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Article: CHRISTIAN ROCK SINGER DELIVERS A POWERFUL MESSAGE WITH HIS MUSIC.(LOCAL)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- August 26, 1996
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Byline: FRANK ROBERTS, STAFF WRITER
Michael W. Smith both rocked and inspired his fans Sunday at the Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base. Watching him in concert, you know why he is the country's No. 1 contemporary Christian artist.
His show was unusual for Little Creek, which often features country or rock. This was certainly rock, but the similarity ends there.
Budweiser seemed to have disappeared off the face of the Earth. Their signs and products, usually prevalent at these concerts, were nowhere in sight. And forget about suggestive T-shirts. When Smith is around they read ``Jesus is the light,'' ``Jesus Freak,'' ``Don't be wrong, eternity ...