Band Quote by Jonathan Bailey

A great influence in my life was the sanctified or Holiness churches...Everybody in there sang and they clapped and stomped heir feet and sang…

— Mahalia Jackson

The congregation that I was raised in was one that sang and a non-instrumental fashion. It was all a cappella singing, and so that…

— Dwight Yoakam

I went every Sunday to church when I was growing up, and I think that music had an affect on me before my memory…

— M. Ward

I went to church as a kid, but mainly for the showbiz aspect. I remember doing a solo of 'The Little Drummer Boy' and…

— Matthew Bourne

What influenced me was Tori Amos, who was unapologetic about expressing anger through music, and Sinead O'Connor. Those two in particular were really moving…

— Alanis Morissette

The first time I sang in church, when I was ten, the applause was so overwhelming that I started to weep. My mum had…

— Laura Mvula

It was stumbling on to really the bible of the blues, you know, and a very powerful drug to be introduced to us and…

— Eric Clapton

My earliest influence was Quincy Jones. I thought 'The Wiz' soundtrack was the most amazing thing I'd ever heard. It was my first record…

— Jill Scott

I was mainly influenced by the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard, and others like Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash.

— Iris DeMent

Christian music was such a huge foundation for me, even as a kid, and I grew to love Christian music not only because of…

— Jay DeMarcus

I met some wonderful people, who introduced me to some other musicians... I then made a little record called 'Worrisome Heart.' It was a…

— Melody Gardot

My house was really like 'It's a Wonderful Life.' I sang in the choir and was very involved in the church.

— John Tesh