Hello and thank you for listening to the Jesus Calling podcast.

Our featured guest today is part of a series of podcasts that focus on country music and faith,

with stars of country music sharing their stories and their connection to Jesus Calling.

Shane Owens is an up-and-coming country artist who loves God and traditional country music.

As part of this

the celebration of country artists and faith, Jesus Calling will have a booth at 2017's

CMA Music Festival in Nashville, Tennessee.

If you're planning on attending, visit us at Fanfare X in the Music City Center from June 8th through 11th.

You'll be able to meet Shane and some of the other artists who have been on our podcast,

win free Jesus Calling products and more.

For more information, check out the Jesus Calling Facebook page for details.

And now on to our interview with Shane Owens. Welcome to the Jesus Calling Podcast. Today we meet Shane Owens, a country singer-songwriter.

Shane has had a love for traditional country music that began years ago due to the influence of his grandmother.

He talks about those early years and how the belief his grandparents had in him kept him going when he wasn't sure he was going to make it in the music world.

I'm Shane Owens. I'm a singer-songwriter. I grew up in Alabama.

My grandmother, with the exception of, along with some of the biggest names in country music,

was one of my biggest influences.

Grew up Southern Baptist, so we were singing in church when we were, we were, we were singing in church

when we were, we little things. My grandmother played the piano and we did

do a lot of singing. You know I think there's a lot of simulators in gospel music

country music. There's not a lot of difference. You know the way the songs were written and all

naturally there's nothing that competes with

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