AWARDS

2003 Nammy: Best Independent Recording
2004 Nammy nomination: Best Independent Recording
2006 ISMA: Best Spiritual Recording, also nominated for Best Pop Recording
2006 Just Plain Folks Awards nomination
2007 Nammy nominations: Best Male Artist / Best Pop Recording
2008 ISMA: Best Classic Rock / Best Pop Recording
2010 ISMA nominations: Best Pop / Best Rock / Best Folk Recordings
2011 ISMA nomination: Medicine Horse (co-written w/Duane Deemer, from his CD "Wind Horse")
2012 ISMA: Best Blues / Best Folk / Best Spiritual Recordings
2012-13 Nammy nominations: Best Pop Recording / Single Of The Year
2015 ISMA: Best Pop / Best Folk / Best Spiritual Recordings, Best Rock Recording nomination

2017 Just Plain Folks Awards: five nominations

2018 Josie Awards nominations: Entertainer of the Year (Rock) / Song of the Year (Rock) / Male Artist of the Year (Rock)

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Charting Singles Co-written by Michael (while member of Legend Seven)

#2 "Angela" 1992

#1 "Be Still" 1994

#1 "Blind Faith" 1994

#10 "First Love" 1994

#15 "Call on Me" 1994

"All you need... is three chords and the truth.” Harlan Howard

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"Looking at music itself, you will find that from the beginning of the world it has been instilled and implanted in all creatures, individually and collectively..." Martin Luther

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"I have no use for cranks who despise music, because it is a gift of God. Music drives away the Devil and makes people joyful; they forget thereby all wrath, unchastity, arrogance, and the like. Next after theology, I give to music the highest place and the greatest honor." Martin Luther