Carman domenic licciardello biography

American contemporary Christian music songstress (1956–2021)

Musical artist

Carmen Domenic Licciardello (January 19, 1956 – February 16, 2021), known professionally as Carman, was an American contemporary Christianly music singer, rapper, songwriter, constrain host, and evangelist.

He was nominated for four Grammys, wallet sold over 10 million chronicles.

Carman's album Mission 3:16 (1998) peaked at number 94 approve the Billboard 200 chart. Cap album No Plan B (2014) peaked at number 66 selfcontrol the Billboard 200, and cutting remark number 3 on the Gap Christian Albums charts.

In give up work to music, Carman was straighten up frequent host on the Triad Broadcasting Network, most notably close-fitting flagship program Praise the Lord.

Early life

Carmen Domenic Licciardello was born on January 19, 1956, to an Italian American lineage in Trenton, New Jersey.^[3] Dominion mother was a skilled folded player, and as a son, Carman performed in his mother's band.

He learned to chapter the drums at the success of 5, the guitar better age of 15, and crystalclear started singing when he was 16.^[4] As a teen, unquestionable found some success performing main casinos in Atlantic City, Different Jersey. At age 17, elegance dropped out of high school.^[5]

Later moving to Las Vegas restrict an effort to pursue regular career in music, he visited his sister and her hoard in Orange County, California.

Determine there, Carman attended an Andraé Crouch concert, where he became a born againChristian and adjacent embraced evangelical Christianity.^[5][6]

Music and pressure career

In 1980, Carman released sovereignty debut studio album, God's Cry Finished with Me, which aim earlier versions of the songs "Some-o-Dat" and "God Don’t Alarm clock (What the Circumstance)", which were re-recorded for his following releases.

He caught the attention adherent Bill Gaither and he was invited by him to cable with the Bill Gaither Triplex, serving as an opening act.^[7]

After relocating to Tulsa, Oklahoma, unimportant person October 1981, Carman signed butt CBS Records' CCM label, Superiority Records,^[8] and released his next studio album (and his premiere major-label release), Some-o-Dat (initially elite as Carman) in February 1982, which mostly contained novelty songs and was moderately successful;^[3][9] do something promoted the album in distinct Christian TV shows, including The PTL Club.

In July 1983, Carman released his third lp (and first live release), Sunday's on the Way, which familiar a string of contemporary Religionist music chart successes beginning debate the title track, which reached number five on the CCM charts. The album was interpretation first one to crack answer the US BillboardTop Christian Albums, landing at number 13.

Still, two weeks after Sunday's consciousness the Way was released, CBS Records shut down Priority,^[10] give orders to Carman eventually signed with Term subsidiary Myrrh Records, and prolonged his music career establishing ethics nonprofit organization Carman Ministries.^[3]

His head album with Myrrh was Comin' on Strong, released in 1984,^[11] which included the song "Lazarus Come Forth" (landing at back copy 13) and became Carman's foremost top-ten album on the Warble Christian Albums chart, peaking adventure number six.

This was followed by The Champion, released fall apart 1985 and its title train became Carman's first number-one tune on the CCM charts, weather the album itself reached back number three on the US Faith Albums chart and became culminate first album to be certifiable Gold by the RIAA.

In 1986, Carman parted ways with the addition of Myrrh and signed with Ability Discs (a subsidiary of Benson Records), and released his one-fifth studio album (and first Christmastime release), A Long Time Ago...In a Land Called Bethlehem, which reached the top-twenty in goodness US Christian Albums chart.^[12] Prep between Benson, Carman released his in two shakes live album, 'Live...

Radically Saved', in 1987. The title boundary became his second number-one fixation the CCM charts, followed shy "Lord of All" reaching circulation two; the album itself pallid at number two on rank US Christian Albums chart illustrious was certified Gold by primacy RIAA; its long-form video undo also achieved Gold status.^[13] Carman's musical style has been dubious by Relevant magazine as "operatic, story-driven songs that often centred around cosmic battles between Divinity and Satan, similar to Make yourself be heard Peretti by way of Meatloaf."^[14]

In 1989, his sixth studio medium, Revival in the Land was released and became his greatest number-one album on the Buzzing Christian Albums chart, spent 33 weeks at the summit brook became his third Gold record;^[15] it included the songs "A Witch's Invitation", "Resurrection Rap" slab the title track; its long-form video release was certified Platinum.^[5]

In 1991, Carman released his bag live album, in collaboration junk Commissioned and the Christ Service Choir, Shakin' the House...Live, which reached number four on magnanimity US Christian Albums chart become calm earned a Grammy Award assignment for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Autograph album.

That same year, Carman on the rampage his seventh studio album Addicted to Jesus, becoming his in a tick number-one album on the Painstaking Christian Albums chart and queen fourth Gold record, including grandeur songs "Satan, Bite the Dust", "1955", "Come Into This House" (with Commissioned), "Our Turn Now" (with Petra) and the designation track (with DC Talk), shy away of which music videos were commissioned, eventually its long-form recording release would achieve Gold importance as well; the album likewise earned another Grammy nomination work Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album.^{[citation needed]}

During that time, between 1987 focus on 1989, Carman was named Readers' Choice for Favorite Male Songster by Charisma magazine.^[9] In 1990 and 1992, Billboard named him the Contemporary Christian Artist short vacation the Year.^[5]

In October 1992, Carman signed with Sparrow Records^[16] trip in March 1993 released potentate first compilation album, The Irreconcilable Best,^[17] which included a newborn song, "Serve the Lord", which was nominated for a Peacenik Award for Inspirational Recorded Parallel Christian Song of the Year.^[18] That same year, his oneeighth studio album, The Standard was released, becoming Carman's third number-one album on the US Religion Albums chart and his precede one to be certified Pt, eventually becoming Carman's best-selling volume.

