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Article: Gospel singer's first wish was to be teacher; Free concert on tap in Lancaster.
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- Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
- Article date:
- June 15, 2008
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Byline: Elizabeth Latham
LANCASTER- Having grown up in , Nashville, Tenn., music was a natural direction for gospel singer Michael Card.
"It's just what we all did. We didn't play ball as kids; we played music," he said in a recent interview.
However, more than 30 years ago, Mr. Card decided that he wanted to be a teacher of theology. And though teaching and music may seem disparate, Mr. Card seems to have fused the two.
"My original interest was to be a teacher, but my principal/professor, William Lane, told me that I had a musical gift and that I should write songs. I really wanted to teach," said Mr. Card, "however, I followed his ...