David M. Bailey
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| Genre(s) | Folk, rock, Contemporary Christian Music Acoustic |
| Years active | 1997-present |
David M. Bailey is an American singer/songwriter who was born on February 26, 1966, and has released fifteen albums since 1997, primarily playing Contemporary Christian Music.
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[edit] Biography
Bailey is the son of Presbyterian missionairies and was raised in Beirut, Lebanon. He spent some of his youth in Germany where he learned to play the guitar, played in some bands, and began writing songs. Upon returning to the United States , he attended Grove City College; he then got married and entered corporate America. He soon was diagnosed with cancer and a brain tumor, and he was told he did not have long to live. He quit his job and decided to tour and write songs as long as he could. In 2003, he was one of half a dozen winners at the Kerrville New Folk Compettiton at the Kerrville Folk Festival.[1] He has been a Cancer Survivor over ten years. He maintains an active touring and recording schedule.[2] He currently lives in Earlysville, Virginia.
His music has been compared to that of James Taylor, Jim Croce and Cat Stevens.[3] [4]
[edit] Albums
- All That Matters
- Bittersweet
- Coffee with the Angels
- Comfort
- Faith
- Hope, the Anthology
- Life
- Live
- Lost and Found
- Love the Time
- One More Day
- Peace
- Rusty Brick Road
- Silent Conversation
- Two to See
- Some Quiet Night
[edit] DVD Release
- Living
[edit] References
- ^ "Local church to host David Bailey", Ledger-Enquirer, 2007-03-10
- ^ Biography
- ^ Notes on the Live album
- ^ Biography
