I think that a lot of the songs that people heard through the years were songs that were from his heart.

That was his way of getting away from the anger and the bitterness and the tough

parts of childhood and he was able to sing his life through song.

And I think through that he found so many other people related.

Welcome to the Jesus Calling Podcast. Our guests today are two music artists whose

faith and the faith of their families sustained them during times of success and

times of suffering. Legendary country music artist Randy Travis and his wife and

country music artist Randy Travis and his wife Mary and country music singer and songwriter John Berry.

First up, Randy Travis's rise to fame included 20 studio albums which yielded 16 number one

singles. After his big breakout in the 1980s and his continued success in the 90s

Travis went on to record several Christian country

records as well and his song Three Wooden Crosses earned the 2003 CMA

Song of the Year Award and a Grammy Award for Best Male Country Performance.

Randy and Mary share about Randy's early years in music, his recommitment to his faith,

and how they both clung to God when a devastating illness threatened

Randy's life. I'm asked to speak for Randy and everybody knows Randy

Travis, a great American, a great country singer, and made his his

mark in an acting career with over 46 movies, but it all started in Marshful, North Carolina is where he was born and

raised, six children in his family and had a sweet sweet mama that kind of developed the softer parts of their hearts and I think if you ask any of his brothers and sisters they'll tell you the same thing.

And daddy was a little bit rougher. and family he raised horses and cows and at one time had turkey houses and mama was

kind of the the moderator between dad and the kids and it was tough sometimes real tough and

but I think that that's where he got his the soft side and the gracious side.

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