Big Daddy Weave is an American

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band from

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composed of Mike Weaver, Joe Shirk, Jeremy Redmon, and Brian Beihl. They are signed to

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History

The band members met in college while attending the

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. Mike Weaver had been serving as

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of a

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church and attending a community college in the area. He came to the university at the urging of his pastor, and studied

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. In 2006 and 2007, Big Daddy Weave toured with Mark Schultz on his "Broken and Beautiful" Tour. In 2009, they headlined the "What Life Would Be Like" Tour with guest musician Josh Wilson. On June 25, 2019, band frontman Mike Weaver announced that he would be releasing his autobiographical book, ''I Am Redeemed'', on September 3, 2019. Bassist Jay Weaver died from

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on January 2, 2022, at the age of 42.

Band members

Current * Mike Weaver – lead vocals, guitar (1998–present) * Joe Shirk – keyboards, saxophones, backing vocals (1998–present) * Jeremy Redmon – guitar, backing vocals (1998–present) * Brian Beihl – drums (2013–present) Former * Jeff Jones – drums (1998–2013) * Jay Weaver – bass guitar, vocals (1998–2022)

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Christmas albums

Singles

Promotional singles

Music videos

* "Every Time I Breathe" (July 26, 2006) * "What Life Would be Like" (September 9, 2008) * "Redeemed" (May 3, 2012) * "Overwhelmed" (August 7, 2014) * "My Story" (August 31, 2015) * "Jesus I Believe" (April 12, 2016) * "Alive" (February 8, 2019)

Album contributions

* '' WOW Worship Yellow'' - "Audience of One" (2003) * ''Absolute Smash Hits'' - "In Christ" (2004) * ''

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'' - "Word of God Speak" (2004) * ''

WOW Hits 2006 ''WOW Hits 2006'' is a two-disc compilation album of songs that have been touted to represent the best of Christian music of 2005. It was released on October 4, 2005. It includes thirty songs plus three bonus cuts. The album features songs b ...

'' - "You're Worthy of My Praise" (2005) * '' WOW Christmas: Green'' - "Go Tell It on the Mountain" (2005) * ''

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'' - "Without You" (2006) * '' WOW Worship Aqua'' - "Let It Rise" (2006) * ''

WOW Hits 2008 ''WOW Hits 2008'' is a two-disc compilation album comprising some of the biggest hits on Christian radio from the previous year. Disc one features more of the adult contemporary hits, while disc two features the CHR/Pop and Rock hits. On Novemb ...

'' - "Every Time I Breathe" (2007) * ''The Nativity Story: Sacred Songs'' - "The Virgin's Lullaby" (2007) * '' WOW Hits 2010'' - "What Life Would Be Like" (2009) * ''

WOW Hits 2011 ''WOW Hits 2011'' is a two-disc compilation album composed of some of the biggest hits on Christian radio in 2010. Disc one features more AC radio hits, while disc two features the CHR/Rock radio hits. The album was also issued in a deluxe vers ...

'' - "You Found Me" (2010) * ''

WOW Hits 2013 ''WOW Hits 2013'' is a two-disc compilation album composed of some of the biggest hits on Christian radio in 2012. This disc features 33 songs (39 on the deluxe edition). It has sold 282,000 copies as of May 2013. The ''WOW'' Series, of which ...

'' - "Love Come to Life" (2012) * ''

WOW Hits 2014 ''WOW Hits 2014'' is a two-disc compilation album composed of some of the biggest hits on Christian radio in 2013. This disc features 33 songs (39 on the deluxe edition). On March 21, 2014, the album was certified gold by the RIAA with shipments ...

'' - "Redeemed" (2013) * '' WOW Hits 2015'' - "The Only Name" (2014) * ''

WOW Hits 2016 ''WOW Hits 2016'' is a two-disc compilation album featuring some of the biggest songs on Christian radio for 2014 and 2015. The standard edition features 33 tracks in total, and the deluxe edition features 39 in total. The compilation was released ...

'' - "Overwhelmed" (2015) * ''

WOW Hits 2017 WOW Hits 2017 is a two-disc compilation album that features some of the biggest songs that were released to Christian Radio during the years 2015 and 2016. It is also available in digital format from places like Apple's iTunes Store, Google Play S ...

'' - "My Story" (2016) * '' WOW Hits 2018'' - "The Lion and the Lamb" (2017) * '' WOW Hits 2019'' - "Jesus I Believe" (2018)

Awards

* Received the Dove Award for Christmas Album of the Year in 2010 * Honored two years in a row at ASCAP's 2003 and 2004 Christian Music Awards * 2003 Nomination for

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*Received the K-Love Fan Award for "Song of the Year" for Redeemed in 2013 * 2016 Dove Award Nomination for "Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year" for My Story *Received the Rich Mullins Artist Impact Award in 2016. *Received the K-Love Fan Award for "Worship Song of the Year" for Lion and the Lamb in 2017 *2018 K-Love Fan Award Nomination for "Group or Duo of the Year" *2018 K-Love Fan Award Nomination for "Worship Song of the Year" for Jesus I Believe

Achievements

* "Audience of One" one of the top 25 most performed ASCAP songs of 2003 * Featured on Dove Hits 2003 * Featured on WOW Worship Yellow * "In Christ" appeared on R&R's AC chart for 24 weeks, peaking at No. 2, becoming the highest charting AC single for a new artist in 2002 * "In Christ" one of the top 25 most performed ASCAP songs of 2002 * Debut project, "One And Only", debuted in SoundScan's Christian Top 5, the highest debut for a new artist in 2002 * "One And Only" remained in the SoundScan's Christian Top20 for six consecutive weeks * Performed the song "Redeemed" on the 44th Annual

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s (2013)

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References

External links

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