Wayne Watson in Concert
To date, Wayne has produced 23, #1 singles on Christian radio, including the most played song on Christian radio in 1991. Recently, Wayne was inducted into The Christian Music Hall of Fame.Though many accolades have piled up over the years, the one thing that remains constant is Wayne’s untarnished love for music. He helped define the genre of contemporary Christian music, but he has not limited himself to the genre he helped create. Wayne loves to write and score orchestral numbers, patriotic productions, and lately, country and southern blues sounds seem to dominate his newest album.
Wayne’s life-long love affair with music and worship have been chronicled within a library of songs contained on more than two dozen album projects since his memorable breakthrough album Working In The Final Hour caught the imagination of an entire generation of Christian music listeners and radio.
His litany of career credits include a dozen Dove Awards wins, including those for Male Vocalist of the Year, Song of The Year (Friend Of A Wounded Heart), Pop Contemporary Song of the Year and Contemporary Album of The Year with Watercolour Ponies, and Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year with Home Free. He has twice been nominated for the Grammy Award-both for his performance of Watercolour Ponies, and for Best Pop Gospel Album with his stunning A Beautiful Placeproject. He shared a Grammy victory as a part of the team of other Christian artists for the “Tribute to Andraé Crouch” project.
Wayne has the unique ability to simultaneously pioneer new territory, while remaining firmly grounded in his Southern, traditional roots. This was never better illustrated than the night he and Sandi Patty appeared on NBC-TV’s Tonight Show. It was the 1990s and Christian music had been historically relegated to Christian venues and Christian radio. But as America watched, two young Christian artists stepped onto that famous sound stage and gave a groundbreaking, emotionally charged performance of “Another Place, Another Time.” Without changing their customary worshipful performance, these two ambassadors for Christ sang to a most unexpected audience – late-night television viewers. The time slot, the medium, the show itself, set the stage for an event that was deemed a defining moment in Christian music’s move to wider audiences.
Tickets are $40.00 in advance and $45.00 at the door. Seating is general admission and doors open at 6:30 PM. Concessions will be available for sale during the concert.
The Music Factory is located on the 2nd floor of the WWI era Old Milk Factory on the Rum River in Anoka. It is not a wheelchair accessible building and there are some stairs to climb.
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Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/2880994-0
