Crowder (musician)

David Wallace Crowder, known professionally by his mononymous stage name Crowder since 2012, is an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and author. He was the lead singer in the Christian rock and worship band David Crowder*Band from 1996 to 2012, before he started his solo career on sixstepsrecords and Sparrow Records labels.
He released his first solo album, Neon Steeple, on May 27, 2014. Crowder released his first solo single off the album, "I Am", on November 25, 2013, which rose to the No. 3 position on the Christian Songs chart. American Prodigal, Crowder's second solo album, was released on September 23, 2016 and his third, I Know a Ghost, on November 9, 2018. His fourth solo album, Milk & Honey, released on June 11, 2021.

Early life and education

David Wallace Crowder was born on November 29, 1971, in Texarkana, Texas. His parents are Marian and Dan Crowder, the owner of the Dan Crowder insurance agency, who were involved in all his extra curricular activities Following high school, he went to college at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. His ministry started during his time at Baylor with the goal of helping to creating a church experience for Christians to attend, since he found that most of his peers at Baylor weren't attending a church even though they were attending a Christian university. "My junior year of college, at Baylor University, a friend of mine started a church and asked me to help with the music. I got into this because I wanted to be useful. It's that simple. I do not think of myself as an artist or musician, I think of myself as useful and helpful."

Career

David Crowder* Band (1996–2012)

Crowder was the lead vocalist of the David Crowder Band from 1996 until the group disbanded in 2012. At that time, Crowder started his solo career on the Sparrow Records imprint, sixstepsrecords. During the band's time together they released sixteen singles through six studio albums, two live albums, four Extended Plays and one compilation album. David Crowder Band was a six-piece Christian rock and modern worship band from Waco, Texas. Their final album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Christian and No. 2 on the Billboard 200 charts. They disbanded in 2012, with David Crowder pursuing a solo career under the name Crowder and the rest of the band, except for Mike Hogan, forming The Digital Age.

Solo career (2013-present)

Crowder released his debut solo studio album on May 27, 2014, Neon Steeple. The lead single, "I Am", released on November 25, 2013, charted at No, 3 on the Billboard Christian Songs chart. "Come As You Are" achieved a Grammy nomination in 2015 for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song.
His second solo album, American Prodigal, was released September 23, 2016. The first single, "Run Devil Run", was released on June 18, 2016. "Forgiven" was the second single released.
On September 19, 2018, Crowder announced a third solo album and released the first two singles, "Red Letters" and "Wildfire". The album, I Know a Ghost, was released on November 9, 2018.
Crowder's fourth studio album, titled Milk & Honey, was released on June 11, 2021. The album was supported with the three singles "Good God Almighty", "In the House", and "God Really Loves Us". The album features appearances from Hulvey, Dante Bowe and Maverick City Music.
Beginning in January 2024, Crowder began touring in Jam Nation's Winter Jam Tour with Christian artists CAIN, Katy Nichole, and Newsong.
Crowder announced his new album The Exile on April 5, 2024, after dropping a new single "" featuring TobyMac. The album was released on May 31, 2024.

Books

David Crowder has written two books:

David Crowder, Praise Habit: Finding God in Sunsets and Sushi, NavPress, 2005.
David Crowder with Mike Hogan, Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven, but Nobody Wants to Die or , Relevant Books, 2006.
Discography

Studio albums

Other albums

EPs

Singles

As a lead artist

As a featured artist

Promotional singles

Other charted songs

Music videos

Awards

GMA Dove Awards