Bruce Carroll (born December 5, 1953), is an American CCM singer and multi

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and

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winning recording artist.

Biography

Carroll first began performing in a trio with his siblings at age 12; he played

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in various venues in and around Texas in the 1970s. In 1979 he became a

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and eventually moved to

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. Signing with

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, Carroll became a successful Christian music singer, releasing several albums which sold well in the genre and winning seven

s. Two of his recordings, ''The Great Exchange'' (1990) and ''Sometimes Miracles Hide'' (1992), won

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s for Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel, or Bluegrass Gospel Album.

Discography

STUDIO ALBUMS *1987 ''Something Good is Bound to Happen'' (

) *1988 ''Richest Man In Town'' (

) *1990 ''The Great Exchange'' (

) U.S.

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Christian charts #22

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*1991 ''Sometimes Miracles Hide'' (

) U.S. Christian #18 *1993 ''Walk On'' (

) U.S. Christian #18 *1996 ''Speed of Light'' (

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) *1998 ''Boomerang'' (

) *2005 ''Big World'' ( On the Grove) *2013 ''TBA Studio Album'' (On the Grove)
COMPILATIONS / GREATEST HITS / LIVE ALBUMS *1990 ''Our Hymns'' (

) *1992 ''Evening Tapestry'' (

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) *1992 ''Our Family'' (

) *1994 ''One Summer Evening...'' Live (

) *1997 ''For the Record'' (Best of... ) (

) *2000 ''A Day of Hope'' (On the Grove) *2001 ''A Night of Hope'' (On the Grove) *2002 ''Hope Christmas'' (On the Grove) *2002 ''Return Of The Killer B's'' (On the Grove) *2003 ''Hope Specials: Volume 1'' (On the Grove) *2004 ''Hope Worship: Volume 1'' (On the Grove)
SINGLES *2012 ''Hands of Hope''

Career events

In 2012 Carroll co-wrote the piece ''Hands of Hope'' with

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and

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which reached number one on the RadioactiveAirplay.com charts in May 2012. The song was used as the theme song for Turning Point Centers for Domestic Violence. On May 5, 2012 the song was nominated for a Southeast Emmy for best Arrangement/Composition.

Personal life

For 15 years, Carroll was the worship leader at Hope Presbyterian Church located in Cordova,

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. He is currently finishing an album of updated versions of some of his early songs with producer Monroe Jones and an album of all new material that Carroll himself is co-producing with his son Taylor Carroll. Carroll and his wife Nikki are longtime residents of

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References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carroll, Bruce American male singers American performers of Christian music 1953 births Living people