Don Francisco (Christian musician)

Don Francisco ( born February 28, 1946 in Louisville, Kentucky) is a singer and composer of modern Christian music.

After graduation, he began a highly successful career first not as a singer. At the age of 28 he became a Christian and was writing songs with Christian themes. His music is strongly influenced by American country music, many of his songs are ballads and some are from the rock ' n ' roll influences.

Don Francisco was known for his long narrative songs. For example, in the song too small a price as he tells one of the two thieves who were crucified next to Jesus. 1980 his song He's alive by the Gospel Music Association Dove Award for the Song of the Year Award.

In the eighties, he had several successful tours in the U.S., where he was accompanied by a band. In 1991, he broke up his recording contract. Since then he produced his records itself since the nineties it occurs more often with his wife Wendy on as a duo. They live in Livermore, Colorado, and operated through a small music publisher and produce their records in his own studio.

Discography

• Brother of the Son (1976 )
• Forgiven (1977 )
• Got to Tell Somebody (1979 )
• The Traveler (1981 )
• The Live Concert ( 1982)
• Holiness (1984 )
• The Poets (1985 )
• Power ( 1987)
• High Praise (1988 )
• Live in the UK (1989 )
• Early Works (1991 )
• Vision of the Valley ( 1991)
• Come Away (1992 )
• Genesis & Job / Songs of the spirit Volume 1 (1993 )
• He's Alive ( 1997)
• Beautiful to Me ( 1998)
• Grace on Grace (1999)
• Only Love is Spoken Here (2001)
• The Package ( 2004)
• That I May Know You (2005)
• The Sower (2007)
• Let It Ride! (2009)