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Birth nameTodd Wilson Agnew NameTodd Agnew Years active2002–present
InstrumentsGuitar, piano Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter RoleMusician
BornMarch 15, 1971 (age 44)
Dallas, Texas (1971-03-15) OriginMemphis, Tennessee, U.S. Associated actsBig Daddy Weave, Joy Whitlock, Rebecca St. James, J. J. Heller GenresContemporary Christian music, Rock music, Pop music Record labelsContemporary Christian music, Fair Trade Services, Columbia Records AlbumsHow to Be Loved, Reflection of Something, Do You See What I See?, Better Questions, Grace Like Rain Profiles TwitterMyspace
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Todd Wilson Agnew (born March 15, 1971 in Dallas, Texas) is a contemporary Christian musician and songwriter.
Todd agnew talks about the musical power of scripture
Musical career
Agnew's best-known song is a version of the hymn "Amazing Grace" called "Grace Like Rain" that was featured on his first album, Grace Like Rain, released in June 2003. Agnew wrote this song with his friend, Chris Collins. Since then, Agnew has released five label albums. 2005's Reflection of Something introduced the popular songs "My Jesus" and "Unchanging One", which are often featured on Contemporary Christian radio stations. In late 2006, after the two highly acclaimed studio projects, he wrote a retelling of the Christmas story on his album entitled Do You See What I See?. His fourth studio project, Better Questions, was released in 2007 and featured the hit single "Our Great God" (a duet featuring CCM artist Rebecca St. James).
Agnew is known for performing his concerts barefoot.
Personal life
Agnew was born in Dallas, Texas to a Native American mother. He was adopted at birth by a white couple (which was legal at the time in 1971, before the ICWA was instituted), and thus, did not grow up being influenced by his cultural heritage. He was raised in Dallas, Texas. Agnew began traveling to Memphis to help with a citywide Bible study for college students and singles called Metro Bible study in the fall of 1999 at Germantown Baptist Church. During this time he began writing and introducing songs to the group which would later become songs on the record "Grace Like Rain". He would eventually move to Memphis to help plant a church, which developed through the Metro event, called Highpoint Church.
On September 18, 2007, at the final concert of his Better Questions Tour in Memphis, TN, Agnew proposed to his longtime girlfriend. After a number of years touring out of Memphis, Agnew moved back to Texas; he currently lives in Austin, TX with his wife and two children.
Live band members
Current
Sam Weaver - guitar
Brian Wilson - drums
Cody Spriggs - bass
Chris Farnsworth - road manager/sound man
Former
Jonathan Chu - violin (last performance with band August 30, 2008)
Rob Ramsey - guitar (last performance with band August 30, 2008)
Awards and nominations
In 2007, Do You See What I See? was nominated for a Dove Award for Christmas Album of the Year at the 38th GMA Dove Awards.