Don Francisco (born February 28, 1946) is an independent American singer, songwriter, and musician, specializing in the field of contemporary Christian music. He has won two Dove awards, 1980 song of the year (for "He's Alive"), and 1980 Songwriter of the year.[1]
Don Francisco was born in Louisville, Kentucky, the son of a Christian seminaryprofessorClyde T. Francisco. Francisco pursued a career in secular music before rededicating his life to God after an experience he believed was supernatural.[2] Francisco has a son Uri (born 1974) with his first wife Karen,[3] from whom he divorced in 1994.[4] Francisco is currently married to his second wife Wendy, who is also a recording artist as well as a graphic artist, and lives in Colorado.
Music careeredit
In 1977 Don Francisco recorded "I Don't Care Where You've Been Sleeping" for the album Forgiven. It is one of the most uncompromising songs he has ever written and it is considered by many to be one of his best songs.[5][6]Benson Records re-released the original album Forgiven along with Got to Tell Somebody, and put them both on one CD in 1988. That re-release left the song "I Don't Care Where You've Been Sleeping" off in order to fit both albums on one 70-minute CD.[7] However, they did release the Forgiven album in the early 1990s with that song on it, along with all others, on their "Right Price" line of CDs.
Eventually after 1994, Don Francisco opted to operate independently, which, while affording him more control, seems to have had no ill effect on his musical output or quality. On the contrary, albums released after have gradually gained the use of further session work and demonstrate an even greater range of styles.
In 2003 Francisco released The Promises, which consists almost entirely of selected and paraphrased readings from the Bible. The disc is a collaboration between Don and his wife Wendy.
Musical styleedit
Francisco's style is fairly distinctive, focusing on acoustic instruments barren of modern production techniques and concentrates on the narratives of the songs, using ballad styles or speaking through the music that interprets Scriptural events or Biblical lessons.[8] This is specifically with respect to the teachings of Jesus Christ and his messages of "unconditional love" ("I Don't Care Where You've Been Sleeping"), salvation ("Give Your Heart a Home"), and a lesson against religious self-righteousness and pharisaic condemnation ("Beautiful To Me"). As is the case with many singer-songwriters advocating a specific religious belief or philosophical viewpoint through music, Francisco uses his adaptations and interpretations as the means to convey what he feels are the most important teachings of the Judeo-Christian scriptures.
Some of Don Francisco's songs deal with what his site calls Churchianity where the habit of church life replaces actual Christianity.[9]
Barred from the UKedit
In March 2009, Don Francisco was scheduled to perform in an Easter music program called "Why Good Friday?" in the English port town of Poole in Dorset, but was barred from entering the United Kingdom after listing his occupation as "gospel singer" and failing to obtain a religious worker visa and a certificate of sponsorship, a new requirement that the organizers of the concert were unaware of. That year the United Kingdom phased in an immigration system that increased scrutiny for religious workers traveling to the country.[10][11][12][13]
Discographyedit
Studio albumsedit
1976 Brother of the Son
1977 Forgiven
1979 Got to Tell Somebody
1981 The Traveler
1984 Holiness
1985 One Heart at a Time
1987 The Power
1988 High Praise
1991 Vision of the Valley
1992 Come Away
1994 Genesis and Job
1999 Grace on Grace
2001 Only Love is Spoken Here
2003 The Promises (Spoken Word)
2005 That I May Know You
2007 The Sower
2009 Let It Ride
2012 Carols on Guitar
2014 Forever My Friend
Live albumsedit
1982 The Live Concert
1989 Live in the UK
2017 Acoustic Live Concert (two-CD)
Compilationsedit
1985 The Poet
1991 The Early Works
1996 Word Pictures
1999 Balladeer Tales
1996 He's Alive, Collection Vol. I
1998 Beautiful To Me, Collection Vol. II
2004 The Package, Collection Vol. III
Referencesedit
^. Doveawards.com. Archived from the original on March 23, 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
^"Don Francisco - Biography & History - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
^"Page 2 of Don Francisco: The American songsmith creating Biblical stories-in-song - Don Francisco".
^. www.todayschristianmusic.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
^. Archived from the original on November 5, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016. Called "one of the best folk gospel ballads of all time" by Cashbox Magazine.
