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 Joel
Woollen is an artist with deep roots in southern gospel music.
As a child, Joel grew up listening to music and attending
concerts by such groups as The Rambos, The Hinsons, and The
Happy Goodman Family. Being the son of a Pentecostal preacher
and pastor, he was singing with his mother and siblings in their
church as well as other churches and camp meetings at a very
young age. Joel also started playing the drums at the age of
four and was playing in his dad’s church by the time he was
five. Over the years, he has been involved in several gospel
singing groups. He and his wife, Marietta, have three boys,
Price, Isaac, and Nathan.
In
1999, Joel heard and answered the call of the Lord to pursue a
ministry as a soloist and gospel songwriter. Since that time,
he has been writing songs and ministering in churches as well as
other various gospel music events. In 2003, he had the
opportunity to sing for Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee at the
governor’s mansion on Memorial Day. Joel Woollen’s debut
self-titled album was released in January of 2004. Nine of the
ten songs were penned by Joel himself. From this project there
have been two nationwide single releases which have received
great response from southern gospel radio.
Joel Woollen’s goal and mission is to spread the message of
Jesus Christ through gospel music and to see lives touched and
changed through music ministry. |
