Charlie Kirk’s memorial service is featuring a list of singers and performers, from Chris Tomlin to Brandon Lake.
The Arizona service, which is unfolding on September 21, also features performers Lee Greenwood and Steve Amerson, according to the main website for the memorial. According to Newsweek, the other performers at the memorial include Phil Wickham, Cody Carnes and Kari Jobe Carnes.
Greenwood is best known for his anthem, “God Bless the USA.” However, the other performers have mostly developed strong followings as Christian artists. Here are their biographies.
Chris Tomlin Is a Christian Touring Artist
Tomlin’s website calls him “one of the most successful Christian touring artists in the world.” The website says he’s sold out major venues, including “Madison Square Garden (New York City), the Hollywood Bowl (Los Angeles), Red Rocks Park and Amphitheater (Denver) and Bridgestone Arena (Nashville).”
“Worship is transformational when experienced together–there is nothing like the people of God, singing the praises of God, in the presence of God.,” said Tomlin. “These nights of worship are different from any other night of music—your soul is singing to a living God.”
Brandon Lake Is a Grammy Award-Winning Artist & Songwriter From South Carolina
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Lake lists his tour schedule on his website.
Brandon Lake “is a Grammy Award-winning artist and songwriter from Charleston, South Carolina,” according to Multitracks.com. The website describes him as a “worship leader for gatherings around the nation.”
“In 2022, he was awarded his first Grammy for ‘Best Contemporary Christian Music Album,’ in recognition of the record, Old Church Basemen,” it says. Lake wants to see Christians “live free and to be everything that God has called them to be,” that website says.
Phil Wickham Is a ‘Christian Recording Artist’
See Wickham’s website here.
According to Essential Worship, Wickham is a “Christian recording artist.”
“We would talk about taking over the world like U2,” he told the site of his friends. “But the more time I invested in the band, the less peace I had. I knew deep down that God had something different for my life, but I couldn’t see clearly yet what that was. I remember asking God to show me what His vision for my life was.”
Cody Carnes Is a Worship Leader & Christian Artist
According to Peer Mag, Cody Carnes ” is a worship leader and Christian artist who is passionate about creating spaces, where innovative artistry and authentic worship can collide.”
Kari Jobe Carnes Is a Worship Leader From Texas
Carnes’ website says, “For nearly two decades, well-respected worship leader Kari Jobe has been using her gifts to lead people into the presence of God. When she began leading worship at age 13, she never imagined she would be nominated for a Grammy, win multiple Dove Awards, have a RIAA Gold Certified single or be praised by the New York Times.”
She is originally from Texas.
Lee Greenwood Wrote ‘God Bless the USA’ on the Back of a Tour Bus in 1983
Greenwood is best known for “God Bless the USA.”
“’God Bless the USA’ went far beyond what Greenwood expected when he wrote it in the back of his tour bus in 1983,” his website says. He has “seven #1 songs and 25 charted singles to his credit,” the website says.
Steve Amerson Is a ‘Sought-After Studio Singer’
According to America’s Tenor, Amerson “is a sought-after studio singer who has been heard on the soundtracks of numerous major motion pictures, television shows and commercials. He was also one of three tenors chosen to record demonstration tapes used by Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras in preparation for The 3 Tenors performances.”
