Keith Caldwell
Keith Caldwell, originally from Brundidge, Alabama, and a graduate of Pike County High School in Brundidge, AL, began singing publicly at special community events and at his hometown church, Salem Baptist. Keith graduated from Troy State University in Troy, AL with a double major in Theatre and Music in 1979. Having sung in church since he was a child, Keith put himself through school partially through being Minister of Music at Hephzabuh Baptist church in Troy, AL. From 1997 through 1999, Keith was leader of the praise and worship team at Christian Life Center in Houston, Texas, where he wrote an Easter musical with Clay Howell. Keith and Clay had already worked together writing secular music and performing together since 1993. In 2002, Keith completed his Masters of Fine Arts in Acting at University of Houston and continued his graduate studies with a voice scholarship working towards his Masters in Music with the Moore School of Music.
In January 2007, Keith and his writing friend, Clay Howell, began working on a album to include most of the songs in the Easter musical they had written together in 1998 and submitted 12 songs including 6 from the musical for consideration to Tommy Smith, Country Gospel recording artist and promoter/producer. Keith and Clay started writing together again in September 2007 and submitted 12 more songs to Tommy Smith for consideration for the album project. Six of the songs on the CD are ones that were written just prior to the album release. Oddly, the Easter songs have been put on hold to create an album for the musical itself, hopefully, to be finished by 2010. Keith released his debut Gospel album entitled, A God of Second Chances in February 2008. His first major release from that album, \"Come Hungry To His Banquet Table\" moved up to the #1 spot on the CGC chart July 2008 after climbing up the charts since its debut in February 2008 and remained on the charts until October 2008. \"A God of Second Chances\", his second release hit #5 in September 2008 and was still on the charts at #24 in February 2008. His third release, \"If Christ Was Never Born\", a Christmas song, hit #8 in January of 2009, and his fourth and most current release, \"The Cross Began To Call\" (to be released soon on a new CD later in 2009) debuted in the charts at #5.
Keith is currently performing a concert tour to promote A God of Second Chances, which has already taken him to Branson, MO in December 2007, a Carnival Cruise in December 2008 and January 2009, as well as a three-week tour throughout the Alabama, Florida, Georgia area.
Keith was named Male Horizon Artist of the Year for 2008 by the CGC out of Branson, MO as well as Songwriter of the Year for 2008 with his writing partner, Clayton B Howell.
Keith is currently nominated in the top 5 for the 2009 Agape Fest Awards in the following categories:
Male Horizon Artist of the Year for 2008
Male Song/Artist of the Year for 2008
Male Songwriter of the Year for 2008 (with his writing partner Clayton B Howell)
Outstanding Achievement for 2008
Influences
Southern Gospel, Broadway, Classical, Pop, Country.
Sounds Like...
Johnny Mathis on the slow stuff, Russ Taff on the up tempo.