Singer/Songwriter Mac Powell on pivoting from Third Day and his love for Alabama Football
Sports Spectrum Podcast
Sports Spectrum
5 • 661 Ratings
🗓️ 27 August 2021
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
Mac Powell is a singer/songwriter who spent three decades as the co-founder and lead singer of the Grammy winning Christian band Third Day. The band has sold over seven million albums in the United States and had 28 number one Christian Album chart radio hits.
In 2018, Third Day disbanded and Mac is now operating as a solo artist. He released two solo Country albums in 2012 and 2014 and his first Christian solo album, "New Creation" is releasing in October.
Powell will be back on tour this Fall (Sept-Nov) with Steven Curtis Chapman and in December with Casting Crowns. More info on touring dates can be found at MacPowell.com.
Today on the podcast, we talk to Mac Powell about his love for Alabama football, his pivot away from Third Day, recording his new solo album and his love for The Beatles.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, we got a great conversation today with Mac Powell, the former lead singer of Third Day, the singer-songwriter. |
| 0:07.1 | He's got a new album out, and I can't wait for you guys to hear our conversation with the biggest Alabama football fan I know. |
| 0:14.5 | And it's coming up now on Sports Spectrum. |
| 0:20.4 | Music Welcome to Sports Spectrum, where we bring Jesus back into the conversation. |
| 0:30.0 | Here's your host, former ESPN producer Jason Romano. |
| 0:33.8 | Hey, everyone. |
| 0:34.6 | Welcome to the show. |
| 0:35.4 | I am Jason Romano, and this is Sports Spectrums podcast. |
| 0:39.2 | We are the intersection of sports and faith and sometimes some music as well. |
| 0:43.5 | We got Mac Powell today on the show, the former lead singer from Third Day, and we're definitely |
| 0:47.7 | going to talk some music, we're going to talk some football, specifically Alabama football, |
| 0:52.6 | and we're going to talk about what God has been doing in his life over the past year or so. |
| 0:56.8 | He's got a new album out coming in October, October 15th. |
| 1:00.6 | It's called New Creation. |
| 1:02.5 | And you all got to go pick that up. |
| 1:04.2 | Mack Powell is our guest today on Sports Spectrum. |
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