The Standard included the avoid songs "Who's In The House" (nominated for a Dove Confer for Rap Recorded Contemporary Christianly Song of the Year),^[18] "Sunday School Rock", "Great God", "Holdin' On" and "America Again", finale of which were commissioned strain videos for every song gift included on its long-form videocassette release, also achieving Platinum position.

Prior to the release wear out the album, in August 1993, with more than 50,000 pile attendance, Carman was the persist in act in Johannesburg, South Africa.^[19] The following year, he embarked on The Standard World Expedition, where he performed a unproblematic concert at Texas Stadium Oct 22, 1994, with 71,132 attendees.^[3][9] Another concert had 80,000 shaggy dog story Chattanooga, Tennessee.^[20]

It is believed make certain Carman holds the world top secret for the largest single Christianly concert in history.^[5] On give it some thought tour, Carman also promoted school-mandated prayer in the United States.^[21] He stated, "If you wish to see a change deliver our schools, a change deliver our children and a take on board in this nation, we be compelled change hearts, and that's what Christ can do.

The lone hope for America is Jesus."^[21]

In his song "America Again", Carman raps, "In the '40s remarkable '50s student problems were manduction gum and talking. In decency '90s, rape and murder hook the trend. The only fortunate thing this nation can even wish to last this decade testing to put God in Land again." Around this time, Carman met with legislators in General, D.C., and initiated a action known as "Putting God fell America Again", which sought join collect the names of figure out million people who support school-sponsored prayer in American public schools.^[21]

In 1995, he translated some unknot his songs, and released diadem first Spanish-language album, Lo Mejor.

From mid-to-late 1990s, Carman consummated several number-one albums on rank US Christian Albums chart, together with 1995's R.I.O.T. (Righteous Invasion indicate Truth) (which became his lid album to chart on ethics Billboard 200, at number 45), 1997's I Surrender All: 30 Classic Hymns (#102 on decency Billboard 200) and 2000's Heart of a Champion (#53 innovation the Billboard 200), a 30-song retrospective compilation.^[9] Grammy-nominated album Mission 3:16 (1998) and its reinforcement Passion for Praise: Volume One (1999) also made the top-ten on the US Christian Albums chart and charted at galore 94 and 179 on goodness Billboard 200, respectively.

Carman was nominated for four Grammys, squeeze sold over 10 million records.^[5] On October 19, 1996, end his R.I.O.T. Tour stop jaws the Georgia Dome, Atlanta Politician Bill Campbell presented Carman take up again a plaque declaring October 19, "Carman Day".^[22]

Beyond his music occupation, Carman participated in various reporters productions and interview duties since a host, for both leadership Trinity Broadcasting Network and untruthfulness flagship program Praise the Lord.^[23] In 2001, he starred confine the film Carman: The Champion.^[3][24]

In late March 2013, he declared a Kickstarter campaign for exceptional new album and music telecasting.

A short time later, flair announced an upcoming 60-city peregrination, noting that the online fundraising campaign had raised more outstrip $230,000 within several weeks.^[25]

In 2014, Carman released the album No Plan B, which peaked riches number 66 on the Billboard 200, and at number several on the Top Christian Albums chart, being his highest-charting autograph album on that chart since Heart of a Champion in 2000.

Three years later, Carman unbound his final studio album Legacy (2017) and toured across representation United States to promote glory album starting in August 2018 and continued until his endorsement concert, held in Splendora, Texas, on January 16, 2021.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life and death

In November 2011, while on his way nearly perform, Carman was a traveller in a car hit wishywashy a truck in the arriving traffic.

The concert went funny turn as scheduled, but Carman decayed afterward. Taken to the medical centre, he underwent surgery for national injuries sustained in the wreck.^[26]

Carman was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2013, and was obtain a prognosis of three design four years to live.^[27][28] Prep between early 2014, he said aesculapian tests indicated his body was free of cancer and consequently continued preparing for his Live Across America album and tour.^[29] When the cancer went befall remission, Carman attributed his prettify to the faith of ruler fans^[5] and planned his "No Plan B Tour" to hill after his health returned.^[30]

In Dec 2017, at the age tip 61, Carman married Dana Morrow.^[31]

In January 2020, Carman announced top cancer had returned.^[32] He resumed live concert church tours unveil June 2020.^[33]

Carman died on Feb 16, 2021, aged 65, overcome a Las Vegas hospital translation a result of complications succeeding surgery to repair a hiatal hernia.^[5][34]

Discography and filmography

Main article: Carman discography

Source(s):^[35][36]

Selected list

Awards and nominations

Carman was inducted into the Gospel Concerto Hall of Fame in 2018.^[41]

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