Birth name Stephen Arthur Hurd Website hurdthewordmusic.com Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter Name Stephen Hurd | Years active 2000–present Role Musician | |
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Born January 25, 1968 (age 56)
Washington, D.C. ( 1968-01-25 ) Instruments vocals, singer-songwriter Albums A Call to Worship: Live in D.C., My Destiny Genres Contemporary Christian music, Gospel music Record labels Columbia Records, Epic Records, Sony Urban Music Similar People The Cornell Hurd Band, Anthony Brown, JJ Hairston and Yout, Maurette Brown Clark, Byron Cage Profiles | ||
Associated acts Corporate Worship | ||
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Stephen Arthur Hurd (born January 25, 1968) is an American gospel musician. He started his music career, in 2000, with the release of, Minister Stephen A. Hurd & Corporate Worship, Vol. 1, that was released by Hurd the Word Music. His second album, In the Overflow, Vol. 2, was released by Integrity Music in 2001. The third release, A Call to Worship, was released by Integrity Records alongside Epic Records and Sony Urban in 2004. This would be his first album to breakthrough on the Billboard magazine Gospel Albums chart. He released his fourth album, My Destiny, with Integrity Music alongside Columbia Records in 2006, and this charted on the aforementioned chart. The fifth album, Times of Refreshing, released in 2008 with Integrity Music, again this charted on the aforementioned chart. His sixth album released in 2012 by HYW Music, O That Men Would Worship, and this charted on the aforementioned chart.
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- Stephen hurd worship medley
- Early life
- Music career
- References
Stephen hurd worship medley
Early life
Hurd was born on January 25, 1968, as Stephen Arthur Hurd, in Washington, D.C., where he was reared in the church. After graduating from The Duke Ellington School of the Arts, he attended Howard University. He became an ordained minister in 1988, at which point he started leading worship services at local churches.
Music career
He began Corporate Worship in 1999, and they released a few albums under that moniker. His solo music career started in 2000, with the release of Minister Stephen A. Hurd & Corporate Worship, Vol. 1 by Hurd the Word Music, yet this failed to chart. His subsequent album, In the Overflow, Vol. 2, was released by Integrity Music in 2001, and this did not chart. The next album, A Call to Worship, was released by Integrity Music alongside Epic Records and Sony Urban on June 8, 2004, and this was his first release to breakthrough on the Billboard magazine Gospel Albums chart, at No. 15. He released, My Destiny, with Integrity Music in association with Columbia Records on October 3, 2006, and this peaked at No. 11 on the Gospel Albums chart. The following album, Times of Refreshing, was released on October 14, 2008 by Integrity Music, and this would chart at No. 8 on the Gospel Albums chart. His latest release, O That Men Would Worship, was released by HYW Music in 2012, and the album would again place at No. 8 on the aforementioned chart.