NASHVILLE, Tenn. (September 20, 2012) - John Schlitt and his band will make their first live U.S. appearance Sunday at The Church at War Hill in the Metro Atlanta area. The multiple Grammy and Dove Award-winning recording artist will perform music from his latest CD, The Greater Cause. Sunday's concert marks Schlitt's return to the U.S. after multiple international tour dates in Norway, Russia, India and Brazil.
The concert, sponsored by WWEV, Victory 91.5 FM and the Powersource Christian rock show, will feature Schlitt and the band performing radio singles "Hope That Saves The World" and "Take Me Home," as well as other songs from The Greater Cause.
"I've been touring out of the U.S. since my new project's release," says Schlitt. "I'm excited that I finally get to bring The Greater Cause to the U.S. with an excellent band!" The concert, held at the Church at War Hill in Dawsonville, Ga., will begin at 6 p.m. Sunday with a performance by indie band Love Like Gravity, followed by John Schlitt and his band. Tickets are $10 and are available online at warhill.com/cpt_events/john-schlitt-in-concert or at the door.
Through Sunday, WWEV is offering "Where I Wanna Be" from The Greater Cause as a free download (wwev.org).
The Greater Cause, Schlitt's fourth solo CD, was released May 8 by 4K Records and is distributed by New Day Christian Distributors. For more information about Schlitt and The Greater Cause, go to johnwschlitt.com or newdaychristian.com.
About John Schlitt:
With more than three decades worth of water under the musical bridge, John Schlitt has enjoyed a stellar career as a solo artist, as the former lead singer for Grammy Award-winning Christian band Petra, one of the most successful Christian rock bands of all times, and as the former lead singer for popular '70s mainstream rock band Head East. He has been inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame as the lead singer of Petra during the years when the band won 10 Dove Awards and four Grammy Awards. Schlitt was recently named the best rock singer in Christian music history by GospelMusicChannel.com. According to the website, Schlitt "remains one of the most distinctive and impactful men to ever stand behind a microphone." Schlitt was also named Male Vocalist of the Year in About.com's 2011 Readers' Poll in a category that included Chris Tomlin, Jeremy Camp. Brandon Heath and Bebo Norman.
For more information on Schlitt, visit johnwschlitt.com or follow him on Twitter (@johnwschlitt) or Facebook (facebook.com/johnwschlitt).
For more info on John Schlitt visit the JFH Artists Database.
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