic things and challenges we face a much the same.

Let me let me just give -- -- the toward its that are coming up there -- march 17 Saint Patrick's Day.

There you go Fort Myers.

April 4 -- -- Ohio April 6 -- wind Iowa.

And April 15 tax day Branson Missouri you've got a big fan -- out there because Donna Brock says I love you guy Penn -- I miss him on the gators and the -- a big fan -- out there.

You know I'm thankful for folks that are that follow this kind of music I -- I think -- it -- there are a whole bunch a wonderful wonderful.

God love and god fearing.

Most folks out there that that would like to see.

A lot more.

Truthful.

And -- some oriented music to worrying.

Television shows and such out there and and that's the kind of can't.

And it follows us and that's what I'm trying to do to a culture is kick out and influence that that actually -- I'm -- thank you so much guide and -- for being here on a spirited debate.

Well thank dormant and my pleasure you've done it again thank you so much.

And and that is it for this week's spirited debate on foxnews.com -- -- green join us again Monday for more hot topics and heated discussions but.

We won't leave you now with the soulful sounds fun -- -- -- album.

Breathe deep.

Last weekend.

-- Clearance.

-- -- And the game -- yeah.

Efforts paying her strength.

-- -- And that's okay.

-- -- I mean yeah.

And that -- Song you me.

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