The NBC Today Show Concert Series
Vince Gill and Amy Grant
Amy's new CD Legacy

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Amy's story
Amy Grant was born in Nashville, the youngest of four children, and released her self-titled debut album at age 15 after signing with Myrrh/Word Records in 1979. In 1982, she married singer/songwriter Gary Chapman, who was to become her co-writer by the late '80s. Grant became a bona fide gospel star in 1982 following the release of her acclaimed album Age to Age, which won her a Grammy for Best Female Gospel Performance and three Dove Awards, including Artist of the Year. In 1984, she released a Christmas album and Straight Ahead, the latter winning Grant another Dove award; the cut "Angels," which she co-wrote, won her another Grammy. In 1985, Age to Age was certified platinum, and her other two albums went gold. Her 1985 album, Unguarded, soon followed suit and again won her a Grammy. Grant caused an uproar amongst her loyal gospel audience with this album, which sported two successful pop crossover singles, "Find a Way" and "Wise Up." A year later, she made it to number one on the pop charts with "The Next Time I Fall," a duet with Peter Cetera. In 1991, she had three big hit singles on the pop charts: the number one "Baby Baby," "Every Heartbeat," and "That's What Love Is For." By the end of the year, the album had gone double platinum and continued to be a big seller. Grant frequently donates her time to several humanitarian efforts and has received honors from the American Cancer Society, the State of Tennessee, the Nashville Chamber of Commerce, and St. John's University, which gave her its Pax Christi Award.
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