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David Leonard is Christian singer/songwriter and producer who rose to success in the 2010s as half of the acclaimed worship folk-pop duo All Sons & Daughters. Following the band’s breakup in 2018, he launched a solo career with his 2019 debut album, The Wait. Prior to forming All Sons & Daughters with singer/guitarist Leslie Anne Jordan, the Arkansas-born Leonard played in a Christian Southern rock outfit called Jackson Waters before serving as a touring keyboardist for CCM giants Needtobreathe. Basing himself out of Journey Church in Franklin, Tennessee, he and fellow worship leader Jordan began writing and performing together as All Sons & Daughters in 2009. Signing with the Integrity label, their folk-driven worship songs found a widespread fan base throughout the 2010s, and over the course of their four full-length albums, the duo was nominated for both Grammy and Dove Awards and charted on the Christian, Folk, Heatseeker, and Billboard Top 200 charts. Following the release of 2016’s Poets & Saints, he and Jordan decided to part ways as a band. Leonard made his debut as a solo artist in 2019 with The Wait, an album documenting his personal and spiritual journey. An Arkansas native and Franklin resident, Leonard has been playing, singing, writing and producing music since high school. In addition to his former recording and touring work with bands Jackson Waters, NEEDTOBREATHE and All Sons & Daughters, he is an acclaimed worship leader and songwriter who has contributed modern worship standards sung by churches around the globe. These include “Great Are You Lord,” “All The Poor And Powerless,” “Christ Be All Around”and “God Who Moves The Mountains.” His production credits with The Creak Music include All Sons & Daughters, NEEDTOBREATHE, Jaci Velasquez, Brandon Heath and Ben & Noelle Kilgore. He released his solo debut, The Wait, in March 2019. An Arkansas native and Franklin resident, Leonard has been playing, singing, writing and producing music since high school. In addition to his former recording and touring work with bands Jackson Waters, NEEDTOBREATHE and All Sons & Daughters, he is an acclaimed worship leader and songwriter who has contributed modern worship standards sung by churches around the globe. These include “Great Are You Lord,” “All The Poor And Powerless,” “Christ Be All Around”and “God Who Moves The Mountains.” His production credits with The Creak Music include All Sons & Daughters, NEEDTOBREATHE, Jaci Velasquez, Brandon Heath and Ben & Noelle Kilgore. He released his solo debut, The Wait, in March 2019.