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Not to be confused with Don Francisco television host Don Francisco born February 28 1946 is an independent American singer songwriter and musician specializing in the field of contemporary Christian music He has won two Dove awards 1980 song of the year for He s Alive and 1980 Songwriter of the year 1 Contents 1 Background 2 Music career 3 Musical style 4 Barred from the UK 5 Discography 5 1 Studio albums 5 2 Live albums 5 3 Compilations 6 References 7 External linksBackground editDon Francisco was born in Louisville Kentucky the son of a Christian seminary professor Clyde T Francisco Francisco pursued a career in secular music before rededicating his life to God after an experience he believed was supernatural 2 Francisco has a son Uri born 1974 with his first wife Karen 3 from whom he divorced in 1994 4 Francisco is currently married to his second wife Wendy who is also a recording artist as well as a graphic artist and lives in Colorado Music career editIn 1977 Don Francisco recorded I Don t Care Where You ve Been Sleeping for the album Forgiven It is one of the most uncompromising songs he has ever written and it is considered by many to be one of his best songs 5 6 Benson Records re released the original album Forgiven along with Got to Tell Somebody and put them both on one CD in 1988 That re release left the song I Don t Care Where You ve Been Sleeping off in order to fit both albums on one 70 minute CD 7 However they did release the Forgiven album in the early 1990s with that song on it along with all others on their Right Price line of CDs Eventually after 1994 Don Francisco opted to operate independently which while affording him more control seems to have had no ill effect on his musical output or quality On the contrary albums released after have gradually gained the use of further session work and demonstrate an even greater range of styles In 2003 Francisco released The Promises which consists almost entirely of selected and paraphrased readings from the Bible The disc is a collaboration between Don and his wife Wendy Musical style editFrancisco s style is fairly distinctive focusing on acoustic instruments barren of modern production techniques and concentrates on the narratives of the songs using ballad styles or speaking through the music that interprets Scriptural events or Biblical lessons 8 This is specifically with respect to the teachings of Jesus Christ and his messages of unconditional love I Don t Care Where You ve Been Sleeping salvation Give Your Heart a Home and a lesson against religious self righteousness and pharisaic condemnation Beautiful To Me As is the case with many singer songwriters advocating a specific religious belief or philosophical viewpoint through music Francisco uses his adaptations and interpretations as the means to convey what he feels are the most important teachings of the Judeo Christian scriptures Some of Don Francisco s songs deal with what his site calls Churchianity where the habit of church life replaces actual Christianity 9 Barred from the UK editIn March 2009 Don Francisco was scheduled to perform in an Easter music program called Why Good Friday in the English port town of Poole in Dorset but was barred from entering the United Kingdom after listing his occupation as gospel singer and failing to obtain a religious worker visa and a certificate of sponsorship a new requirement that the organizers of the concert were unaware of That year the United Kingdom phased in an immigration system that increased scrutiny for religious workers traveling to the country 10 11 12 13 Discography editStudio albums edit 1976 Brother of the Son 1977 Forgiven 1979 Got to Tell Somebody 1981 The Traveler 1984 Holiness 1985 One Heart at a Time 1987 The Power 1988 High Praise 1991 Vision of the Valley 1992 Come Away 1994 Genesis and Job 1999 Grace on Grace 2001 Only Love is Spoken Here 2003 The Promises Spoken Word 2005 That I May Know You 2007 The Sower 2009 Let It Ride 2012 Carols on Guitar 2014 Forever My FriendLive albums edit 1982 The Live Concert 1989 Live in the UK 2017 Acoustic Live Concert two CD Compilations edit 1985 The Poet 1991 The Early Works 1996 Word Pictures 1999 Balladeer Tales 1996 He s Alive Collection Vol I 1998 Beautiful To Me Collection Vol II 2004 The Package Collection Vol IIIReferences edit 42nd Annual GMA Dove Awards on gmc Doveawards com Archived from the original on March 23 2011 Retrieved January 9 2012 Don Francisco Biography amp History AllMusic AllMusic Retrieved November 27 2017 Page 2 of Don Francisco The American songsmith creating Biblical stories in song Don Francisco Don Francisco Don Francisco A One Trick Pony TodaysChristianMusic com www todayschristianmusic com Archived from the original on November 5 2016 Retrieved January 12 2022 Don Francisco Don Francisco A One Trick Pony TodaysChristianMusic com Archived from the original on November 5 2016 Retrieved November 4 2016 Called one of the best folk gospel ballads of all time by Cashbox Magazine Don Francisco Retrieved November 6 2016 Original double CD pressing dated 1988 He s Alive by Don Francisco Songfacts www songfacts com Retrieved November 27 2017 Endorsements Reimagining Church October 14 2015 Retrieved November 27 2017 Immigration rules throw churches into confusion Eauk org Archived from the original on April 21 2014 Retrieved April 20 2014 Customs Confusion Christianity Today May 14 2009 Retrieved April 20 2014 You can t come in Bournemouth Echo March 10 2009 Don Deported Don Francisco stopped at UK airport External links editOfficial website contains albums MP3s a member area with lyrics and guitar chords and ministry updates Don Francisco discography at Discogs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Don Francisco musician amp oldid 1215477871, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
