musician Gary Chapman
USINFO | 2014-06-18 10:02
Born August 19, 1957 (age 56)
Waurika, Oklahoma, U.S.
Origin Nashville, Tennessee
Genres Contemporary Christian
Occupations Singer-songwriter
Instruments Voice, guitar
Years active 1979–present
Associated acts The Rambos, Amy Grant
Gary Chapman (born August 19, 1957) is an American contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter and former television talk show host.
Television career
In the middle of 1996, The Nashville Network announced Chapman would replace Tom Wopat as host of their evening talk show, Prime Time Country. The show ended after 1999. Chapman went on to produce "Muzik Mafia" on CMT as well as appear numerous times on the network's "Gone Country" as a songwriting mentor. Chapman, along with John Rich and Big Kenny (the country duo, Big and Rich) traveled to Viet Nam to document the story of Niles Harris, a Viet Nam vet in the production of "The 8th of November: A True Story of Pain and Honor". Chapman produced, wrote, directed and scored the documentary.
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