Bart Millard

About

Bart Marshall Millard (born December 1, 1972) is an American singer and songwriter who is best known as the lead singer of Christian rock band MercyMe. He has also released two solo albums: Hymned, No. 1, in 2005 and Hymned Again in 2008. He received a solo Grammy nomination in the category of Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album for the latter album.

In high school, Millard wanted to become a football player, a dream which ended when he injured both ankles at a high school football game. As a result, Millard took choir as an elective. Millard’s father, Arthur Wesley Millard Jr., died in 1991, during Bart’s first year of college, and his youth pastor invited him to work with the church’s youth group worship band. Millard accepted and worked with the video and audio systems for the group. James (Jim) Bryson played the piano for that band and later went on to play with Bart Millard and the worship band on a trip to Switzerland. This trip inspired Millard to pursue a full-time musical career. Millard earned an art scholarship in Baylor in 1991. They later met the guitarist Michael John Scheuchzer, who joined them, then moved to Oklahoma City. They formed…