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Mark Lowry has been making people laugh, cry and think for nearly 40 years. He was born in Houston, TX, on June 24, 1958, and has been singing publicly and recording albums and videos since age eleven. Mark attended Liberty College (now Liberty University) in Lynchburg, VA, from 1975 to 1980 where he first intended to gain a Business degree. In 1976, Mark felt God was calling him to a music ministry and, when he graduated in 1980 with a Youth degree, he began performing at independent Baptist churches around the country. His first booking agent, Roy Morgan, booked Mark in 43 cities in 41 days. As Mark put it, “This boy could book a pork chop into a synagogue.” In his earliest days as a singer, as he tells is, Mark began trying to fill the silence between his songs while waiting for the little old man in the back of the church to change his soundtracks. “Those few seconds of ‘dead air’ can feel like hours when you’re on stage facing a crowd – so, to fill time, I’d start talking about my life and my testimony. People would laugh… and I finally realized I was on to something.” That’s how Mark’s well-known comedy was born. His unique combination of music, comedy, stories and poignant truths have been enjoyed by audiences all over the world and through countless television networks across the United States and Canada. In 1988, Mark was offered the baritone part in the Gaither Vocal Band. A long-time fan of Gaither Music before that time, his unique perspective and hilarious on-stage antics with Bill Gaither were an instant hit with Gaither Vocal Band audiences. Mark remained with the Vocal Band for 13 years, while also performing dozens of solo concerts each year, and his comedy became the highlight of the evening when the Homecoming concert tour was born. Mark has been featured on most all of the Gaither Homecoming videos – now numbering more than one hundred – and he often co-hosts alongside Bill.
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Tweet of the Week – 8/13/10
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BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE HOMECOMING RADIO SHOW
With Tori Taff
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Happy Independence Day!
…grateful to be an American…
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Happy Birthday, Mark!
Happy Birthday wishes go out to Mark Lowry…
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