If you have listened to your local country radio station lately, then I am sure you have noticed the number of songs that express the artist's Christian faith. Josh Turner;s Long Black Train, Randy Travis's Three Wooden Crosses and Buddy Jewel's Help Pour Out the Rain are just a few of the great country songs that have climbed to the top of the charts with a strong Christian message. In 1990 HL Tapley began telling people in the Nashville Music Industry that country music need to get back to it's Christian roots. He presented songs like Something Different, Brand New Man and Heart as Hard as Steel to many of the top country artists. Songs like Boot Scootin' Boogie by Brooks and Dunn and Joe Diffie's Honky Tonk Attitude, were topping the charts. HL Tapley was told that while his songs were good the secular listening audience wanted dance songs and would not be interested in country music with a Christian message. So, HL decided to record the songs himself as an independent artist. Today Joe Diffie sings Tougher Than Nails and Brooks and Dunn are singing Red Dirt Road, songs that have a strong Christian influence. The list of songs with a Christian message goes on and on. It is safe to say that HL Tapley's CD, Something Different, was one of the early CDs to put the Gospel back in Country music.

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