The Music Moves Him

David Phelps believes in the power of song.

The Christian musician, best known as tenor in the Gaither Vocal Band and for his three-octave vocal range, says whether he's singing as part of Bill Gaither's legendary gospel group or as a solo artist, his goal is always the same.

"Music really is a vehicle for emotion," Phelps says by telephone from his farm in Culleoka, Tenn., just outside of Nashville. "If a song can move me in some way then in turn I can figure out how to interpret that so I can then go out on a nightly basis and look people in the face and hopefully sing it in a way that's moving to them. To me that's what it's all about."

Tonight, Phelps will be trying to move the audience at Andrews University's Howard Performing Arts Center in a solo tour stop touting the songs off his latest album, 2012's "Classic," as well as a few new tunes from his forthcoming record, "Freedom," which is due out in April.

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